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Have you ever experienced the design professional’s worst nightmare? The Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) reviews the plan and approves the project; construction moves forward only…

Have you ever experienced the design professional’s worst nightmare? The Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) reviews the plan and approves the project; construction moves forward only…

Doug Holle, P.E., recently spoke at the Blair Train Depot dedication ceremony on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in Blair, Neb. Schemmer performed Construction Engineering and…

Office culture, department consolidation, personal work styles, collaboration, better use of space…all important concerns we wanted to address in our office renovation. The question became…

One of Schemmer’s geotechnical engineers, Loras Klostermann, P.E., often meets people that are not familiar with the geotechnical engineering field or the nature of work…

Schemmer’s stockholders have elected Tracy Mumford, LEED AP, (left) and Doug Holle, P.E., (right) to the 2013 Board of Directors. At Schemmer, Mumford has served as…

Metrics are considered a set of measurements that quantify results. Business metrics define the progress of a business in measurable terms. Project performance metrics tell…

A building is a large investment. An owner must to be confident that the costs are justified and that they will get an adequate return…

Designing bridges in urban areas can present multiple challenges that are not as common in more rural settings. Urban bridges are often constructed in locations…

Schemmer was awarded the 2013 American Council of Engineering Companies – Nebraska Grand Award for the U.S. Highway 6 Broadway Viaduct project at the 2013…

Designing bridges in urban areas can present multiple challenges that are not as common in more rural settings. Urban bridges are often constructed in locations…

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2011, 3,331 people were killed in vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver, with an additional 387,000 people…

Patients are to healthcare facilities like water is to fish. The latter couldn’t exist without the former. So it’s no surprise that a designer’s first…