John R. McAdams Company, Inc.

McAdams Company Adds New Survey Staff

2010-11-11T02:42:54Z

McAdams Company is pleased to announce four recent new hires to the Survey Department.

Mr. Travis Hill joined the firm as a Survey CAD Technician.
Mr. John Olgesby has been added as a Crew Chief.
Mr. Ken Speckman and Mr. Tal Sherron add experience to the field crews.

McAdams Expands Land Development Staff

2010-10-07T01:02:08Z

Recent new hires to the Land Development team include Dwayne Peterson and Lewis Hardee, PE. Mr. Peterson brings years of experience as a designer while Mr. Hardee will serve as a Project Engineer.

“We are excited about the level of client service these two professionals bring to our team”, said Director, Bill Derks.

Bob Zumwalt Appointed to UDO Committee

2010-10-06T01:22:23Z

Congratulations to McAdams’ Director of Land Planning, Bob Zumwalt, RLA, on his appointment to the UDO Committee for the Town of Wake Forest!

The committee’s role is to provide guidance to the Town as they revise the zoning, site plan and subdivision ordinances into a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Guidance typically consists of working with the Planning Department to review and discuss concepts then followed by recommendations to the UDO.

Jim Halley Pens Article for Land and Water Magazine

2010-01-06T20:29:30Z

The current issue of Land and Water magazine features an article written by Jim Halley, a senior project manager with EcoEngineering, a division of The John R. McAdams Company. The article titled, North Carolina’s First Headwater Stream Restoration Project, describes how EcoEngineering was selected by the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program to develop a comprehensive restoration plan involving wetland and stream mitigation for an unnamed tributary flowing into Pembroke Creek in Chowan County. This project is the first headwater stream and wetland restoration project developed and constructed in North Carolina.

“Because there was no precedence set for such a project in North Carolina, we had to interpret new Corps guidance and develop our own design criteria for these important Coastal Plain ecosystems”, said Halley. “We wanted to reverse the detrimental effects of historical ‘ditching and draining’ and allow these headwater wetlands to re-establish. Now we have a site that improves water quality, provides a diverse habitat for local fauna, and does not impede adjacent land use.”

The 60-acre site located near Edenton consisted of 4,488 linear feet of headwater wetland corridor that needed to be restored, 18 acres of wetland that needed restoration and six acres that would benefit from enhancement. Construction on the project took place in 2007 and is currently in the second of five years of monitoring and is performing as designed. Vegetation is becoming established and the headwater wetland surface flow regime has been restored.

Land and Water is a national bi-monthly magazine published for contractors, landscape architects, consultants, engineers and government officials involved in natural resource management and restoration from the idea stage through project completion and maintenance. To view Halley’s story, visit www.landandwater.com.

EcoEngineering Launches New Website

2009-11-04T21:20:26Z

EcoEngineering, a division of The John R. McAdams Company, recently launched a new website (www.ecoengr.com) featuring extended lists of services as well as case studies and numerous photographs of completed projects.

“EcoEngineering has worked on some of the most environmentally-challenging projects in the state,” said Amos Clark, director of the EcoEngineering Division. “Having a website that allows us to accurately describe the services we provide and show the results of those services is a tremendous asset to our current and potential clients.”

The John R. McAdams Company has provided stand-alone stormwater and environmental services since 1999. In 2008 the stormwater department was renamed and reestablished as a separate division. Today, EcoEngineering is comprised of professional engineers, wetland scientists and registered environmental managers who provide water resources engineering and environmental consulting services to public and private clients of all sizes.

Designed and developed by VisionPoint Marketing, the new site is divided into four main sections with each focusing on a different service line and featuring multiple case studies highlighting project challenges and solutions. The four service lines are stormwater management and flood plain analysis, dam design and repair, stream and wetland restoration and environmental consulting services. Within each service line section, there is a detailed list of individual services offered by EcoEngineering.