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The Designing a Better Wisconsin Blog features stories and projects from the ACEC WI membership highlighting the critical nature of engineering work, life/saftey impacts, and cost-effective, innovative solutions. 

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How does SSM Health attract and retain workers? By focusing WELL.
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How does SSM Health attract and retain workers? By focusing WELL.

Engineers meet the design challenges for measuring, certifying, and monitoring the features of a building that affect human health and wellbeing. Ten areas — air, water, nourishment, light, movement, thermal comfort, sound, materials, mind, and community. Continue Reading

Postedby Kris Cotharn
Date posted07/11/2023
Revitalizing WIS 153: Improving Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability
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Revitalizing WIS 153: Improving Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability

The project aimed to extend the life of the roadway by providing new pavement treatments that could accommodate traffic volumes and construction operations while ensuring cost-effectiveness. Continue Reading

Postedby Tammy Tucker
Date posted07/11/2023
Innovative Design Delivers Welcoming Gateway to Fitchburg
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Innovative Design Delivers Welcoming Gateway to Fitchburg

Innovative Design Delivers Welcoming Gateway to Fitchburg Continue Reading

Postedby Mike Scarmon
Date posted06/13/2023
Door County’s Eagle Tower is Back and Better than Ever
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Door County’s Eagle Tower is Back and Better than Ever

Eagle Tower is the only known wooden structure of this type that is fully ADA accessible in the Midwest. Continue Reading

Postedby Daniel Sydow
Date posted06/13/2023
Safety Increases While Travel Times Decreases: Wisconsin’s First Shoulder Running Lanes
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Safety Increases While Travel Times Decreases: Wisconsin’s First Shoulder Running Lanes

A dynamic part-time shoulder addresses congestion and decreases crash rate. Continue Reading

Postedby Jerry Shadewald
Date posted05/9/2023
Documenting the WisDOT STH 130 Bridges
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Documenting the WisDOT STH 130 Bridges

The technology team at Michael Baker International provided a digital 3D model of the three Lone Rock bridges. The use of photogrammetric processes to capture existing infrastructure is a relatively new mitigation strategy for large-scale structures in Wisconsin. Continue Reading

Postedby Staff
Date posted04/11/2023
GIS Technology Solutions for Smarter Community Lead Lateral Replacements
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GIS Technology Solutions for Smarter Community Lead Lateral Replacements

Everyone deserves access to safe and clean drinking water. Advances in Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping technology offer innovative solutions to bring clean, safe drinking water to every household. Continue Reading

Postedby Staff
Date posted03/14/2023
The Role of a Municipal Engineer in a Post Infrastructure Bill America
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The Role of a Municipal Engineer in a Post Infrastructure Bill America

What happens when you flush? It’s a fact that many of us do not (or choose not to) think about. Every day, 62.5 billion gallons of wastewater is treated by our wastewater treatment plants across the U.S. Continue Reading

Postedby Tonia Westphal
Date posted02/7/2023
Janesville’s Town Square is a Catalyst for Revitalization in the City
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Janesville’s Town Square is a Catalyst for Revitalization in the City

The Town Square project met the City of Janesville's goal of providing the community with a place to gather and recreate downtown. Continue Reading

Postedby Zach Simpson
Date posted01/10/2023
New Data Analysis Facilitates Freeway Improvement Process
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New Data Analysis Facilitates Freeway Improvement Process

IHSDM and Vissim are data-intensive models, and the evaluation of 300 miles of freeway in the Southeast Region required a high level of data management. Continue Reading

Postedby Pat Hawley
Date posted12/13/2022
Cooperation, Innovation Lead to Redevelopment that Saves Jobs, Cleans Up Manufacturing Facility
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Cooperation, Innovation Lead to Redevelopment that Saves Jobs, Cleans Up Manufacturing Facility

The redevelopment in Deerfield showcases some of the best aspects of engineering: technical knowledge, regulatory understanding, steadfastness, and creativity. Continue Reading

Postedby Thomas Gaieck
Date posted11/15/2022
Honoring Native American Heritage Month
Honoring Native American Heritage Month

November is federally recognized as National Native American Heritage Month. Continue Reading

Postedby Matt Kunstman
Date posted11/1/2022