Everything Under The Sun: Engineering A Variety Of Projects

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Engineering A Variety Of Projects

The RK&K booth at a convention.

An 1100 employee company that has grown from its start as a two-person practice, Rummel, Klepper & Kahl LLC, or RK&K ENGINEERS, offers a wide range of engineering and consulting services to a large list of satisfied clients. Just look around in the midatlantic region and you'll see highways and buildings that feature contributions by this company.

What has this company been doing recently? RK&K has helped a local garden and mansion site, CYLBURN ARBORETUM, to map it's site, utilizing its geographic information system (GIS) capabilities. Rebecca Henry, President of the Cylburn Arboretum Association Board, and Patricia Foster, Executive Director, recently expressed their thanks, "On behalf of the Cylburn Arboretum Association, Inc., we would like to thank you and RK&K for your commitment to community service and especially for the excellent and diligent GIS work of Tom Earp, Dan Passman and Dan Deal to the Arboretum's mapping program....Our experience with RK&K demonstrates that your commitment to community service is meaningful and significant. As beneficiaries of this commitment, we are extremely grateful."

Down in Washington, DC, THE AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR LIFE MEMORIAL has recently joined other monuments on the National Mall and honors those who have become disabled while providing military service. ACEC/Metro Washington presented RK&K Engineering with an Honor Award for Engineering Excellence for it work on the project. Among those receiving the award were Barry Owenby, representing the owners; Anna Barbour and Shalom Barones, architects; and Doug Hayes, landscape architect.

Another recent project involved the UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING LABORATORY building at Johns Hopkins University, where members of RK&K Engineers used their expertise in sustainable solutions to provide practical environmental sensibility. So, it was a great honor when, at the 11th Annual Wintergreen Awards banquet, this competent team received an Excellence in Green Building Award within the Academic Building Category, one of the firm's specialty areas. The RK&K team provided civil/site engineering services.

Employees participated in Bike To Work Day.

Just this month, the company announced that they have acquired the assets of TAMAYO ENGINEERING, LLC, an engineering company which has worked in the South Florida area. This acquisition with allow RK&K to expand its footprint into Florida, where it can enhance its involvement. Founder, Enrique Tamayo, PE, and his team add four additional operating locations from which RK&K can provide high quality engineering services.