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PERSPECTIVES
Transportation Engineering
manager named
Brian McKee has been
promoted to manager of
transportation services for
Ayres Associates’ Southeast
Operations. He will supervise
staff providing transportation-
related services in the firm’s
Florida offices in Jacksonville,
Tampa, and Sarasota. McKee
joined Ayres in August 2011
and has more than 21 years of
engineering experience.
2014 construction awards
announced
A bridge designed by Ayres
Associates, in cooperation
with Dane Partners, won
a Special Recognition
Construction Award at the
recent Contractor-Engineer
Conference in Middleton,
Wisconsin. The project
involved the construction of
the IH 39 southbound bridge
over Siggelkow Road in Dane
County. Ayres’ design of the
bridge included precast pier
elements, which WisDOT has
done only once before. The
precast elements consisted of
the pier columns and pier cap.
This innovative design allowed
for the contractor to construct
these elements off-site,
saving valuable time on the
time-sensitive project. Dane
Partners is a joint venture of
Ayres, EMCS, OTIE, and SEH.
Project receives ACEC state
finalist award
A redevelopment project
that transformed a blighted,
run-down area of Waukesha,
Wisconsin, into a thriving
student housing complex has
earned a 2015 Engineering
Excellence State Finalist Award
from the American Council
of Engineering Companies
of Wisconsin. Ayres’
environmental engineer Lynn
Scherbert managed the Carroll
University Student Living and
Business Center project. ACEC
WI will recognize the project at
its March 20 awards banquet
in Kohler.
Clopper leads hydraulics
research committee
Paul Clopper, director
of applied technology
for Ayres, was recently
appointed chairman of the
Hydraulics Subcommittee
of the Transportation
Research Board’s Committee
on Hydrology, Hydraulics,
and Water Quality. The
subcommittee identifies
gaps in knowledge where
the worlds of water and
transportation intersect, and it
encourages research to close
those gaps. The result is better
guidance for Departments
of Transportation on how to
design highways, bridges,
and other transportation
infrastructure.
Efficient homes earn awards
Focus on Energy recently
announced the locations of
the most efficient new homes
built in Wisconsin in 2013, and
six of the top 10 are in the Eco
Village development in River
Falls. Matt Frisbie, Ayres’ vice
president of architecture,
helped with design in support
of St. Croix Valley Habitat for
Humanity, which is building
the compact, walkable
development. Ayres’ new
River Falls office – the former
Frisbie Architects – donated at
least 800 hours of design time
to the project. Sustainable
construction magazine Green
Builder also announced that
the Eco Village is a finalist in
its annual Home of the Year
Competition.
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