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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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What Would Life be Like in Wisconsin Without Engineers?
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 18

Written by: Leslie Blaize, CPSM, Blaize Communications Engineers Week Feb. 17-23 When Wisconsin’s citizens enjoy a glass of clean water,...

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A Proactive Program at Work: Investing in Dam Repairs Averts Crisis
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 12

Written by Chris Goodwin, PE; Ayres Associates Dams are an integral part of our lives, providing recreational opportunities, power generation,...

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Leading the Charge in Child Abduction Recovery Efforts
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jan 15

Written by: Scott Kiley, MSA Professional Serivces Bringing our children home Nearly half a million children are reported missing in the United...

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Egg-Shaped Tank Provides Creative, Cost-Effective Solutions
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Dec 11

A Major Capital Investment Highlights Long Road to a Revitalized Clean Water Plant Eight years ago, the City of Waukesha sought to replace its tired...

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Using LiDAR Scanning to Take a Close Look at Aging Infrastructure
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Nov 13

Using LiDAR Scanning to Take a Close Look at Aging Infrastructure in the City of Sheboygan Repair, or demolish and build new? This was the question...

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Erb Park & Swimming Pool – Revitalizing a Beloved Community “Bird Bath”
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Oct 16

The City of Appleton, Wisconsin, has long been considered the heart of the Fox River valley, with beloved Erb Park being its cultural pulse for...

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Tale of Two Centuries: Rehabbing A Historic Bridge In A Historic Community
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Sep 18

Written by: Dave Pantzlaff, Ayres Associates It was three years after the Model T became the first mass-produced automobile when a salesman from the...

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3 Ways to Find Common (under)Ground
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Aug 20

Written by: Fred Groth and Bryant Stempski, GRAEF Society, scholars, and semi-trucks, how will they get along? For 90 years, UW-Madison’s...

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Communication key to designing lasting benefit to Madison Water Utility
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jul 18

Municipal building design projects are often fraught with numerous stakeholder groups. Sometimes these groups are at cross purposes and have...

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Verona Road Project an enriching, personal journey for design team
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jun 19

The Verona Project included many unique and complex aspects, including a Single Point Urban Interchange. Imagine, ten years of your engineering...

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How a Utility Is Tapping Innovation for 23x More Storage
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted May 23

At a site believed to be an inspiration for John Muir, a growing city replaces a 75-year-old water tower with a double-reservoir system to better...

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Hats Off to the Unsung Heroes – Engineers
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 13

(With National Engineers Week (February 18-24) coming up, I can’t help but think about the important roles engineers play in Wisconsin. It is...

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