Penn Hills Senior High School Named Outstanding High School Design

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HRG is proud to announce that Penn Hill Senior High School has been honored as an Outstanding High School Design by American School & University Magazine.  HRG served as the civil and site design engineer on this project alongside the architectural team at Architectural Innovations, LLC.

The 301,000 square foot facility seamlessly integrates technology into the classroom and incorporates many green design principles to help the school district lower its energy costs.

Because the new building was built on the same site as the existing building, HRG had to carefully phase the development of the site in order to avoid disrupting school activities.  Once the new building was complete, students were transitioned to that facility, the previous building was demolished, and site work began for athletic facilities and additional parking.

HRG’s project manager Jim Feath said, “It was an honor to work on this project and be a part of Architectural Innovations’ team.  We’re proud of the facility we were able to create together.”

American School & University Magazine assembles a distinguished panel of education administrators, facility professionals and architects to select the best in school and university designs from that year.  Penn Hills Senior High School was one of seven high schools across the United States cited by the panel as an Outstanding High School Design.

Congratulations to our partners at Architectural Innovations on this achievement!”

 

ABOUT HRG

Originally founded in 1962, HRG has grown to be a nationally ranked Top 500 Design Firm, providing civil engineering, surveying and environmental services to public and private sector clients. The 200-person employee-owned firm currently has office locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. For more information, please visit our website at www.hrg-inc.com.

HRG Project Wins Certificate of Merit from the Lancaster County Planning Commission

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Photo courtesy of the Lancaster County Planning Commission
(L-R) Dennis Stuckey, Dennis Reichel, Robert Shenk, Mary Frey, Joseph Puskar, Scott Martin, Leo Lutz

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is pleased to announce that our project, the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Lancaster County Planning Commission at its Envision Leadership Awards Program on March 24 at the Manheim Township Public Library.

These awards recognize those in the community who embrace smart growth concepts and demonstrate the advantages of good planning.

The Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute provides a holistic approach to cancer treatment by combining multiple support services with the full suite of medical specialties under one roof in order to treat the patient’s body and spirit as one. The 70,000 square-foot, two-story building is part of Lancaster General Health’s Suburban Outpatient Pavilion.

As the civil engineer for this project, HRG worked with LGH and its entire team to incorporate many green and sustainable components into the design such as:

  •  A curved glass building facade with a southern exposure that promotes passive heating and cooling and natural lighting.
  • Trees to reduce the heat island effect.
  • Exterior lighting designed to eliminate off-site light pollution.
  • A stone base for the paving that used recycled site materials.
  • Eleven rain gardens and eleven bioswales to promote sustainable stormwater management.
  • A 10,000 gallon cistern to gather rainwater for site irrigation.

 

ABOUT HRG

Originally founded in 1962, HRG has grown to be a nationally ranked Top 500 Design Firm, providing civil engineering, surveying and environmental services to public and private sector clients. The 200-person employee-owned firm currently has office locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.

HRG’s Projects Recognized with 2014 Dauphin County Premier Project Awards

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Two of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.’s (HRG) projects received 2014 Dauphin County Premier Project Awards. On Tuesday, January 13, 2015, Dauphin County Commissioners and the Dauphin County Planning Commission held the third annual awards event to recognize improvements that promote smart growth and revitalization within local communities.

HRG is proud to have provided engineering, surveying, and related services throughout the planning, design, and construction of the following award-winning projects.

Derry Township’s recently improved PA 743 and U.S. Route 422 historic square
The Hershey Square, was honored in the “Revitalization” category for projects above $500,000. This large-scale $13 million project is the first phase of a comprehensive plan to upgrade the existing 100-year-old transportation system within the world-renowned Hershey, Pennsylvania. Vast improvements were incorporated to keep pace with the increased traffic flow resulting from this thriving community and popular tourist destination.

Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority’s Solar Farm was recognized in the “Infrastructure” category. This project advances the use of alternative energy in Central Pennsylvania through the creation of one of the largest municipally-owned solar generation farms in Pennsylvania. This initiative is decreasing dependence on fossil fuels and generating revenue to significantly offset the County’s operational costs by 40%.

“We extend our congratulations to Derry Township and Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority for their forward-thinking approach and to improving the wellbeing of their communities,” stated Brian D. Emberg, HRG’s Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. “It was a sincere honor to be a part of these commendable initiatives.”

 

ABOUT HRG

Originally founded in 1962, HRG has grown to be a nationally ranked Top 500 Design Firm, providing civil engineering, surveying and environmental services to public and private sector clients. The 200-person employee-owned firm currently has office locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.

HRG Project Named as One of the Country’s Top 10 Spaces

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Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is proud to have played a role in a recently named 2014 Great Public Space. Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh was recently honored by the American Planning Association as one of the country’s top 10 public places. HRG was instrumental in helping to renovate the iconic fountain, which won an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Mid-Atlantic Best Project award of merit in 2013. Click here to read more.

 

ABOUT HRG

Originally founded in 1962, HRG has grown to be a nationally ranked Top 500 Design Firm, providing civil engineering, surveying and environmental services to public and private sector clients. The 200-person employee-owned firm currently has office locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.