The United States economy is on the up-and-up. According to expert predictions, the United States is looking forward to GDP growth, a dropping unemployment rate, stable inflation and a booming manufacturing industry between 2018 and 2020. What we are noticing is it is not just one industry that is leading the charge, but how many Read More
5 Tips for Engineering Students Transitioning from University to Office
It’s that time again! Graduation season is right around the corner, and for many eager grads that means it is officially time to transition from a student-centered mindset to working professional. We sat down with two of our Civil Engineering Interns, Spencer Sinkhorn and Terry Bondy, who are currently navigating that transition first hand while Read More
Tags: BHC RHODES, Civil Engineering, Engineering
Woonerfs – A New Concept For Complete Streets
Complete Streets policies for cities are increasingly popular with the goal of improved access and safety for all transportation modes. Almost all projects now include pedestrian improvements, bulb outs, bicycle accommodations, transit planning or other Complete Street elements. However, residential pavement width designs not impacted by bicycle master plans, remain largely unchanged. A woonerf, pronounced Read More
Tags: Engineering, Public Works, woonerf
Mark Sherfy Named Public Works Group Leader
Mr. Mark Sherfy, P.E., joined BHC RHODES as the new Public Works Group Leader. Sherfy worked for the city of Shawnee, Kansas as their Deputy Public Works Director and prior to that was their traffic engineer and transportation manager. Sherfy will oversee engineering initiatives for BHC RHODES including street design, road and highway design, traffic Read More
Right-of-way…what you need to know
Immediacy…most of us are so used to getting a direct and instant response to things because of the digital age, that we don’t even take time to stop and think about what is making that immediacy possible, or what would happen if it were taken away. For example, remember the days of waiting for your Read More
Drone…is it what you thought?
Quadcopter, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s), Unpiloted Air System (UAS’s) or the most recognized term, drone, are just a few of the many names describing this flying technology. One of the first things people think of when they hear the word “drone” is the military drone such as a Predator, but what they don’t know is Read More
Tags: Architecture, Construction, Drone, Engineering, Quadcopter
Work Gets Rolling on OPx Repurposing
Construction is underway on the $25 million reconstruction of the former Overland Park International Trade Center. The entire conversion of the 655,000-square-foot facility into Class A office space is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. Read More
Are You Compliant?
An estimated 19.6% of the United States labor force are people with disabilities according to the United States Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. That means that nearly 1 out of 5 people in our labor force have a disability. It is with this statistic in mind, Congress passed the Americans with Read More
OWNER, Meet DESIGN & BUILD, The New Power Couple
Design-build (D-B), like a lot of industry terms, can mean different things to different people. To understand how local public works agencies use it, let’s start by highlighting the key advantages that design-build CAN (but is not guaranteed to) provide to a public owner: Schedule – design-build can shorten the overall time from conceptualization of Read More
Tags: Engineering, Public Works