AR Engineering participated in the American Society of Civil Engineers SW Michigan Branch yearly roundtable event at Western Michigan University. AR Engineering joined other companies from the area to speak to the civil and construction engineering students one-on-one about our fields and answer questions. Thank you to all the professionals that attended and to the students who dropped by to benefit from the conversation while enjoying some pizza and pop.
AR Employees Attend Michigan Wastewater Conference
On January 9-10, 2024, two of our engineers, Emily and Spencer, attended the Michigan Onsite Wastewater Conference in Lansing, Michigan. The Michigan Onsite Wastewater Conference is a 2-day educational conference that presented the latest onsite wastewater industry trends, regulatory changes, wastewater management options and technology. Emily and Spencer were excited to attend this conference, learn more about onsite wastewater, attend several seminars, and understand the basics of soil textural analysis in the soils training lab.
AR Employees Volunteer in the Community
AR engineering encourages employees to volunteer in the community and provides one day off annually for staff to volunteer with an organization of their choosing. On December 21, 2023, two of our project managers, Spencer and Whitney, braved the cold and spent the day framing a new home with Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity. The two worked with a team of ‘habitat regulars’ framing doors and walls, climbing ladders, swinging hammers, cutting boards, and shooting nails. By the end of the day the house was able to be enclosed with a tarp. Spencer said, “It was a good change of pace from the office, and it feels great to see so much progress in just a day.” Whitney thought “The Guys we worked with were a hoot, I’d do this again and I’m very thankful for the opportunity”.
Andrew Rossell also volunteered the following day, working to upgrade non-compliant restrooms at his parish. The bathroom conversion consisted of removing one existing stall and toilet from each of the men’s and women’s restrooms to create a new ADA compliant stall. It involved reworking the partitions and adding handrails for code compliance and was completed in time for the Christmas service. The team at AR Engineering is grateful for our talents and the opportunity to give back to the community.
2023 AR Christmas Party
The team at AR Engineering got together for dinner at Latitutde 42 before heading over to Escapology for some friendly competition! Three groups, three rooms with increasing difficulty, and a few clues were needed. Not everyone solved the puzzle in time, but everyone had a great evening celebrating another successful year and looking forward to 2024!
WMU Fall 2023 Capstone Project
AR Engineering was proud to sponsor another WMU Civil Engineering Capstone Project for the 2023 Fall Semester. Their project involved a multi-family residential development in the City of Kalamazoo. Scope entailed site development, utilities, stormwater and pavement design. AR Engineering extends its congratulations to Devin, Mike and Jason - they did a fantastic job on their presentation!
