The city wished to evaluate and determine cost-effective measures to reduce on-site natural gas use, receiving partial funding through the VGS Energy Efficiency program. D&K’s project team conducted a site visit to obtain detailed information on existing natural gas use-related processes, HVAC and building envelope materials, equipment, and systems. We reviewed historical natural gas use…
To provide wide-ranging, reliable, and high-capacity coverage, Verizon Wireless renovates its facilities, establishes new sites, and constructs telecommunication installations on existing, prominent structures. D&K has served more than 200 of Verizon’s locations throughout Vermont. Sites range from locations in buildings, on farm silos, and at other urban locations or in remote rural, mountain, and wooded…
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…
D&K provided civil/site engineering and construction phase services for site development associated with the construction of a new student center. Services included design for access and parking, including pavement markings and signage, walkways and paths, fencing, drainage, stormwater management, water system, and gravity wastewater system. The stormwater management system was designed with subsurface retention chambers,…
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…
The Town of Swanzey sought to revitalize a river access park in a neighborhood. D&K provided design and permitting assistance for improvements to the park, including new landscaping, stormwater drainage improvements, a new shelter, a rooftop boat launch, and other new site elements. Our project team engaged with the Ashuelot River Local Advisory Committee, Town…
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 New Hampshire Army National Guard (NHARNG) prepared the New Hampshire National Guard Training Site (NHNGTS) Site Development Plan to analyze how best to meet training objectives. Preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) was necessary to satisfy NEPA requirements for implementing the Site Development Plan. D&K performed the EA, assessing the individual and cumulative effects…
The North Attleboro National Fish Hatchery is a pond complex consisting of large rearing ponds supplied and drained by a network of water pipes and valves, which are equipped with concrete water control structures (called kettles) that control the pond water levels, manage the water between ponds, and drain the ponds. The USFWS required selective…