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Welcome Back Andrew!
At Keck & Wood, we take great pride in our STEM and Intern Development Programs’ mission of helping guide individual career choices for upcoming professionals. We are even more proud when our interns come back and join our team after graduation! Andrew interned with us in the summer and winter of 2019 and now has rejoined Keck & Wood as a Staff Professional with our growing Community Development team! The [...]
Welcome Corinne!
For more than 68 years, Keck & Wood has been steadily serving local municipalities, and today we are proud to welcome Corinne Valentine, PE, as our new Georgia Water | Wastewater market leader. Corinne brings 17 years of experience in water-related problem solving for municipalities and governments across the southeast. Her attention to detail and passion for superior client service aligns with the Keck & Wood culture. “I am excited [...]
Welcome Daniel!
If you haven’t heard, Keck & Wood has been strengthening its transportation services to better serve our clients. So, we are proud to announce that Daniel R. Sabia, III, PE has joined the firm as our Roadway Market Leader! After serving six years as a Transportation Engineer for GDOT, and another ten years of Southeast transportation experience since, Daniel’s extensive skillset now compliments our strong transportation team roster. "We are [...]
Welcome Will!
Keck and Wood is happy to announce that Will Bentley has joined our Community Development team as a full-time Staff Professional. He recently graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Over the course of his studies, he interned at Keck and Wood twice, once in 2019 and again in 2021, so this isn’t his first rodeo with the KW team! We’re confident that he will [...]
Holiday Gift Guide: STEM and Engineering Gifts for Kids
Kids who love science once had to be satisfied with building kits and chemistry sets. Nowadays, though, you can find amazing toys for kids who love STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Play is one of the prime ways that children learn. Kids don't feel pressure when they're playing, so they develop STEM skills and knowledge even as they're having fun. Even preschoolers can enjoy educational toys that open the [...]
Congratulations Daniel!
Being recognized by your peers for talent and skill is truly humbling. Congratulations to Daniel Wallace, PE for his promotion to Vice President and Market Leader in Keck & Wood’s South Carolina Water & Wastewater Practice! Having been with Keck & Wood for sixteen years, Daniel’s achievement is well-deserved and a direct result of his hard work and client dedication. Serving from the Rock Hill, SC office, Daniel brings clients [...]
Keck + Wood Celebrates Community Development Promotions
With the continual need for quality engineering service within our communities, Keck + Wood has experienced ongoing, strong growth in our Community Development Practice throughout the southeast. We are excited to announce the promotions of Greg Sistrunk, PE – Vice President & Community Development Georgia Market Leader, Tripp Barrineau, PLA – Landscape Architecture Sub Market Leader, and Robert Renwick, PE - Senior Project Manager. Greg Sistrunk, PE - VP - [...]
Keck + Wood Transportation Grows with Key Promotions
With the strong growth in our Transportation Practice, Keck + Wood is pleased to announce the promotions of Clay Smith, PE to Vice President – Traffic Market Leader and Alex Simmons to Associate Vice President - Traffic Operations Sub Market Leader. Clay Smith, PE has been serving clients for more than 10 years. He contributes to the engineering profession through his involvement in associations such as The Institute of Transportation [...]
Nathan Park Joins Keck + Wood as Senior Traffic Technician
We are pleased to announce that Nathan Park has joined Keck + Wood to serve clients in K+W’s Traffic Engineering Sector as a Senior Traffic Technician. Nathan’s 20+ years of signalization experience stems from the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of traffic signal equipment. This varied experience will be very beneficial to local and state governments in navigating through the complexities of traffic projects. “Nathan brings a new set of skills [...]
College Avenue Improvement Project Featured in Storm Water Solutions Magazine
Keck & Wood was recently featured in the November 2021 issue of Storm Water Solutions magazine for our work on the College Avenue Improvement project in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This project was completed to help mitigate issues with downstream flooding and erosion that the City of Rock Hill was experiencing. Matt Crawford was the Design Engineer on the project and worked with the City to develop the best plan [...]
Thought Leadership Through Technical Expertise
The Keck & Wood professionals are continually developing beneficial solutions for clients’ projects. Sometimes these solutions challenge the typical norm of engineering and planning, or reinforce the basic foundations of the practice. Either way, the stories shown below emphasize the Thought Leadership role our team provides clients and the marketplace a daily basis.
Preparing an LSL Inventory to Comply with the EPA’s Lead & Copper Rule
In August 2022, the EPA released additional guidance to assist utilities in performing their lead service line (LSL) inventories. The guidance, acceptable materials, and data collection outlined in these documents are aligned with Keck & Wood’s first article in this series: “What’s in Your Water Line?” New EPA Guidance to Finding Lead Service Lines (LSL’s): The EPA has provided additional methods of identification in their recent guidance. The most notable [...]
Greenways Can Benefit the Over 50 Crowd in Any Community
Greenways are “year around” amenities that provide physical and mental benefits for all ages, fitness levels, and cultural backgrounds. They are particularly attractive due to the ease of use and access, connections to nature, and community building potential. So, in addition to parks and active recreation places, why should South Carolina (and the nation) invest more in greenways? An important consideration should be to serve the rising population of residents over [...]
The Use of Recycled Construction Materials In Civil Engineering Projects
Civil engineers strive to create sustainable structures. Using recycled materials is one of the best ways to do this. Each material plays its part in creating attractive, sturdy bridges, highways, and other structures. Here are four examples of recycled materials used in civil engineering projects: Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Concrete Bridge Steel Recycled Plastics If you like the idea of recycling, you may wonder when and how these materials are [...]
Understanding the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule
Recently, the EPA published significant revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule, which will affect water utilities and providers across the nation. The deadline for compliance will approach quickly for those who are not prepared. In Keck + Wood’s Information + Knowledge series, we can help answer the question of what community municipalities can do today to be ready for compliance tomorrow. Lead & Copper Rule Background Initially published in [...]
How Can Potholes Be Prevented?
If you're a civil engineer, potholes probably annoy you more than the average driver. The truth is most of these road defects develop as the result of shoddy road repairs or poor construction methods. At Keck & Wood, we work on local and state roads continuously, so we know firsthand what it takes to design highways that can withstand the test of time. Asphalt and concrete wear out over time, [...]
Land Surveying: Why is it so Important?
Success begins from the ground up. Since this is true for most projects in the built environment, what about the ground itself? Shouldn’t the land be the first thing measured, assessed, drawn and studied? Whether the project is a recreation trail, residence, roadway, industrial property, subdivision, commercial property, school campus, etc., a completed survey of the land will make any project easier to visualize and see to completion. [...]
How AI is Changing Transportation Asset Management
Knowing the condition of its transportation infrastructure is critical for local governments and municipalities. Additionally, having a sensible approach towards the capital investments needed to ensure the roads and their accompanying signage, signaling, sidewalks, stormwater, utility and landscape buffers remain in reasonable condition is critical to the economic health and long-term growth of the community. Asset Management provides the backbone necessary to inventory, assess conditions, maintain, monitor, and improve the [...]
How a Delicate Network of Food Banks, Pantries & Meal Programs Provide Comfort in Your Community
Food Banks, Food Pantries and Meal Programs all play a vital role in supporting those in need because of financial hardships or food insecurity all year long. While volunteers and donations are at their highest peak during the holidays, this intricate network of supply continues throughout the year to provide a vital connection between nutritious food for growth & health, while preserving dignity, faith & trust. Looking deeper, what actually [...]
Is Your Community Prepared for Streetscapes?
Ten Reasons Why Your Community is Ready for a Revitalized Streetscape Whether you're walking your dog around the block or rushing down a busy city street, you're enjoying the benefits of streetscaping. This term refers to the visual elements of roadways, adjoining buildings and sidewalks that work together to form a street's overall identity and character. At their core, streetscape projects aim to optimize various design aspects to create a [...]
Navigating The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act provides opportunities for communities to obtain funding to help reverse the devastating economic effects of COVID. While the bill provides assistance for many different avenues for local governments to firm up and bolster their workforce training, education, broadband, and small business support; the act also provides the opportunity to invest in water-related infrastructure projects. These projects can include constructing publicly owned treatment infrastructure, managing [...]