Media Type: Innovations
236 MGD in 3-D: Pump Station Innovations at Bois d’Arc Lake
Using 3-D modeling, visualization software and other innovative tools, Freese and Nichols’ design will provide redundancy, reduce power system losses and directly reduce the costs for conveying water.
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Innovative Techniques Improve Safety at Lake Ponca Dam Spillway
The award-winning project exemplifies an intentional, systematic approach to safety, users’ needs, and cost-effective solutions, allowing for continued use even during flood events.
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An Innovative Approach to Pump Station Design
The award-winning Main Stem project, which provides a renewable source of water, used innovative applications of modeling tools to reduce cost, minimize risk and maximize value to the owner.
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Dallas Wastewater Plan Delivers Dynamic Decision-Making Tool
The innovative new CIP Prioritization Tool enables the City of Dallas to review data, input new findings and formulate decisions for wastewater infrastructure projects based on relevant and timely information.
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Erin Flanagan
Deep-Water Intake and Tunnel System Aims to Reduce Drought Vulnerability
A Freese and Nichols joint venture project in Central Texas received international attention in Tunnelling Journal.
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El Paso Readiness Center Honored for Innovative Geothermal-Based Design
The award-winning project uses a combination of two HVAC technologies to reduce energy demand and increase sustainability for the Texas Army National Guard.
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Award-Winning Urban Infill Project Makes Most of Limited Space
The high-profile Colleyville Plaza, which was honored by APA Texas, incorporated historic and sustainable design elements while working within a budget that had been set 11 years earlier.
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Featured Innovation: Enabling a Quick Turnaround
Freese and Nichols has developed multiple modular compressor station designs to allow shop labor to replace field labor, cutting fabrication time and cost by almost half.
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Ed Dickson
Morgan McIlwain
Forward-Thinking Watershed Master Plan Makes Fayetteville a Leader in Flood Resilience
The project, which saves taxpayer dollars and lays a strong foundation for economic development, was recognized with one of four top honors from ACEC North Carolina.
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Lubbock Comprehensive Plan Embraces Collaboration for Fully Connected Response to Growth
Plan Lubbock 2040, the City’s first comprehensive planning effort in more than three decades, received a top honor from the American Planning Association – Texas Chapter.
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Adam Payne
Big Reservoir, Big Savings: Innovative QC and QA Strategies for the Bois d’Arc Lake Program
The $1.6 billion program has an innovative approach with a staff augmentation and construction management-at-risk (CMAR) model, which saved the owner tens of millions of dollars.
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Bois d’Arc Lake Plan and Zoning Honored by APA Texas
Thanks to an innovative partnership between Fannin County and the North Texas Municipal Water District, Bois d’Arc Lake is the first reservoir in Texas to have a comprehensive plan/zoning regulation in place before being filled.
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