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A Guide to Low-tech Process-based Restoration

By Colin Barry, PG What is Low-tech Process-based Restoration? The Need and History of LTPBR Total Benefits of LTPBR LTPBR Goals and Ideology Top Applications for LTPBR What is Low-tech Process-based Restoration? Low-tech Process-based Restoration (LTPBR) is a cost-effective and scalable approach to stream restoration that creates flow complexity in streams through use of increased… Read More »

Structural Engineer Brings Extensive Michigan Bridge Experience

Steffanie Pepin, PE, has joined Ayres’ structural engineering staff. Working remotely from her home in Marquette, Michigan, she provides structural engineering and project management on bridge projects, specializing in structures in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin. She brings 13 years of Michigan bridge design and construction experience. Pepin has managed a variety… Read More »

The Ins and Outs of Traffic Studies

By Alexander Cowan, PE, PTOE The need for new developments and the adaptive reuse of repurposing older built spaces is constantly growing. Although the momentum of housing projects and developments may vary with the health of the economy and changing market conditions, there is a constant drive to provide the living spaces that our society… Read More »