Summer newsletter v5

cpwg AT THE READY

spring 2017 CPWG and PMG form partnership. page 4

Trends in Smart City Development page 2

Green Infrastructure Guidebook for City Planners Updated.

(Get link on page 8)

Introducing Our New Brand The CPWG logo and brand has undergone a significant transformation during the last 18 months.

Our new identity had to satisfy all of the existing expectations of what our original logo stood for, while simultaneously moving the brand forward.

This was achieved by carefully deconstructing the existing logo and studying its shapes, angles and colors. The new logo and colors reflects a more approachable, modern look. The colors represent the key aspects of our business; engineering, construction and the environment. The play button at the center of the logo and the words “AT THE READY”signify our company’s willingness and readiness to respond rapidly to your needs.

Through an exhaustive 6-month effort that included everything from industry and competitive analyses, a marketing plan, along with extensive surveying, and several other exercises designed to capture the ‘voice of our client’, the new CPWG was born. The new CPWG presents a conceptual imagery consistent with that of the cooperative and responsive methods we feel are necessary for growth and success within our industry.

We are AT THE READY to meet your engineering requirements.

See our new website and discover the latest engineering innovations on our social media sites. http://www.cpwgengineering.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/22337460 https://www.facebook.com/CPWGEngineering/ https://twitter.com/CpwGengineering info@cpwgengineering.com

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View Entire report @ https://issuu.com/cpwgengineering/docs/trends_in_smart_city_development

Trends in Smart City Development 2017

National League of Cities (Excerpt)

Recommendation 1: Cities should consider the outcomes they want to achieve.

Data collection is not an end in itself. To be useful and relevant, it needs to be analyzed. The information that results from that analysis can then drive real applications to public problems. Cities should consider what public problems they want the initiative to address and how the data collected will help address those public problems. Additionally, assessment of public problems and data collection should be derived from and tied to existing city comprehensive plans, visions, and sector planning documents Recommendation 2: Cities should look for ways to partner with universities, non-profits, and the private sector.

Partnerships provide many benefits to cities. They give cities access to funding and expertise that might not otherwise be available. Many public problems are complex and can be too diverse for any single organization to tackle. That makes collaboration advantageous.

Recommendation 3: Cities should continue to look for best practices and frameworks for ‘smart city’ development.

The diversity in technology and the lack of agreed upon principles for redesigning the built environment presents a challenge for interested cities. The newness of smart development means that not much has been codified...... Though not yet fully implemented, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is working on a framework for smart city development.

The framework is designed to address two main concerns: the interoperability and portability of CT development across cities, and the need for standard architectural principles. Their goal is to standardize enough that systems can be integrated across cities, without standardizing so much as to be an obstacle for further innovation.

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Civil Engineer Yaima Ballester, P.E. Joins the CPWG Team CPWG is pleased to welcome Yaima Ballester, PE to our team.

Yaima brings over 10 years of civil engineering experience to the team. She is also a skilled project manager, working on numerous projects in Havana, Cuba and Quebec, Canada. In previous positions she has been responsible for engineering design of roadways, retaining wall, site grading, stormwater drainage, sanitary sewer and water distribution systems and necessary permitting for residential, commercial, and industrial land planning and development projects.

Yaima is currently focusing her efforts on managing CPWG efforts for Architectural Design Collaborative (ADC) on their Bank of America (BOA) projects. She is combining her project manager expertise and civil engineering skills to coordinate upgrade projects at eighteen BOA locations spread across Florida. Her knowledge of quality control and ability to adapt to new challenges make her a perfect fit for these projects.

Building to better weather the storm

New dashboard developed by the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub helps builders calculate the break even cost of hazard mitigation in hurricane-prone areas.

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting “above normal” storm activity this year. That could mean significant damage to coastal communities — some of which are still recovering from last year’s hurricane season.

As officials in hurricane-prone communities are calling on residents to be prepared for upcoming storms, researchers with the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) are encouraging officials to make preparation a priority from the very earliest stages of building design, starting with data-driven changes to building codes. To help, CSHub has developed a new dashboard that lets users calculate, on a county-by-county basis, the right amount to spend up front on hazard mitigation for residential buildings in hurricane-prone communities along on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. The tool lets users determine how much can be invested in mitigation during construction while still breaking even on future repair costs, and is based on case studies that employed the CSHub’s Break-Even Mitigation Percentage (BEMP).

The BEMP uses publicly-available data about hazards in a given area and employs fragility curves to determine the impact of those hazards on a given structure. The dashboard tool allows users to calculate the break-even cost for a change from a baseline wood design to an enhanced concrete design for a multifamily residential building.

Download the Break Even Mitigation Percent (BEMP) Metric @ http://cshub.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/MITCSHub_HazardLCCAmetric_briefFINAL.pdf

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CPWG Welcomes Andrés E. (Andy) Núñez, Jr., P.E. as the New Senior Project Manager Mr. Núñez is an excellent addition the CPWG Engineering team as the new Senior Project Manager. He brings with him more than 41 years of direct professional managerial, planning, and engineering related experience in both the public and private transportation engineering design and planning sectors.

Steve Tarte, CPWG Principal, is excited to have Andy join the team.

“Andy is a well-respected engineer with a wealth of experience who is known throughout Florida. It’s like having an engineering rock star join the team. I’m excited to see the changes he’ll make as we continue to build and grow CPWG’s transportation engineering services.

Andy has served as a Gubernatorial Appointee to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council representing Pinellas County since 2006, served as the Council’s Chair in 2015-2015 and currently serves on the Tampa Bay Transportation management Area Leadership Group.

Mr. Núñez has been recognized many times for his outstanding abilities as an engineer. He was awarded the 2003 National Pioneer of the Year by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and was recognized as the Tampa Bay American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) Engineer of the Year in 2003 and 2008. He has shared his knowledge by publishing a wide array of transportation and traffic related publications. A small sample of these include “Low Cost Transportation Energy Savings Alternatives”, “A Strategy for the Removal of Unwarranted Traffic Signals”, and “Multi-Jurisdictional Computerized Signal System Project- A Case Study”.

CPWG Invests in Pavement Management Group CPWG and PMG (formally JG3) have working together since 2012. Together the two firms have provided pavement management services to cities and counties throughout Central Florida including just completing a project for the City of Tampa where the team inspected just over 1,200 center line miles of collectors, arterials and residential roads and streets.

CPWG’s investment in PMG will allow our Team do continue to provide experts in pavement management not only in our Florida and Midwest markets, but will allow us to build a national practice serving Federal, State, local and private clients.

For more information about Pavement Management contact PMG at (800) 638-8040 or CPWG at (813) 361-2644

CPWG and PMG Pavement Management Florida Project Locations

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CPWG Recruits Electrical Engineer David Greene, I.E. The CPWG Team is pleased to welcome David E. Greene, I.E. to our team. Mr. Greene brings more than 20 years experience in the Building, Construction, and Engineering field. Although his primary specialty is as an electrical engineer, he has extensive design, project management and utilities management experience working with the Coastal Communities of Florida.

David is also an Association of State Floodplain Managers Certified Floodplain Manager (ASFPM) and Building Plans Examiner. He has served as Utility Division Manager and Project Manager for Municipal Public Works organizations, as well as the lead Electrical and Controls engineer for plant design and expansion. David’s diverse skill sets make him a welcome addition to our team.

He has already made his presence felt on CPWG’s overhead to underground utility conversion projects in Indian Rocks Beach, Madeira Beach, and the Redington Beach area. His knowledge of electrical engineering combined with his experience in Florida coastal construction issues have been a great asset to the team.

CPWG Conducting Lighting Study in Ft. Myers CPWG is excited to be part of the Lee County’s Refresh Estero Boulevard project. We have been engaged to perform a lighting study along Estero Boulevard in Ft. Myers. The project focuses on improving bicycle and pedestrian facilities, crosswalk improvements and lighting, relocation of existing utilities.

The lighting study is a critical part of efforts to improve night time safety on the road. Since 2013, a total of 378 crashes have occurred on Estero Boulevard of which 15 were pedestrian related and 22 were bicycle related crashes. A majority of the pedestrian crashes occurred when during the hours of darkness. We’re confident our team can recommend changes to make this area safer.

CPWG’s plan is to evaluate lighting conditions along Estero Boulevard from Estrellita Drive to Old San Carlos Boulevard. The analysis will be conducted at dusk, night, and dawn to evaluate how roadway lighting impacts reaction time of drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians at crosswalks. The study will also evaluate existing lighting levels in the target area and intersecting streets for uniformity as they approach crosswalks.

When the study is complete our team will develop a turtle friendly lighting plan that will enhance pedestrian visibility at crosswalks through better illumination and also cutting glare. The plan will also include the costs of lighting fixtures, a funding strategies for lighting plan implementation, and maintenance plan.

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CPWG begins Outfall Inventory in Redington Beach CPWG has begun work for the Town of Redington Beach to develop a GIS Tool and perform an Outfall Inventory.

CPWG stormwater experts successfully completed a similar project in the along Boca Ciega Drive in St. Pete Beach.

The GIS system will be developed using ESRI products, and will be compatible with these tools. The project involves extracting the Town’s data from the existing Pinellas County data and then verifying that all Town facilities are included. This includes all linear and point data, such as roadways, sidewalks, utilities, and other information contained in the County database. All items included in the database will be identified and cataloged for future reference by the Town. CPWG will deliver the final product electronically to the Town for use on the Town’s computer network.

After the GIS system is complete, our team will conduct on-site inspections to verify the location and condition of the Town’s outfalls. Pertinent data, including GIS location, general condition, obstructions, size, and photographs will be collected on hand-held tablet devices and uploaded to the Town’s GIS system.

Once uploaded, the data for each location will be readily accessible to the Town through the mapping graphical user interface present in ArcGIS. The resulting system will assist the Town in better understanding the current condition of the outfalls, develop an outfall maintenance plan, and assist with stormwater management planning.

CPWG Booth at the FSA 2017 Annual Conference CPWG is a proud member of the Florida Stormwater Association (FSA). We were thrilled to set up a booth and discuss stormwater management with attendees.

In addition to our booth, CPWG team members also attended the conference.

Over 350 engineers, scientists, managers, policy makers and elected officials from throughout Florida attended the FSA conference looking for innovative and cost effective solutions to common problems relating to stormwater management and finance. We look forward to working with them on future projects.

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Michael Stalzer Engineering Updates Michael Stalzer Engineering, a CPWG Company, recently opened a full time office in Branson, Missouri. The office is run by Steven Light, the new Business Development Manager. His main focus has been making people aware that we have opened an office in Branson. To achieve that goal, he has been visiting cities, county commissions, rural water districts, developers, surveyors, general contractors and architects to make them aware of Michael Stalzer Engineering and its capabilities.

Steven has been working hard to make a difference now and in the future. His current efforts have put the company on the bid lists. Several cities are interested in having us bid for their services when their current term is up with their present engineering firm. Looking to the future, they are looking into getting certified in Oklahoma and Kansas as Michael Stalzer engineering has clients and potential clients who have expressed a need for civil engineering in those states. Another area of potential future expansion is in Tennessee, which has also been mentioned by a client.

CPWG to Design New Ball Fields for Orange County’s Dr. Phillips Park CPWG is pleased to announce that they have been selected by the Orange County Capital Projects Division to design and permit park 3 additional ball fields in Dr. Phillips Park.

We have long standing ties to the park. While working at another firm, CPWG members were part of the original design team. The chance to improve on an already outstanding park is an honor.

Our Athletics Complexes team will provide Orange County with the best options available to orient the fields and roadway connections for maximum usage and efficiency.

The team will also use the experience gained from other sport fields we designed to design and permit the power for the MUSCO lighting system.

CPWG will also be assisting Orange County in obtaining the required permits for the new fields.

These include stormwater construction permit, Army Corps of engineers construction permit, Florida Department of Environmental Protection potable and wastewater permits, and the Orange County building department permit package. Finally, in addition to project design and permitting, CPWG will be providing construction administration support to the County while the project is underway.

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CPWG adds Landscape Architect Matti Rukholm to Team CPWG Engineering continues to grow and we’d like to welcome Mr. Matti Rukholm as the newest addition to our team. He is a Florida Registered Landscape Architect and International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist with over 15 years of experience working in both the private and public sectors. Matti comes to CPWG from Canada where he was the Supervisor of Parks Design and Development for the City of Brantford. He has spent several years working in the Tampa area and is very familiar with local plants and regulations.

Matti has been involved in all steps of the landscape design process from public consultations and initial concept plans to working drawings, specifications, bidding documents, and landscape maintenance requirements. He is comfortable using an array of 3D landscaping programs including AutoCad 2017 and Sketch-Up. Matti holds a Bachelor of Arts in Earth Sciences and is continually improving his knowledge through seminars and courses. He has already started working on several parks in Orange County and commercial development projects in the Tampa area. We’re excited to see the new landscaping designs Matti will bring to CPWG, especially our parks and athletic field projects. Welcome to the CPWG Team!

A Green Infrastructure Guidebook for City Planners April 10, 2017

by Krutika Pathi

Ninety-six percent of the country’s population lives in counties where federally declared weather-related disasters have occurred since 2010. Federal programs help mitigate these scenarios: EPA programs study climate change and issue guidelines about combating global warming; FEMA provides disaster assistance to mitigate these effects. But under Trump’s budget plan, these programs stand to lose their funding.

The budget blueprint, which emphasizes military spending at the cost of cuts across other agencies, would hit the EPA hard—the agency would absorb a cut of $2.6 billion, or 31 percent of its budget. In the meantime, U.S. counties are not waiting around to feel the aftermath. Many are—and have already been—heavily investing in natural resources to address concerns on a local level. Now, they’ve got a new online resource that makes it easier to do so. Naturally Resilient Communities is an interactive tool featuring 30 case studies of places that rely on nature-based solutions to protect themselves against climate threats like flooding and coastal erosion.

Developed by the Nature Conservancy Fund, in partnership with the American Planning Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, National Association of Counties, and the Association of State Floodplain Managers, the case studies reveal stories of cities that have rebuilt after devastating storms. Reviewing a range of green infrastructure solutions, the resource works as a one-stop hub for city planners, engineers, and community leaders.

Find the guidebook @ http://nrcsolutions.org/strategies/

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