To address the evolving needs of US service members, the VA is committed to maintaining and renovating its facilities and campuses. For over a decade, D&K’s civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers and other professionals have served in a lead role in renovating VA medical centers, developing campus-wide energy efficiency projects, and leading the design…
To expand on-campus housing, NU needed a new 286-bed, five-story, 75,000-SF student housing facility. The project delivery method was unconventional, as the owner acted as the Construction Manager. D&K provided a range of services, including structural engineering. Structural systems consist of precast hollow core planks supported by structural steel beams and columns to facilitate low…
When the Brattleboro School required expansion and renovation, D&K provided electrical and mechanical design to implement energy improvements for this 336,000-SF facility serving grades 6–12. Efficiency upgrades included daylighting controls; occupancy sensors; heat recovery system; high-efficiency air conditioning system; wood chip boiler as the primary heat source; CO2 sensors; VFDs on select air handling heat…
The Gray Farm needed a new waste storage facility and leachate collection system. D&K visited the site and conducted field survey and mapping, soil investigations, preliminary engineering, final design, and construction phase services while following the requirements of the NRCS EQIP program.
The City of Laconia’s Parks and Recreation Department sought to create a new infill park on Lucerne Avenue. The park included a restroom building, an amphitheater, a playground, and a pavilion. D&K worked with subconsultants to accomplish Low Impact Development practices and provided part-time construction observation services, concrete foundation testing observation, and contract administration services.
An aging concrete and masonry dam was deemed structurally deficient by state regulators, and the owners could not justify the expense of reconstruction. D&K connected the owners with the NRCS to fund the construction, which included the removal and disposal of the dam and active restoration of the stream channel. Our team designed the removal…
Green Mountain Power (GMP) is a private electrical utility provider that maintains much of Vermont’s electrical distribution and hydroelectric power-generating infrastructure, solar farms, and natural gas cogeneration facilities. As GMP has grown through expansions and small utility provider acquisitions over the past 20 years, D&K has supported approximately 200 projects, and we continue to provide…
The Town of Chester needed to address hydraulic capacity and condition issues associated with a 165-ft-long by 15.5-ft-high earthen dam with a concrete spillway impounding a small recreation pond. The site was constrained and funding for the project was limited. As Town Engineer, D&K evaluated the dam, watershed, and natural resources, developed alternatives, and provided…
The Town of Swanzey needed to improve the stability and safety of an earthen dam serving an 80-acre pond. The pond supports recreation and enhances the value of the homes located along its shoreline. The dam had seepage issues and did not meet current dam safety standards. Using articulated concrete blocks as overtopping protection, DuBois…