There are new beginnings on the horizon for South Burlington, Vermont. For years, leaders of the city were enticed by the chance to create a true city center and with that develop a tighter knit community. The first step of this process is City Center Park. The new park includes a network of accessible trails
In 2013, a rain-fed flood carved out a deep ravine near the Birds of Vermont Museum. In the process, it destroyed the gravel walkway connecting their parking lot to the museum itself and to the hiking trails beyond. This was a tragedy for such a rural museum. However, the staff saw the disaster as an
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The Stone Hut that rests upon Mount Mansfield’s peak was constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It is only accessible by ski lift, and all guests must carry in their own gear. For 80 years, ski enthusiasts used the hut for the chance to get first tracks. In an unfortunate accident, the
The Allen Brook Nature Trail in Williston, VT includes a 150ft boardwalk that allows for visitors to experience the natural area without disturbing the wetlands. Since the last renovation of this heavily-trafficked trail in 2008, the wood has started to sag and deform. Though this is a symptom of normal use, the town hopes this
The First Congregational Church in Williamstown, MA celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2015. Rebuilding, fires, removals and additions may have changed the appearance of the building from its original small wood structure, but the importance of the church to the community at large has held steady. In preparation for their next 250 years, the church
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The North Country School Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center is currently under construction, but will soon be a centralized space for students to develop, practice, and showcase their blossoming talents. The building will house a theater for about 300 people, with a series of catwalks, practice rooms, a workshop, and a grand entryway. Engineering Ventures
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Seen from a distance, One Lakeview is an impressive structure floating above the tree line. It hovers over the ground on 50-foot angled steel columns. Nearly all of the apartment complex is elevated above grade, other than the lower edge of the structure that just touches the edge of the hillside. When fully constructed, the
Nestled amid Vermont’s Green Mountains, located conveniently alongside a ski trail, this home is designed to utilize the landscape around it. A deck with an upward sloping balcony serves both as the main focal point and as an opportunity for creative engineering. With large overhangs in both the roof and floor framing, and vast expanses
EV provided structural engineering services for this sustainably designed renovation to the Gray Dorm at The Putney School, an independent high school in Putney, VT. Energy efficiency was a key element of the project – winning this project and architect, Maclay Architects, the Efficiency Vermont 2019 “Best of the Best” Commercial Building Design & Construction
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This new City Market South End retail store, built on an industrial brownfield site, opened in 2017. EV provided civil and structural design and construction phase services for this project. The building consists of 21,000 square feet of retail and storage space on the ground floor and second floor mezzanine space of about 10,000 square
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