February 4, 2021 by Draper Aden Associates Reassess Floodplain Models to Protect Your Facilities It’s not just you; the seemingly nonstop news reports about extreme weather events are the due to the increase of... Continue Reading
October 6, 2020 by Draper Aden Associates FEMA Disaster Funding Requires Proactive Stormwater Action “Securing FEMA resources for water control repairs and improvements requires both diligence after a disaster and proactive preparation in advance... Continue Reading
June 5, 2020 by Draper Aden Associates Taking the Lead in Green Building This Friday marks World Environment Day, organized by the United Nations. It has been recognized since 1974 with a different... Continue Reading
April 29, 2020 by Matt Burnette, PG, CFM Dam Safety in North Carolina North Carolina is home to more than 5,700 dams, many of which are aging and unable to contain excess stormwater... Continue Reading
July 18, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates A River Runs Through It: Stormwater Design at VMI, Part 2 The project site for the Corps Physical Training Facility at VMI presented the design team with a unique stormwater design... Continue Reading
July 11, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates A River Runs Through It: Stormwater Design at VMI, Part 1 The new Corps Physical Training Facility at VMI in Lexington, Virginia was completed in 2016 and houses two indoor tracks... Continue Reading
May 15, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates What I’ve Learned About Bioretention: Part 2 Read Part 1 of this post here. 2. Bigger is not better Like most everything we design, when big things fail, they fail... Continue Reading
May 5, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates What I’ve Learned About Bioretention: Part 1 Bioretention areas (also sometimes called rain gardens) are a very useful tool in the toolbox of stormwater treatment BMPs. They... Continue Reading
April 4, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates Grasses for the Masses Glenn Telfer, Technical Leader for Sustainable Design in our Richmond office, is making a lasting, postive impact by taking part... Continue Reading
March 1, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates 2017 VA Stormwater Legislation Keep up with all of 2017's Legislation Concerning Stormwater Issues from the Virginia General Assembly. The following is a representative list of... Continue Reading