Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. - HRG

Who’s at the PA AWWA conference this week? We are! Stop by our booth and chat with Staci Hartz, Erin Threet, and Landon Hacker, we'd love to see you.

Curtis Wilbern conducted field training on illicit stormwater discharge and outfall inspections for local MS4 coordinators at Middletown Borough’s Hoffer Park recently.  Curtis and the coordinators looked at stormwater outfalls of different shapes and sizes along the Swatara Creek in both Middletown and Royalton Borough, including one located under the historic Frey Grist Mill (originally built in 1785, rebuilt in 1874, and now serving as apartments). They reviewed techniques for identifying potential sources of pollution and proper water quality sampling techniques. Thank you to Middletown Borough and their public works department for hosting this event.

Ben Gilberti is celebrating his 20th year as a member of HRG’s team, and we want to wish him the happiest of anniversaries. Ben joined HRG as an intern before officially being hired as an entry level staff professional in our civil group and became the Pittsburgh group manager in 2016.  Over the years, he’s grown into a great leader and friend. James Feath, Kara L S., Daniel Angelo, Daniel Barna, and Kristen Vasilakis, share their thoughts on working with Ben below. Please join us in congratulating him on this career milestone and thanking him for his contributions to HRG.

Construction is underway for a new elementary school in Bethel Park. The site will include a learning courtyard, nature walk, and loading dock as well as playground areas for two age groups. It also includes a new access from Kings School Road, separate bus and parent access zones, and parking areas. HRG assisted with site layout and grading, utility plans, landscape design, and roadway design. We also prepared a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, stream and wetland delineation, sewer planning modules, and a traffic impact study. We are currently assisting with construction administration. Massaro Construction Management Services, LLC is the construction manager, and they graciously shared these photos with us of the progress being made. We’re excited to see this project come to life and be a part of this excellent team: DRAW Collective (architect) Tower Engineering (MEP) Barber & Hoffman, Inc. (structural engineering) Food Facilities Concepts (food service)   Rycon Construction, Inc. Construction (general contractor) Hranec Corporation Corp. (HVAC) Enders Plumbing (plumbing) Interstate (fire protection) Merit Electrical Group (electrical) Bova Corp (food service equipment)

Congratulations to Steven Harmon, and Jacob Hoffman for passing their Professional Engineer exam!   Steven is an assistant project manager in our civil group who helps clients with the design of stormwater management facilities, grading, and site layout. He contributes valuable knowledge about construction to our projects, thanks to several years of experience working with a construction company before joining HRG.   Jacob is a staff professional in our civil group who reviews subdivision, land development, and stormwater management plans for our municipal clients; designs stormwater management facilities; assists with permitting; and performs construction observation services.   Let’s put our hands together for Steven, Jacob, and everyone else who recently received word that they passed their PE exam. 👏 We’re so happy for you!

HRG helped three of our clients obtain more than $760,000 in grants from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant program in the latest round of funding announced this week! The program supports projects that promote drought resiliency and improve water quality in the 27,000+ square mile Susquehanna River Basin (which stretches from New York through Pennsylvania into Maryland). Our Strategic Management & Capital Solutions team does a great job of helping clients match their projects with available funding programs and position their grant application for success. All three applications we helped to submit received funding awards. Thank you, team, and congratulations to our clients: Lower Paxton Township, Londonderry Township, and the Borough of Freeland Municipal Authority. We’re happy to help you move these projects forward. Click through the slides below to learn more about the projects and the benefits they’ll provide.

We had a wonderful time welcoming kids into the office for Take Your Child to Work Day last week. Our team planned some great activities to demonstrate principles of structural design, watershed management, wastewater treatment, and surveying. We even broke out the drone! Thank you to everyone who planned these activities and volunteered throughout the day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to our clients and our amazing employee-owners! HRG climbed 35 places to its highest ever ranking on the ENR Top 500 Design Firms list this year. The ranking is based on annual design revenues reported by architecture, engineering, and construction firms across the nation, and HRG grew its revenues by more than 20 percent over the previous year. This growth wouldn’t be possible without the loyalty and trust our clients have for us and the dedicated service our team members provide. Thank you all so much. It’s a pleasure working together for the betterment of our communities, and recognition like this is icing on a very sweet cake.

The Adopt-a-Highway crew in our Pittsburgh office got together to clean up a section of Graham School Road in Cranberry Township and Porters Cove in Jackson Township this week. Thank you to Samantha Schmucker, Anna Hatten, David Eisenbrown, Diane Hutchison, Jon Snyder, Josh Brenize, Katelyn Valla, Landon Hacker, EIT, Mark Maguire, GISP, Daniel Angelo, Ryan Stelitano, EIT, Paul Sample, Russell Grant, Jordan Whitmer, Johnna Zona, Larry Dupe, Devin Dunwoody, P.E., Christina Sarson, and Andrew Scampone, GISP, for volunteering your time. #HRGvolunteers

We recently invited our clients and members of the community to see our new office in the Lehigh Valley. Thank you to everyone who visited with us; we had a great time chatting with you!