The Kleingers Group recently created plans for the first underground utility connection installed under the new Cincinnati Streetcar while the overhead lines are energized.

Specifically, the Water Service Branch Plan created by Kleingers identifies the routing of a new water service line and the location of the bore pits required to tunnel under the streetcar line.

Like most projects in an urban setting, the routing of the new waterline had to be configured in a tight space while avoiding a number of existing utilities, all at various depths. The location of the bore pits also had to be chosen carefully to work around a large number of existing utilities.

The new water line, installed by Greater Cincinnati Water Works, will service a building currently under renovation by 3CDC.

Plans submitted to Greater Cincinnati Water Works were approved the same day, allowing work to begin quickly.

The project is expected to be the first of many to come that will require extra care to work around the tracks for the Cincinnati Streetcar.

Today, we hosted a  FIRST® LEGO® League team, and it was so much fun!  FIRST® LEGO® League introduces young people (grades 4-8), to the fun and excitement of science and technology. Teams of up to ten children, led by two screened Lead coaches, participate in a challenge tournament. Teams and events are all over the world.

By designing challenges around topics, participants are exposed to potential career paths within a chosen challenge topic, in addition to solidifying the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) principles that naturally come from participating in the program. Team members also learn valuable life and employment skills which will benefit them no matter which career path they choose.

Many thanks to Nathan Moore, Jason Ellis, and Brad D’Agnillo, for giving awesome presentations with visual demonstrations to the kids. You should have heard the incredibly good questions the kids asked: How does the point cloud show measurements? What do the different colors in the scan mean? What kind of education/degree did you get to do this?

After visiting several job sites, the kids will select a project. If the topic is something they learned here, we have committed to being available to answer questions as they begin the project. We can’t wait to hear if we piqued their interest in something related to engineering, 3D scanning, or sports fields.

What an awesome opportunity to expose young kids to things we do here and encourage them into the survey and engineering professions. The presentations were so good that I could see us taking this show “on the road”….to local middle and senior high schools!

Our survey crews assisted with renovation efforts for the newly opened Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel. The Kleingers Group survey crews ran level circuits up and down the existing stairs of the entire 18-story building and located areas where new stairs were located on each floor. This was completed during the demolition phase so that the steel manufacturer could prefab the metal stairs within a 1/8″, saving them time and money.

Check out completed photos from the recent Grand Opening.

Amanda Roehl was recently awarded the Marketer of the Year Award, by the Greater Cincinnati Society for Marketing Professional Services. The award recognizes members who have set new standards of achievement in the A/E/C industry and has gone above and beyond the call of duty within the chapter. Amanda has been a member of the Cincinnati Chapter for 10 years and has served on the board for the past three years. Amanda will serve as President-Elect for the 2014-15 season.

Downtown just got a little greener!

The Kleingers Group is excited to announce the relocation of our Landscape Architecture Studio to our Downtown Cincinnati office.  With Downtown design projects like the green rooftop patio at dunnhumbyUSA’s new headquarters, University of Cincinnati’s Market Pointe + Siddall Hall, and Mercer Commons, our Landscape Architecture Studio is growing.  Our downtown location will allow us to better serve our Cincinnati based private and public clients.  The loft style office space will allow our awesome landscape architect crew to unleash their creativity in an exciting and fresh collaborative work environment.

Find us at 652 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.  We are located just behind the Aronoff Center and next door to Penn Station subs.  Stop by and visit, we’d be happy to see you for lunch… (or happy hour)!

The Dunnhumby Centre project officially got underway this past week and our folks were in the crowd to celebrate the event. The Kleingers Group is providing the civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture design services for this project.