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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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Statewide Aerial Imagery Positions Wisconsin’s Public, Private Sectors for the Future
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jun 8

Written By: Zachary Nienow, GISP, Ayres The Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium (WROC) is unique by design, formed to improve the way...

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Navigating one of the Largest Water Expansion Projects in Wisconsin
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jun 8

Written by: Kenneth R. Ward, PE; Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. In 2017, the Racine Water & Wastewater Utility (RWWU) partnered with Ruekert &...

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Historical Bridge Preserved While New Structure Restores Transportation to Rural Community
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted May 11

Written By: Jonathan Olinger, PE- R.H. Batterman & Co. Inc After 110 years, it was time to upgrade the single span, single lane steel structure...

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New Fire Station Fills Gap in Underserved Community
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted May 11

Written By: Paul Hansen, PE, IMEG Corp. Most people don’t think about the time it would take emergency personnel to reach them until they are...

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Good Things Can Come in Small Packages
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Apr 13

Written By: Bruce Morrow, PLA, LEED AP, Ayres A project doesn’t have to be large to provide substantial impact. Milwaukee’s Harbor...

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Shoreline Resiliency - Design to Counter Climate Extremes
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Apr 13

Written by Bruce Lunde, MSA Professional Services Developing programs for shoreline stability and resiliency has been a significant topic recently....

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Proactive Rural Highway Resurfacing Proves Safer and Smoother for Travelers
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Mar 16

Written By: Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA, Alfred Benesch & Company State Highway (STH) 70, between Divide Road and STH 55, in Forest County, WI,...

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Happy Creek, Happy Community: The Restoration of Beaver Creek
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Mar 16

Written By: Ryan Amtmann, PE, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. Beaver Creek is a tributary to the Milwaukee River running through the heart of the...

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2021 Engineers Week
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 22

Engineers Week – February 21 – 27 During Engineers Week, we celebrate Wisconsin’s hard-working engineers and acknowledge the many...

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Celebrating 2021 Engineers Week
Posted In: Awards, Blog,
Date posted Feb 22

Engineers Week – February 21 – 27 During Engineers Week, we celebrate Wisconsin’s hard-working engineers and acknowledge the many...

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From Vacant to Viable: Project Transforms Defunct Foundry into Vibrant Public Amenity
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 9

Written By: Jeff Steiner, PG, PH, CPG, Ayres Associates The before-and-after transformation is striking. Just a few years ago, what’s now a...

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Working Together for Solutions that Better Communities
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 9

Written by: Joe Schlimgen, PE, Mead & Hunt The City of Hartford had some unique operational needs for Hartford Municipal Airport (HFX). With...

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