As part of the Chicago Neighborhood Engineering and Construction Team (C*NECT), Civiltech staff have the privilege of partnering with Embarc, a Chicago non-profit organization that provides community-driven, experience-based learning opportunities to low income high school students to inspire and prepare them for college and career success. Civiltech’s C*NECT staff continued robust student outreach efforts over […]
At Civiltech, we understand that our ultimate clients are the communities affected by our projects. We strive to ensure that our work has a positive impact. We work to build client trust, and we look for opportunities to volunteer and give back. We encourage and support our team’s community outreach and volunteerism both as a […]
This fall has brought many exciting changes to Civiltech. We are happy to celebrate three staff members and their accomplishments! Mike Folkening, P.E., PTOE has been named Director of Urban Design & Traffic, a new service department at Civiltech. Mike has been with Civiltech for over 20 years, previously serving as Director of Chicago Office. […]
On September 19, Civiltech staff celebrated the retirement of Bob Andres, P.E., PTOE (pictured center), one of Civiltech’s founders! Current and former staff joined clients and members of Bob’s family to share stories, honor his contributions to the firm, and provide well-wishes for his next adventure. We could say that we miss him already, but […]
As part of Civiltech’s in-house learning program, drone pilots Ernest Williams and Adam Wuellner gave a presentation on Drones for Data Collection. Their presentation covered the use of photogrammetry software, with which they are capable of producing 3D renderings, documenting construction progress, assisting Phase I and II with survey collection, and creating reality modeling for […]
Civiltech’s Planning and Traffic Studies teams joined the Morton Arboretum staff for a collaborative and hands-on Design Charette for the Arboretum Access Study project. The Civiltech team presented “think big” concepts allowing a deep dive discussion with the staff. Ginkgo Planning and Design, who is a partner on the Civiltech team, provided land use planning […]