RS&H associates recently participated in, “Leveraging Design-Build Best Practices in a Vertical Market,” a panel hosted by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Florida Region Gulf Coast Chapter. Geared toward architects/engineers, builders, and owners, the panel discussion focused on the design-build method, process, and best practices in project delivery. Senior Project Practice Leader for [...]
With the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) as clients, RS&H is helping shape the present and future of mobility in Northeast Florida. RS&H is leading with the evaluation and design of express lanes on Interstates 95 and 295, the implementation of the First Coast Expressway, as well as the [...]
RS&H’s video team takes to the skies with some new drone footage of a YMCA project in Jacksonville, Florida. The Winston Family YMCA opened its doors in August 2016. The state-of-the-art facility is a manifest of the Y’s commitment both to rejuvenating a community and to helping reduce chronic illness and improve health. You [...]
What does it take to help a national company with geographical hindrances collaborate better? As it turns out, a handful of major infrastructure projects led by a determined manager in a mere 20 months. Taking a deep dive into new technology, RS&H Manager of Information Technology Infrastructure and Operations Jeff Daigle, working with his [...]
RS&H Vice President Jim Avitabile has been a big part of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) in his home state of Florida. As region president, he helped expand DBIA membership, diversified initiatives and implemented a successful awards program that made the region financially sustainable. It only make sense that Avitabile is being recognized [...]
Across the country, non-profit organizations and charities host golf tournaments as fundraisers, inviting golfers from business communities of all sizes to play 18 holes for a good cause. Such is the case for the Conch Scramble on Islamorada in the Florida Keys, but this golf tournament is like no other. Last month at the [...]
When Jeff Smith walked into the Orlando office on his first day at RS&H, he envisioned creating a team and redesigning some office space to create a dynamic architectural healthcare studio to be able to support and solve local clients’ biggest challenges. Starting as a one man show, his talent and passion has attracted others [...]
RS&H associates regularly respond to coastlines and other areas when they are ravaged by hurricanes and other natural disasters. Such was the case when Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas and Irma decimated Florida. Associates in RS&H’s Transportation Infrastructure and Transportation Construction Management Practices assessed and inspected hundreds of bridges and roads in Texas and Florida [...]
RS&H has been heavily involved with the First Coast Expressway in Northeast Florida, and the job is crossing over into other facets of office life. Such is the case when RS&H Water Resources Associate Oliver Shahbazian and a team of coworkers got together to build a miniature golf hole for “Build-Putt-Give,” a charity food [...]
Each year, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognizes one project that exemplifies the value that public-private partnerships (P3) bring to U.S. transportation development. As a P3 between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and I-595 Express, LLC, this year’s recipient was the I-595 Corridor Improvements project.