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AEW Honored with “Surveying Merit Award” by ACEC MI

Posted on March 19, 2021

AEW’s UAW Solidarity House Project Team: Gordon Wilson, PE, Project Manager; Brandy Chirco, Graduate Architect; Wayne Oehmke; Jason Arlow, AIA; Craig Amey, PS; Kevin Zauel, PE; Krysten Hergert; and Mike Truax, PS, with the Project Panel. Not pictured: Carl LaGodna, Team Leader, and Aaron Carpenter, EA II. The American Council of Engineering Companies/Michigan (ACEC/M) recently […]

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The Mystery of the Missing Water

Posted on February 26, 2021

In early august, the City of Roseville detected an anomaly in their water consumption. On August 6, 2020 there appeared to be a significant increase in the City’s flow rate. The below graph illustrates how the City’s daily pattern of water consumption shifted upwards by approximately 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD). For perspective, the […]

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Finally, why do roads jog at some intersections?

Posted on February 17, 2021

Part 3 of 3 In the first two articles of this series of three, we have established that there would be error in the surveys. Regardless of the skill and care of the surveyor, error would accrue from the following sources: Environmental conditions. Instrument limitations. Creating square townships on a spherical surface. It was understood […]

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Mohammed T. Lutfi Joins AEW Team

Posted on February 15, 2021

AEW is pleased to announce that Mohammed T. Lutfi has joined our firm. Mohammed earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Civil Engineering at Wayne State University, and is also a Professional Engineer (PE-Civil), and Professional Traffic Operation Engineer (PTOE). He brings a wealth of experience to our firm that he earned during his more […]

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Shelby Township’s New Library is Moving Forward

Posted on February 9, 2021

This recent photo shows the great progress being made on the new library. The Children’s area will be located in the circular section of the new building. The long-awaited Library’s significant progress is generating much interest from Township Officials, Library Director Katie Ester and the Library Staff, the Library Advisory Commission Members, and Township Residents. […]

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Shelby Township Police Station Expansion and Renovation

Posted on February 2, 2021

The former Police Station was housed in the lower level of the Township’s Municipal Building, and in 2010 the Township began constructing a new facility to better meet the needs of their rapidly growing community. With a recent recession impacting available funding, the Township was unable to fund some of the items that weren’t needed […]

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Public vs. Private GIS Applications

Posted on February 2, 2021

Knowledge is power, as the saying goes. GIS, as a whole, is one giant knowledge base. Whether it’s sewer and water main information, property ownership data, or even aerial imagery and LIDAR, a plethora of import decisions can be made by analyzing the GIS. However, depending on the decision being made and the sensitivity of […]

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Ashley Casey and Jack Fox Pass their PE Exams

Posted on January 26, 2021

Ashley Casey, and Jack Fox, currently both Graduate Engineers at AEW,  learned recently that following much work, concern, and preparation, they have both passed the Professional Engineer (PE) exams, and are well on their way to earning their full licenses.  Ashley began her career at AEW in June 2015 as an intern, and achieved full-time […]

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Lou Urban, PE, co-authors article published in Pipeline Magazine

Posted on January 19, 2021

Congratulations to Lou Urban on his recent publication in Pipeline Magazine! Lou and Chad Studer, President of NOAR Technologies, co-authored “What’s Under the Surface? Using Pipeline Scanning to Detect and Plan for Repair Work.” The article outlines the pipeline scanning process used in the MIDDD Interceptor collapse project. You can read the full article in […]

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AEW Hosts “Holiday Nights” for Employees, Family & Friends at Dearborn’s Greenfield Village

Posted on January 14, 2021

On a cold, clear December evening, more than 200 AEW employees, families, and friends gathered together to celebrate the Christmas season at the “Holiday Nights” presentation presented by Greenfield Village. The very special evening was organized by AEW’s Employee Activities Committee (EAC), with the firm underwriting the purchase of the tickets for attendees.  We “Stepped […]

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AEW Helps to Provide for Two Turning Point Families

Posted on January 14, 2021

Continuing a long-standing tradition, AEW staff members and the firm worked together to gather gifts for a designated charitable organization, and this year two Turning Point families will have a much better Christmas thanks to their generosity and efforts. Turning Point’s mission is to “Provide programs and resources that enable victims/survivors of domestic violence and […]

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AEW Names Two New Shareholders

Posted on January 6, 2021

AEW’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Scott J. Chabot, PE, and R. Ryan Kern, PE, have become shareholders in the firm. Scott graduated from Lawrence Technological University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He was President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in his senior […]

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