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Projects

Windmor Group Corporation (concept, platting, storm water, utility infrastructure)
Redesign Eleven Beaches (reduce E. coli, storm water, improve look)
The Kames at Elkhart (utility design, geotechnical exploration, and platting)
Lake Aire Subdivision (platting, site design, surveying, and materials testing)
Park East Live/Work Lofts (brownfield clean-up and closure strategy)
Pine Haven Christian Home (due diligence and site design)
Harbor Centre South Pier District (restore and revitalize the shoreline)
Acuity Insurance Headquarters Expansion (construction quality control and testing)
UW Sheboygan Acuity Technology Center Addition (geotechnical investigation)
Former Quicfrez Complex (environmental)
Alliant Energy Power Plant (precision surveying and construction quality control)
Concordia University Expansion (geotechnical engineering)
St. Nicholas Hospital (reconfigured parking)
St. Agnes Hospital (site development/storm water management)

Windmor

Location: Town of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Client: Windridge Group Corporation

As Sheboygan’s first “Conservation Subdivision” (as defined by the Town of Sheboygan Rural Residential Cluster ordinance), this 66 single-family subdivision provides 50% common space and a splendid view of the adjacent Pigeon River and Town and Country Golf Course. Miller Engineers & Scientists has provided concept planning and preliminary platting services, and is currently providing comprehensive storm water management, utility infrastructure design, and final platting services for Windridge. The storm water management, environmental restoration, and reforestation efforts are being incorporated into the subdivision landscaping concept created by Landmark Landscape of Sheboygan Falls. Bidding and contractor selection services, as well as construction phase staking and materials testing, will complete Miller Engineers & Scientists’ wide ranging professional services. top

Redesign Eleven Beaches

Location: Door County, Wisconsin
Client: Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department

The Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department has teamed with Miller Engineers & Scientists to redesign eleven beaches within the County. Each beach is being redesigned to reduce E. coli contamination, improve storm water quality, reduce storm water runoff, and make the beaches more aesthetically pleasing while deterring birds. Selected for their “naturalized” design concepts and experience in sustainable design, Miller Engineers & Scientists is working closely with the County staff and GTK Consulting and Contracting (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) to provide environmentally and economically sound options to minimize the challenges facing each beach while maintaining the natural beauty of the surroundings. View final beach design drawings. top

The Kames at Elkhart

Location: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Client: Conservâre

Miller Engineers & Scientists teamed with Applied Ecological Services (AES) and the Kubala Washatko Architects (TKWA) to create a wide variety of living styles on eighty acres of beautiful kettles and kames at the north edge of the Village of Elkhart Lake. Miller is providing utility design, geotechnical exploration, and platting services for the northern estate lots, conventional one-acre sites, and several clustered hamlets, all spotted strategically away from the many overlook and scenic views. Hiking trails will connect the designated overlooks and naturalized areas to the clustered home sites and the downtown district. Unique country living meshes seamlessly with the many advantages of historic downtown Elkhart Lake. top

Lake Aire Subdivision

Location: Town of Wilson, Wisconsin
Client: Green Acres Estates, LLC

Beginning in 2002, Miller Engineers & Scientists has provided platting, site design, surveying, and materials testing services to Green Acres Estates for the Lake Aire subdivision in the Town of Wilson, just south of the City of Sheboygan. Our design efforts focused on both vehicle and pedestrian patterns and the preservation of natural green space and wetlands throughout the property. Our design included roadways with pedestrian/biking pathways designed to minimize the impact on the environment, maximized southern exposure on building lots, naturalized swales and storm water control areas, and, ultimately, a subdivision designed in harmony with its surroundings. top

Park East Live/Work Lofts

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Client: Gorman & Company, Inc.

This downtown Milwaukee brownfield site remained underutilized due to soil and groundwater contamination and concerns about potential vapor migration. Miller Engineers & Scientists worked with Gorman & Company and the WDNR to devise a clean-up and closure strategy that utilized the building construction process as an integral part of the site remediation. By providing geotechnical services in combination with on-site environmental work, Miller created an economical foundation system to address poor soil conditions and contamination on portions of the site. top

Pine Haven Christian Home

Location: Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Client: Pine Haven Christian Home

Pine Haven Christian Home contracted Miller Engineers & Scientists to perform due diligence and site design services for their new facility. Preliminary work included a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, UST (underground storage tank) closure, geotechnical exploration and consultation, wetland delineation, and site design services.

This former farm property is being re-developed as a sustainable senior residential community. Miller Engineers & Scientists provided environmental and geotechnical due diligence, surveying, and civil site design services. A topographic survey and wetland delineation were completed early during the project to identify the buildable portions of the site, and to develop a conceptual plan that would minimize grading and make the most of the attractive and functional wetland and drainage swales.

The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment identified an underground storage tank lacking closure documentation. A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment was then coupled with the geotechnical investigation of the property. Petroleum contamination was confirmed and cost-effectively defined through a staged investigation.

With the wetlands and petroleum impacts defined, Miller completed a civil site design, incorporating walking paths and showcasing the natural beauty of the wetland. Rather than removing petroleum-contaminated soil to a landfill, Miller designed around the area of impacts, recommending that the soil stay in-place where contamination will degrade naturally. The contaminated area will be covered with impervious pavement to minimize leaching of petroleum to the groundwater.

The detention pond has also been designed as a site feature. Because the arable acreage on this large property will be developed in stages, Miller incorporated a biofiltration system with native plantings and a native grass vegetative filter around the pond to protect it from nutrient-rich agricultural run-off. Rain gardens are sprinkled throughout the site to provide color and surface water control. Other “green” site features include heat pumps and recycling existing building foundations into crushed aggregate to be used on-site. top

Harbor Centre South Pier District

Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Client: City of Sheboygan

Miller Engineers & Scientists worked with the City of Sheboygan to restore and revitalize the shoreline along Lake Michigan at the Harbor Centre South Pier District. This once industrial property was transformed into a popular resort and recreational destination, and required an innovative revetment system to protect the inland development while improving the aesthetics of the property. Miller Engineers & Scientists designed a “buried” revetment system to mimic the surrounding sand dunes while providing maximum protection from the destructive forces of the waves on Lake Michigan. Other services provided to the City include: boardwalk and trail design, exposed revetment design, consultation on vegetative plantings, and quality control testing. top

Acuity Insurance Headquarters Expansion

Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Client: M. A. Mortenson Company

M.A. Mortenson Company of Brookfield, Wisconsin provided general contracting services for the multi-million dollar Acuity Insurance office building addition on Sheboygan’s south side. This beautiful structure, with its stately grounds and impressive American flag, has become a landmark to those who travel the adjacent I43 corridor.

Miller Engineers & Scientists served Mortenson by providing complete construction quality control and testing services. These ranged from verification of soil bearing capacities in the foundation subgrade, to bolt testing and confirming nailing patterns in the ceiling of the 85-foot high pinnacle of the galleria. Our services frequently required a “full-time” site presence, often with multiple technicians simultaneously serving different aspects of the project. top

UW Sheboygan Acuity Technology Center Addition

Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Client: Miron Construction

The University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan County Campus continues to expand with the addition of the Acuity Technology Center. This state of the art media center was constructed by Miron Construction Company and opened for student use in the fall of 2007.

Miller Engineers & Scientists’ participation in this project began with completion of a geotechnical investigation and report that provided recommendations for foundation design and general earthwork and construction considerations. We continued our services with subgrade observation during foundation construction, and with density testing during backfilling operations. Our expert technicians also provided both field and laboratory concrete testing, torque testing of structural steel bolted connections and visual inspection of welded connections. Our services were completed with the testing of sprayed-on fireproofing for proper thickness. top

Former Quicfrez Complex

Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Client: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Miller Engineers & Scientists was contracted by the City of Fond du Lac and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to provide environmental services at the former Quicfrez Complex, an old industrial facility on the Fond du Lac River. Miller’s Phase I / Phase II Environmental Site Assessment discovered TCE at free-product levels. Our firm developed and analyzed five remedial options to address the heavy contamination. The most cost-effective and feasible option was an innovative technology called Lasagna ®, which combines electrokinetic technology with zero-valent iron treatment zones. This is the third application of this technology in the US. The intended end-use of the property will be public green space, including a bike path along the river. top

Alliant Energy Power Plant

Location: Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Client: Oscar J. Boldt Construction Company

Oscar J. Boldt Construction Company of Appleton, Wisconsin provided general contracting services for this multi-million dollar “peak load” electrical generating station in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. This facility, owned and operated by Alliant Energy, provides service to customers throughout east central Wisconsin.

Miller Engineers & Scientists’ involvement in this project included precision surveying for anchor bolt placement and construction quality control services. Our quality control services included over 250 soil density tests, and testing of over 700 concrete cylinders. Miller also worked with Oscar J. Boldt Construction to control concrete temperature during mass pours and evaluated mix designs for various components of the structure.

The nature of this project required close coordination between Miller Engineers & Scientists’ technical staff and Oscar J. Boldt Construction to assure timeliness of test reporting due to an aggressive project schedule, and often required the full-time presence of our experienced materials testing technicians to complete the project on-time and within budget. top

Concordia University Expansion

Location: Mequon, Wisconsin
Client: Jos. Schmitt & Sons Construction Co.

Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin was in need of additional student housing and associated parking facilities. Joseph Schmitt & Sons Construction Company of Sheboygan, Wisconsin was selected as the general contractor for this campus expansion project.

Miller Engineers & Scientists teamed with Jos. Schmitt to provide geotechnical engineering services for the dormitory structure. Miller also provided building layout survey services and was retained to provide both field and laboratory concrete testing services, as well as density testing of backfill soils that were placed underneath and around the new structure.

Our services on the parking lot expansion included site grading redesign, staking of vertical and horizontal control, observing proof roles of the prepared sub base, and soil fill density testing. top

St. Nicholas Hospital

Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Client: St. Nicholas Hospital

The North Taylor Drive/Superior Avenue campus has been the site of several Miller Engineers & Scientists projects over the past several years. Our firm has reconfigured the parking area for the Marsho Clinic site, designed the overflow staff parking area and detention basin, and provided survey control and ALTA services at the Ambulatory Surgery Center, currently under construction. All projects required an awareness of the proposed long-term campus expansion, which was gained by Miller over two decades of work at St. Nicholas. top

St. Agnes Hospital

Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Client: St. Agnes Hospital

The east wing of the hospital was demolished and became the site for the new east parking area. Extensive parking expansion north of the hospital campus required special attention to the adjacent De Neveu Creek floodplain. The offline storm water treatment units were two of the first units installed in east-central Wisconsin. Severe site constraints and floodplain considerations were challenges overcome by the ingenuity of the site development / storm water management team. top

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