Category: Sustainability
Streets that Work for People: Multimodal & Green Streets Post Pandemic Virtual Client Seminar
On Thursday June 17, Nitsch Engineering hosted our third virtual Client Seminar, Streets that Work for People: Multimodal & Green Streets Post Pandemic. Multimodal and green streets have been important trends in transportation for years now. But the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the public's demand for user-friendly outdoor space – and that includes how ... READ MORE >
“Kennedy Greened: A Streetscape Planned, Designed, and Now Built!” Presented at the 2020 International Low Impact Development Conference
This year’s International Low Impact Development (LID) Conference was hosted virtually on July 20th through 24th. The LID Conference series is organized by members of the American Society of Civil Engineers - Environment and Water Resources Institute: Urban Water Resources Research Council and showcases the latest developments, technologies, and case studies related to LID ... READ MORE >
Clippership Wharf Wins EBC Award for Climate Change Project of the Year
The Clippership Wharf project won an Award for Climate Change Project of the Year from Environmental Business Council New England, Inc. (EBC), announced on September 17th at the virtual awards ceremony. The award recognized the project team’s innovative integration of resiliency features and leading commitment to protecting and enhancing Boston’s urban harbor. Nitsch Engineering ... READ MORE >
Building Resilient Communities with the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program
Weather in Massachusetts keeps getting more extreme – but our ability to counteract the impact of severe storms and climate change has recently improved. Since 2010, Massachusetts has experienced four storms that caused more than one billion dollars in damage each. Since Executive Order no. 569, established in 2016, the development of policy to empower ... READ MORE >
Children’s Wharf, Martin’s Park Project Wins Engineering Excellence Award
The Children’s Wharf, Martin’s Park project won a 2020 Engineering Excellence Silver Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts, and a 2020 Engineering Excellence National Recognition Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). The award recognized Nitsch Engineering for its unique approach to designing the structural support system for ... READ MORE >
Planning and Building for Coastal Resilience
On August 8th and August 16th in Portland, Maine, and Stamford, Connecticut respectively, Isabel Kaubisch, Project Manager in Nitsch Engineering’s Planning Department, presented “Planning and Building for Coastal Resilience” together with Dave Hampton of re:ground, organized through Halfmoon Seminars. The 8-hour seminar, “Planning & Building for Coastal Resilience,” was aimed at equipping participants with a ... READ MORE >
Nitsch Engineering Wins Two ACEC Engineering Excellence National Recognition Awards
On Tuesday, May 7th, Nitsch Engineering received two National Recognition Awards at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC’s) 52nd annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala held in Washington, D.C. The awards recognize Nitsch for “exemplary engineering achievement” on both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology North Corridor and the D.C. Water Kennedy Street Green Infrastructure projects. ... READ MORE >
Scott Turner talking about smart & sustainable development at APA
The American Planning Association's (APA's) 2019 National Planning Conference – which kicked off on Saturday – is the premier planning event of the year, bringing together thousands of planners to discuss the hottest topics, share the latest tools, and hear from industry leaders. We're excited to be there – especially since our Vice President ... READ MORE >
MIT’s North Corridor Project Wins ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Award
Nitsch Engineering designed a new landscape filter approach that is more flexible for implementation in complex sites The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) North Corridor project won a 2019 Engineering Excellence Silver Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) on March 20, 2019. The award recognized Nitsch Engineering for their unique ... READ MORE >
DC Water’s Kennedy Street Green Infrastructure Project Wins ACEC/MW Engineering Excellence Award
Nitsch Engineering designed a high-performance urban streetscape retrofit that serves as a model to help reduce the District’s combined sewer overflow discharges The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) Kennedy Street Green Infrastructure Challenge project won a 2019 Engineering Excellence Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Metropolitan Washington ... READ MORE >