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WRA Wins MEP Contract
WRA was recently awarded a $1 million on-call contract with the City of Baltimore to provide mechanical and electrical engineering services. Projects will include studies and design for various types of facilities throughout Baltimore City. Work is expected to begin this fall.
Charlie Henck Contributes to ASHRAE’s “Laboratory Design Guide”
With the publication of ASHRAE’s second edition of the “Laboratory Design Guide” comes the update of Chapter 8: Air Treatment. This chapter, revised and edited by Charlie Henck, Vice President at WRA, addresses the requirements for acceptable and safe levels of pollutants as well as air…
New Human Performance and Academic Research Facility at UMCP
A new 280,000 square foot Human Performance and Academic Research Facility is being created at the Cole Student Activities Building at the University of Maryland. The facility will house a new Center for Sports Medicine; Health and Human Performance; the Academy for Innovation and…
WRA Celebrates 100 Years with Anniversary Gala
Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP (WRA), a privately-owned engineering and architectural firm founded at the beginning of World War I, announced that its 100th year anniversary celebration -- featuring Baltimore’s own Mike Rowe -- was held at the Maryland Science Center this past Thursday…
East 26th Street Project Close to Completion
Baltimore, MD – A little over a year ago, the century-old retaining wall located between the CSX Transportation railroad tracks and East 26th Street gave way, carrying part of the street and several cars down onto the tracks below.
Temporary Repairs of Baltimore’s East 26th Street to Be Completed Ahead of Schedule
Baltimore, MD – Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP along with the various City Departments and other contractors, specifically Hayward Baker and Concrete General Inc., will be finishing the first phase of temporary repairs for Baltimore’s collapsed East 26th Street ahead of schedule. WRA…
WRA On-Call Engineering Contract to Repair Collapsed East 26th Street and Retaining Wall
Baltimore, MD – Around 4 p.m., on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, a century-old retaining wall located between the CSX Transportation railroad tracks and East 26th Street in Baltimore’s Charles Village neighborhood gave way. The wall, along with one lane of East 26th Street between North Charles and…
Professional Engineering Exam
Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP is pleased to announce that the following employees passed the Professional Engineering Exam: Kelsey Kress, Transportation Ryan Wilson, Utilities Mindy Laybourne, Traffic Kristen Estocsin, Transportation Andrew Bourne, Civil/Land Development Andrew…
Lewes Transit Center Opens
Lewes, DE – The Delaware Transit Corporation cut the ribbon on its new Lewes Transit Center, creating a new hub for bus routes in the Sussex County beach area. WRA designed the project, which includes six bus bays and a 200-space park-and-ride lot with permeable concrete paving. We are currently…
WRA Receives Honor Award from ACEC/VA
Senior Vice-President, Jeremy Schlussel, and Associate, Bruce English, accepted the ACEC/VA Honor Award for the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry Dolphin Replacement.