Articles 10-20-2021
A Senate hearing about escalating cyberattacks against U.S. utility and water management agencies in July revealed some eye-popping statistics. Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works included one alarming ...
RFQ 10-19-2021
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff) requests the submission of qualifications statements, which may result in the award of contracts, to provide asbestos laboratory and/or air-monitoring services for the City of San Marcos' Blanco Riverine Flood Mitigation ...
Inside Halff 10-15-2021
Electricity had been nonexistent for 16 days. Maybe 17. Hurricane Ida was so menacing, so destructive that the locals (and those trying to help) were losing count. One woman—a resident of St. John the Baptist Parish in southern Louisiana—drove up to where Halff Business Development Manager Josh Walker was standing. ...
Inside Halff 10-07-2021
Lyrics.com claims the phrase “where are you going” can be found in nearly 286,000 music lyrics. Our travels fulfill us and—assuming we can avoid the chaos of a busy airport—free our minds from daily stressors. The Halff bag tradition began many years ago when former president Martin Molloy sought to […] ... Press Releases 10-07-2021
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, announced it is acquiring Arkansas-based firm Morrison-Shipley Engineers. Morrison-Shipley will do business as Morrison-Shipley Halff. ...
Inside Halff 08-31-2021
Halff and partner Peinado Construction cosponsored an industrial development bus tour for IWIRE North Texas in early August, touring multiple projects at or near DFW Airport. IWIRE, or Industrial Women in Real Estate, is “dedicated to creating ...
Articles 08-27-2021
Nearly 54 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dropped in on a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia. It was a brief visit by all accounts. But in true Dr. King fashion, he taught, challenged and inspired those students ...
Inside Halff 08-25-2021
Oklahoma State University honored Halff Planning and Landscape Architecture Regional Practice Leader Lenny Hughes with its Distinguished Landscape ...
Articles 08-18-2021
Demands on public roadways and overall transportation budgets increase seemingly every year. While quality and safety are critical roadway components, the financial burden to maintain and repair those facilities is high and becomes ...
Inside Halff 08-13-2021
President/CEO Mark Edwards awarded the Home Run Award to Houston Production Manager Erik Verduzco. The Home Run Award is presented to an employee who embodies the spirit of Halff through leadership, ownership, excellence and the growth of others. “Erik is the definition of ‘will do whatever it takes to get […] ...
Articles 08-11-2021
Aug. 11 is 811 Day across the U.S., which brings awareness to the practice of safe digging, whether it’s planting a tree in your backyard or digging the foundation for a large building. Infrastructure that accommodates electricity, natural gas, water, sewer and telecommunications lines ...
Inside Halff 08-06-2021
Austin Public Works Team Leader RJ Endsley was honored with the 2021 Rising Star Award from Zweig Group. The award recognizes younger professionals whose exceptional technical capability, leadership ability, effective teaching or research ...
Videos 06-01-2021
We add value to your projects by providing high-quality geospatial solutions inexpensively and on-schedule. Our focus is to select the right tools for the job while understanding three critical areas of a project: safety, data quality and creative solutions. Check out a brief look at our geospatial services! ...
Articles 04-20-2021
Spring has sprung, but the winter storm that brought snow, ice and piercing-cold temperatures to Texas and neighboring states in February had a lasting impression—for all the wrong reasons. ...
Press Releases 03-10-2021
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading and fastest-growing engineering/architecture consulting firms, announces Jessica Baker, PE, PMP, CFM, as the firm’s chief marketing officer and newest management team member. ...
Videos 02-26-2021
For EWeek 2021's Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, we asked some of the Halff family's future engineers what they think engineers do. While we can’t confirm how much chocolate our engineers eat, they do enjoy designing ...
Videos 02-23-2021
The Town of Little Elm recently enhanced its Harts Branch Trail, a 12-foot-wide, 1.3-mile shared-use trail meandering along the Harts Branch riparian corridor. The trail safely links the Town’s neighborhoods, businesses and communities ...
Videos 02-17-2021
Have you noticed the difference on Belt Line Road in Addison? We worked with the Town to make numerous aesthetic, safety and operational improvements to this highly traveled road through the popular restaurant row. ...
Inside Halff 01-29-2021
Congratulations to Project Manager Shaun Sallee, PE, who was named the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Young Member of the Year by the Houston-Galveston Post! The Young Member group provides ...
Inside Halff 12-28-2020
Halff employees relish opportunities to solve problems for others. The company’s participation in the mINiTERN Program during the fall with students from Dallas College has added even more creative thinking to the equation. ...
Inside Halff 12-15-2020
When it comes to the modern world of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Bill Swope, CP, has a wealth of knowledge. Bill, who is the Surveying practice business development manager at Halff, is involved in multiple UAS advisory programs ...
Articles 11-04-2020
The pandemic and resulting circumstances have forced companies and agencies in all industries to examine the way they operate, consider change management and rethink best practices. That includes the bid solicitation process. ...
Articles 10-07-2020
One of the clear pictures painted for industrial and manufacturing companies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of adaptation. Supply chains have been broken globally for a multitude of industries, and these disruptions ...
Articles 09-30-2020
Halff published a bulletin in the spring of 2020 about the EPA and Department of the Army issuance of the final rule defining waters of the United States regulated under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Becoming effective on June 22, 2020 ...
Articles 09-23-2020
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published its updated version of Atlas 14 (Volume 11) in 2018 to revise rainfall amounts that define a 100-year storm event—as well as a variety of other frequencies—in Texas. ...
Articles 09-08-2020
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) integrate advanced communications ...
Articles 09-03-2020
Development projects can pull together a variety of dynamics, agendas, capabilities and even egos to fulfill a client’s vision. For instance, a building architect might ...
Press Releases 08-31-2020
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the ...
Inside Halff 08-25-2020
The Down Syndrome Association of Houston (DSAH) does everything in its power to change perception. In a world where people generally express sorrow for the birth of a child with Down syndrome, DSAH celebrates it. ...
Case Studies 08-20-2020
Replacing a legacy natural gas pipeline for integrity purposes can be routine—until it isn’t. That was the case for a 24-inch pipeline ...
Inside Halff 08-18-2020
Senior Vice President and Planning and Landscape Architecture Practice Leader Tim Bargainer has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. ...
Articles 07-31-2020
Capital Cascades Park was a vision that became reality. It was a grand vision to transform a low-lying, industrial EPA Superfund site in the heart of Tallahassee ... Articles 06-10-2020
Over the last few months, two actions have the consultant industry monitoring agency websites and press releases to better understand how these actions will affect permitting future projects pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act ...
Press Releases 05-29-2020
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is proud to announce that Michael Coffey, Ph.D., PE, LEED AP ...
Articles 05-21-2020
Machine-learning algorithms are woven into our daily lives. For instance, they use data to predict or recommend our Netflix and YouTube viewing choices. They foretell ...
Articles 05-07-2020
Virtual meetings are becoming more of a comfort zone for municipalities, design consultants and other entities needing to engage the public and keep projects moving forward. That line of communication remains vital to facilitate new information ...
Articles 04-27-2020
At Halff, we turn ideas into reality and encourage young thinkers to do the same. With many schools across the country closed for the remainder of the school year, here are some fun and interactive ways for students of all ages to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) […] ...
Articles 04-24-2020
While mastering virtual meeting tools is important to conduct engaging, worthwhile public meetings and gain valuable input from constituents, keeping the original purpose of the meeting and maintaining a human touch are also critical. ...
Articles 04-20-2020
The term business as usual has certainly taken on new life since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary suspension of open-meeting gatherings has challenged everyone to find virtual platforms and effective methods for ...
Articles 04-07-2020
Halff’s scientists and planners rely on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop layers of important geospatial and environmental data for project planning ... Articles 03-25-2020
COVID-19 has forced many communities to issue shelter-in-place orders to fight its spread. Halff employees are cooperating with these orders and, at the same time, committed to providing the same high level of service and quality for which we are ...
Inside Halff 03-05-2020
Halff Business Development Manager Mike Watson had no interest in traveling to Honduras in 1998 to perform survey work for the construction of an orphanage. He reluctantly took the mission outreach trip and has rarely missed an opportunity ...
Articles 03-04-2020
The Regional Veloweb, or more commonly Veloweb, may not be a widely recognizable name, but it is serious business when it comes to improving bicycle and pedestrian connectivity in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The result of a federal ...
Inside Halff 02-20-2020
Engineers Week is dedicated to raising awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to our society and introducing the profession to young people. Halff’s purpose statement declares that engineers “improve lives and communities by turning ideas ...
Articles 02-05-2020
Safety. Efficiency. Accuracy. Productivity. Cost. All are valuable commodities in a project. Halff’s investment in a Trimble MX9 mobile LiDAR unit—one of the most advanced mobile mapping solutions in the world today—will enhance geospatial ...
Articles 01-22-2020
Right of way acquisition is a critical piece of delivering a successful project—particularly transportation and utility endeavors. Some common challenges may include not knowing where to begin, not having adequate staff to ...
Articles 01-16-2020
The City of Austin set out to conduct a comprehensive inventory and analysis of trees within the public right of way. The efforts are intended to help the City ... Press Releases 01-06-2020
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading and fastest-growing engineering/architecture consulting firms, announces transitions in the firm’s management team. Mark Edwards succeeds Patrick Kunz as president/chief executive officer, Todd Jackson succeeds Roman Plugge as chief operating officer and ...
Press Releases 12-10-2019
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is proud to announce that Brad Ezell, PE, has joined Halff as vice president and director of Federal Programs. ...
Inside Halff 12-05-2019
The Mill Creek/Peaks Branch/State-Thomas Drainage Relief Tunnel (Mill Creek Tunnel) may be the largest project many of us will never see. With a $320 million total cost, it is one of the largest projects Halff has ever done. The Mill Creek Tunnel—the largest ...
Case Studies 12-04-2019
Logistics Center II is a 1 million sf global e-commerce fulfillment center on Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport land. Unlike a typical speculative warehouse design ...
Press Releases 11-21-2019
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is pleased to announce Guillermo Simón has joined its Jacksonville, Florida, office with more than 20 years of experience in coastal engineering ...
Articles 10-09-2019
Construction Services personnel works closely with owners, engineers, architects and contractors to be the “eyes and ears” through all phases and functions of the construction process. They build trusting partnerships and protect a client’s ...
Articles 09-25-2019
Planners occupy a critical place in the advancement of smart cities—inherently, next to the big-data informational technologies that will make these cities thrive. Planners face challenging questions while trying to understand what existing, trending, ...
In The Know 09-20-2019
Topics: How to get more attached to your city / “Megaproject” spending is on the rise / A look at technology used by SUE personnel / Wind energy development could peak soon / AI used for hydropower dam planning ...
Articles 08-28-2019
Sports complexes are becoming an important part of the community and an increasingly significant economic driver. These complexes play host to many weekend tournaments throughout the year and provide recreational opportunities for weekly ...
Case Studies 08-21-2019
Halff Associates played an integral role in the development of this modern, sustainable site development south of downtown Austin. The 801 Barton Springs ...
Articles 08-14-2019
An internship goes a long way toward helping a college student comprehend the daily responsibilities and complexities of a professional life within his or her field of study. Students gain experiential learning and even get a taste of the work environment ...
Articles 08-07-2019
Inventor Charles Adler Jr. created a sound-actuated traffic signal in the 1920s designed to make a light change when a driver—who was sitting at a red light—honked the car’s horn. Adler’s intention was to assist drivers ...
Inside Halff 07-29-2019
Halff welcomed 30 interns to the firm this summer to learn from and be mentored by our professional staff. Nine offices have played host to interns, who have been making notable contributions in our Public Works, Water Resources, Transportation ...
Articles 07-24-2019
Resilience is an important word in A/E/C lexicon today. And it isn't found only in our built environment. It’s an important quality for employees in the workplace as well. Employees who thrive in stressful environments filled with unexpected challenges ...
Articles 07-17-2019
America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2018 was signed into public law on Oct. 23, 2018, requiring all community and wholesale water systems serving a population of greater than 3,300 to certify to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
Videos 07-10-2019
Land and site development has been an important service at Halff Associates since the firm was created in 1950. Halff has built a wealth of in-house resources to assist in any project—from feasibility through construction. ...
Videos 07-10-2019
The federally funded Waco Riverwalk Phase 2A project, which begins at the Franklin Avenue Bridge and runs along the Brazos River, connects downtown Waco to Baylor’s McLane Stadium. The 0.6-mile, $4.5 million project includes an elevated boardwalk along the Brazos River, an overlook, a pedestrian bridge, ... Press Releases 07-02-2019
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is pleased to announce Bill Swope, Certified Photogrammetrist (CP), has joined Halff’s corporate ...
Articles 06-26-2019
Tax reform in Texas has made having a stormwater utility fee more important as it provides a dedicated revenue stream to address stormwater infrastructure projects and activities that mitigate stormwater impacts. ...
Press Releases 05-24-2019
Lamberto “Bobby” Ballí, PE, PWLF, has joined Halff as vice president and director of public works for South Texas. Bobby has more than 30 years of multi-discipline experience in developing, designing and constructing infrastructure ...
Articles 05-22-2019
A sound structure, from which all successful architectural or civil works projects are dependent, is paramount to protecting the safety and welfare of the public. ...
Inside Halff 05-17-2019
Several employees from the Fort Worth and Richardson offices participated in National Bike to Work Day, a day started in 1955 by the League of American Bicyclists to celebrate the benefits of biking to work. ...
Inside Halff 05-14-2019
With growth comes the need for more space. Halff+Marlar's Little Rock staff recently moved to a marquee office location in Kirkpatrick Plaza overlooking the Big Rock Interchange. ...
Articles 05-08-2019
When it rains, it pours. North Texas has received an average yearly rainfall of more than 47 inches since 2015—that's 17 inches more than the yearly average during the previous decade. Nothing has changed in 2019, as 6.75 inches of rainfall ...
Inside Halff 05-07-2019
Halff Community Initiative volunteers across the firm recently packed "sweet cases" to benefit Together We Rise, a nonprofit organization committed to bettering the lives of children in foster care. Many of the 400,000 children in the foster care ...
Videos 05-03-2019
Halff provided civil engineering, surveying and landscape architecture services for the 801 Barton Springs Road project. Halff integrated low impact development (LID) properties by incorporating a green sustainable roof, multiple rain gardens, ...
Articles 05-01-2019
New construction projects of all shapes and sizes continue to populate our landscape. On occasion, those projects will run into untimely, costly delays because a utility conflict was encountered. Even worse, a utility line was ruptured. ...
Videos 04-19-2019
Halff provided transportation, environmental, right of way and SUE/utility coordination services for Section 5 of FM 2499. ...
Articles 04-17-2019
More than 8 million U.S. health care workers are potentially exposed to hazardous drugs in the workplace each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...
Case Studies 04-03-2019
Bulverde Road in Bexar County, Texas, has become a major travel route for commuters and residents attempting to avoid the increasing congestion ...
Videos 03-29-2019
Halff provided surveying, civil engineering design of site improvements and construction administration services for the Mueller Town Center cinema building project. Halff also performed permitting through the City of Austin. ...
Videos 03-25-2019
Halff helped increase pedestrian and bicycle mobility in the Fort Worth community through the City’s TxDOT Transportation Connections project. These critical connections provide access to the Trinity River Trail System and the ...
Videos 03-25-2019
Halff provided structural engineering and water resources services for the Rio Grande Boulevard Bridge in Euless, Texas. The bridge provides access to Glade Parks, a 194-acre mixed-use development. ...
Press Releases 03-20-2019
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is pleased to announce David McCaskill has joined its corporate headquarters with nearly 40 years of public and private ...
Articles 03-20-2019
Urban trail planning generally begins with a line drawn on a map. Sometimes the line evolves into something we can see and touch and experience, such as an active transportation trail. When that happens, it becomes meaningful for citizens ...
Case Studies 03-06-2019
Floods can’t be prevented entirely. That being said, flood risk can be identified, and mitigation measures can be established to reduce flood risk and consequences ...
Articles 02-27-2019
Halff employees have been dedicated to solving problems and creating sustainable solutions since the firm was founded 69 years ago. Halff’s Software Development practice plays a large role in finding those solutions by providing innovative tools ...
Inside Halff 02-27-2019
Transportation Team Leader and Senior Project Manager Mark Llewellyn Jr. has been named Young Engineer of the Year by the Big Bend chapter of the Florida Engineering Society (FES). Each year, one member of FES earns this ...
Inside Halff 02-25-2019
Project Manager Jacob Hays has been named the Young Engineer of the Year by the Fort Worth chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE). This award is presented to individuals less than 34 years old who exhibit outstanding ...
Videos 02-22-2019
Our staff ponders the question, “How do engineers make a difference in the world?” Happy Engineers Week! #EWeek2019 ...
Inside Halff 02-20-2019
Engineers Week provides an opportunity to showcase how engineers make a difference in our world. Volunteers serving in the Engineers Without Borders program live by that guiding principle every day. The organization, which was officially founded in 2002 by Dr. Bernard Amadei in Boulder, Colorado ...
Videos 02-19-2019
Where would we be without engineers? This video might give you an idea. Happy Engineers Week! #EWeek2019 ...
Inside Halff 02-15-2019
Some people are predominantly "left-brained." Like many engineers, they're gifted with analytical and methodical thinking. Others' brains are usually stronger ...
Press Releases 02-14-2019
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is pleased to announce Mike Watson has joined Halff+Marlar's Little Rock office as a business development manager with 40 years of experience in public service and surveying. ...
Articles 02-13-2019
One element that distinguishes a good city from a great city is its parks. Parks improve the quality of our lives—whether we use them for recreation, connectivity, socialization or to recharge our spirits. Parks are an investment in our society ...
Press Releases 02-12-2019
Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, is pleased to announce Chris Caron, PE, has joined Halff South Texas transportation director. Chris joins Halff with 30 years of experience ...
Videos 02-11-2019
Check out what HCI accomplished in its first full calendar year. ...
Press Releases 02-01-2019
RICHARDSON, Texas and TAMPA, Florida — Halff Associates, Inc. (Halff), one of the nation’s leading engineering/architecture consulting firms, announces the acquisition of Tampa-based GGI, LLC (Genesis) and its construction engineering and inspection ...
Articles 01-30-2019
The 2018 APA Texas Conference last fall included a workshop titled, “Flood Safe Texas—Collaborative and Modern Approaches.” The key word in that title is collaborative. Collaboration certainly is not a new concept, but it can be ...
Articles 01-23-2019
Oklahoma is among the top oil and natural gas-producing states in the country. Despite the state’s overall number of working rigs decreasing slightly late last year and early in 2019, the “Sooner State” boasts 14 of the nation’s 100 largest ...
Articles 01-09-2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a diverse organization. One of its many missions is to develop and manage the nation’s water resources. USACE, acting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, serves as the regulatory agent issuing permits ...
Articles 12-19-2018
America’s deteriorating infrastructure has been widely documented over the last few years. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) estimates the U.S. needs to spend $4.5 trillion by 2025 to fix the nation’s roads, bridges, dams, water systems ...
Press Releases 12-19-2018
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