Lead is present in municipal water pipes throughout New York and the entire country, but technology is making safe water possible faster.

Imagine a tool that tracks any feature in your community—whether that’s a lead waterline, a tree, a fire hydrant, or a building. What might that mean for your community? How much better could you plan for development or budget for improvements? What if, with the click of a button, that tool could help you communicate better with residents, secure funding, or share knowledge with a successor? What if that tool already exists and it’s affordable?

Sustainable design doesn’t have to mean expensive design. Here are just a few ways your project can be kind to the planet, your users, and your budget.

Take a moment to envision your manufacturing plant’s future state. What do the administrative environments look like? Are the offices open or enclosed? Where are the cafeterias or locker rooms? Today on The Discovery Phase Podcast, let’s dive into the plant features that will improve your team’s efficiency, boost collaboration, and increase employee retention.

Clean water is top-of-mind for community leaders nationwide as we address the lasting effects of lead and PFAS contamination. Now the community of Grayling Township, Michigan, is working to address contaminated groundwater due to fire-suppressing chemicals from a nearby Air National Guard base.

Rain gardens are a fantastic way to make your site more sustainable. These gardens are designed to capture, store, and filter rainwater naturally, which reduces stormwater runoff, pollution, and pressure on your community’s stormwater infrastructure. If you’re considering adding a rain garden outside of your school, municipal building, or manufacturing plant, read on.

C2AE is pleased to announce that the Village of Fair Haven, New York, has received another award from the American Public Works Association (APWA)—this time at the state level!

The American Council of Engineers (ACEC) Michigan Chapter recognized an important infrastructure project in the Upper Peninsula at an awards gala on Saturday, March 9.

The project, which received an Engineering Merit Award, was a multi-faceted, multi-year overhaul of 40 percent of the City of Bessemer’s infrastructure.

So your school district is planning its next big construction project. But is your design partner getting input from all the stakeholders? No, not just parents or the board or even the teachers. Is your design partner involving students in the design process? If not, you’re missing out on some important insights.

In the fall of 2023, a senior at Clarkson University saw an opportunity to bridge his studies, career, and alma mater, and he took it. Patrick Hayes, now a Clarkson graduate, became C2AE’s GIS intern. Patrick’s responsibility was to assess room after room of Clarkson’s

2023 is finally here! To celebrate, C2AE’s designers shared a few of the trends in K12 learning environments that they believe will carry into the new year and beyond.

C2AE is excited to announce that we’re expanding once again. C2AE has stationed employees out of a temporary office in Bessemer, Michigan, on the western side of the Upper Peninsula, since 2021. As of 2023, our home in Bessemer has become permanent.

At a relatively low cost to residents, your community can improve the overall appeal of neighborhoods, shopping districts, or more populous areas by transforming alleys and vacant lots into tiny oases. Here are four ways that pocket parks can enhance placemaking in your community and boost your economy.

The City of Bessemer and C2AE have worked together many times over the years. So, when MDOT made plans to rebuild 2.75 miles of US-2, Bessemer hired C2AE to lead the concurrent replacement of the rest of the infrastructure within the same corridor.

Cosma’s automotive manufacturing plant in Battle Creek, Michigan, was originally a solar panel plant. C2AE worked with Cosma to assess the site and eventually prepare it for Cosma’s automotive manufacturing operation. As part of this work, C2AE designed a plant addition, which our team infused with efficiency.

Are books going away? How do people use a library in 2023? How can libraries adapt their spaces to meet today’s needs? An architect and interior designer weigh in.

Join C2AE’s Joseph Callahan in this American Water Works Association webinar to explore what inclusion means and the impact genuine inclusion can have on individuals and the whole team.