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.

Grayling Township and C2AE are addressing PFAS contamination by extending a municipal water system, securing $25 million in funding to ensure clean drinking water.

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.

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.

C2AE coordinated a $20 million infrastructure upgrade for Bessemer, improving utilities and highways, replacing lead services, and securing substantial funding support.

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.

Project manager Steve Jurczuk, AIA, LEED AP, has served educators for the length of his 28-year career. He’s seen the ebb and flow of construction costs over the decades, and he’s helped school districts weather the tough times. And, according to Steve, 2023 is one of the hard years. We sat down with Steve to understand why construction costs are on the rise and what school districts can do about it.

C2AE takes a highly personalized, forward-thinking approach to client service. We plan, design, and deliver a promising future, always in service of passion for our craft. That’s what we want our brand to show: our legacy, our unique approach, and our passion. And now we have the language, colors, and logo to tell our story better.