When our client hired us to design an expansion for its Norman, Oklahoma manufacturing plant, our challenge was clear: create a multiphase design connecting to an existing facility that operates nearly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
It’s one of the biggest balancing acts we as engineers face: designing the most efficient and effective solutions for our clients while protecting the surrounding environment. Nowhere was this truer than in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
Guaranteeing the proper, efficient and environmentally-safe treatment of wastewater is one of the core commitments the City makes to this rapidly-growing community. Delivering on that commitment is what we call engineering success.
Over the past decade, our team has grown its K-12 expertise in and around the Midwest, earning a reputation as a trusted partner to architectural teams, public school districts and private schools who turn to us time and again for solutions-focused engineering services.
Rarely do people stop to consider how a cemetery came to be or who helped make it so. That is – of course – by design. But like all engineering projects, there are many factors that go into cemetery design – starting with the idea of eternity. Read about how we honor fallen veterans with thoughtful planning to create a resting place worthy of America's military heroes. #EngineeringSuccess
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Celebrating Our Freedom, Honoring Their Sacrifices - MKEC
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But like all engineering projects, there are many factors that go into cemetery design – starting with the idea of eternity.Read about how this “jewel in the jewel box” progressed from start to finish to provide an iconic attraction for a community favorite, Botanica. This was another rewarding venture with our friends at WDM Architects to deliver this one of a kind project, earning consideration as the number one carousel building in the country. Generations of local visitors will enjoy this treasure for many years to come.
Botanica's Carousel Pavilion | WDM Architects
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The Challenge In January 2014, Joyland owner Margaret Nelson Spear visited Marty Miller, executive director of Botanica. “Joyland will never be back,” she said with tears in her eyes, “and I want Botanica to have the merry-go-round.” To her, the 70-year-old carousel represented her family’...Today, we are celebrating #InternationalWomenInEngineeringDay! We want to thank the talented women who strengthen our MKEC team and have dedicated their career to making a difference in our community.
We caught up with our own Kara Anderson, PE, who has more than 23 years of industry experience and is a Certified Floodplain Manager, and young engineer on the rise, Emily Othon, EI to find out why they chose engineering.
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