Granite State Landscape Architects (GSLA) is the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. TFM’s Chief Landscape Architect, Anne Cruess, PLA is a GSLA Trustee who represented the state for a third consecutive year as an advocate. Anne, along with the GSLA President, Eric Buck met with New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte while at the 2015 ASLA Conference which was held in April at the ASLA national headquarters in Washington, DC.
Also in GSLA news, the First Annual GSLA Project Showcase was on display at The Bridges House in Concord during the GSLA Annual Dinner in April. The showcase features boards from members representing the wide breadth of work New Hampshire Landscape Architects have completed. Categories include commercial, institutional, residential, planning, healthcare facilities and more. The exhibit begins in central New Hampshire and then travels around the state for the summer. For the show schedule visit www.gsla-online.com
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Granite State Landscape Architects in Washington, DC
TFMoran Attends the 37th Annual Bobby Stephen St. Patrick’s Day Bash
TFMoran recently sponsored and attended the 37th annual Bobby Stephen St. Patrick’s Day Bash. The event, which is always held on St. Patrick’s day, March 17th, supports the The Bobby Stephen’s Fund for Education & Easter Seals NH Youth Transitional Services. TFMoran employees Robert and Anne Cruess, Dan Blais, Jim O’Neil, and Dylan Cruess attended the event along with Lee Berard of Berard Martel Architects and Karl and Louise Norwood of the Norwood Group.
TFMoran has been supporting Bobby Stephen’s St. Patrick’s day event for the past 20 years at least! TFMoran is proud to support charities that help make the local community a better place.
TFMoran Employees Judge at 2015 NHSEE Expo
TFMoran employees Nick Golon, Tucker McCarthy, Chris Rice, and Dylan Cruess participated as judges in the 2015 NH Science and Engineering Expo (NHSEE)! The Expo, which took place on Thursday, March 19th, featured some of the top science, math, biology, and engineering projects created by high school students from around New Hampshire. The Expo has grown in status the last several years and 2015 the Expo became ISEF Affiliated which sets a national standard for judging and allows the winner of the New Hampshire Expo to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburg, PA.
This is the second year that TFMoran employees have volunteered to at the NH Science and Engineering Expo. TFMoran is proud to promote science and engineering programs at the high school level.
TFMoran Host Sponsor for AGC of NH – NHDES Agency Luncheon Series
TFMoran was the March host sponsor for the Associated General Contractors of NH’s Agency Luncheon Series. NH Department of Environmental Services was the guest agency and the topics discussed included wetland rules update, waters of the US, redevelopment rules, and legislative topics. TFM’s president Robert Duval, PE started the meeting by discussing the need for engineers to work closely with NHDES staff. TFM’s Senior Project Manager, Dan Blais, CPESC, CESSWI discussed his experiences with NHDES on storm water monitoring and inspections projects such as I-93 widening reconstruction projects at Exit 2 and Exit 3 for George R. Cairns & Sons and Weaver Bros.
TFMoran Attends the 2015 Bob Baines Blarney Breakfast
TFMoran recently attended the 2015 Bob Baines Blarney Breakfast on March 10, 2015. TFMoran has a long history of supporting its local community through attendance at charitable events. In particular, TFMoran is proud of its long time affiliation with the Blarney Breakfast, which supports the Special Olympics of New Hampshire, American Red Cross Blood Services – Northern New England Region, and the Shirley Brulotte Fund of the International Institute of New Hampshire. The Breakfast had over 600 people in attendance and featured a key note address by Brian Boyle and the Irish music of the American Rogues.
Parkland Medical Center Project Is Featured in the Union Leader
The Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH recently opened their new Center for Emotional Wellness. News of the opening was featured in the Union Leader newspaper.
TFMoran provided the civil/site design, permitting and survey for the new 7,500sf, two-story addition and a 2,600sf renovation for the new Emotional & Behavioral Wellness Unit at Parkland Medical Center. Architects JSA, Inc. designed the new $3million inpatient behavioral health care facility, Hutter Construction of New Ipswich, NH is the general contractor. Parkland Medical Center is proud to offer this new program which will provide patients with comprehensive, individualized emotional wellness care when they need it the most, without leaving the community.
TFMoran is Hiring for Multiple Positions
TFMoran, Inc is looking to hire for multiple positions! The available positions are for a Stormwater / Construction Inspector, Survey Instrument Operator, and a Civil Engineering Project Enginer. Please click here for more details about TFMoran’s open positions.
TFMoran, Inc. is a recognized Land Planning firm specializing in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Permitting, Stormwater Monitoring, and Construction Support Services.
Since 1968, the team at TFMoran has been leading northern New England with innovative land planning and development initiatives. With over two centuries of combined experience across a broad range of disciplines, the professionals at TFMoran offer unparalleled knowledge and expertise. Our professionals include licensed surveyors, engineers, landscape architects, wetland scientists, LEED professionals, along with Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI) specialists. And while our team is extraordinary, TFMoran is also proud of our state-of-the-art equipment and continual use of emerging technology. Our people and our technology ensure TFMoran delivers the most cost-effective and comprehensive solutions to our clients. As an innovative team, TFMoran is a leader in green technology and claims many of the region’s “firsts” including the first commercial use of porous pavement, the first green roof, the first commercial use of bio-retention, the first commercial use of grass-pavers and xeriscape plantings, as well as many other “first” low-impact development strategies.
TFMoran joins the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce
TFMoran is happy to share that it has joined the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce. TFMoran has completed many engineering and survey projects in the Towns of Derry and Londonderry so it made sense to support the local business community by joining the Chamber of Commerce. To find out more about the Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, please visit their FAQ page.
Some examples of TFMoran’s recent work in Derry and Londonderry include: the Prologis Northeast Logistics Center, permitting for PSNH’s 32W4 and 32W5 distribution lines, the Stonyfield Farm Manufacturing Facility, and the Parkland Medical Center Expansion.
Vote for TFMoran as the Best Engineering Firm in the 2015 BOB Awards!
The 2015 BOB Awards voting is now open! We once again ask for your support as the best engineering firm in New Hampshire! TFMoran is the proud winner in the Best Engineer Category for the last two years and we want to make it three in a row! Each and every day, the dedicated team at TFMoran strives to provide the best engineering and surveying solutions to our diverse range of clients. We would greatly like to thank our clients, employees, and New Hampshire Business Review readers for supporting us the last two years and we ask for your support again for the 2015 BOB Award as Best Engineer.
The “BOB”, or Best of Business, Awards are an annual voting competition sponsored by the New Hampshire Business Review, which allows people to vote for the best businesses in New Hampshire across more than 80 different categories.
To vote in this year’s BOB Awards, please visit: 2015 BOB AWARD VOTING. (Check “TFMoran” on Question 11 on the official on-line survey ballot.) (You must answer at least 15 categories for your votes to count)
TFMoran Features Recent Municipal Projects at Annual NHMA Expo
TFMoran proudly exhibited at the recent 73rd annual New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Conference which was held on November 12-13, 2014 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH. This year’s theme was “Local Government: Making It Happen”. Over 100 private firms, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies participated in the Conference to display their services and products. TFMoran’s engineers and surveyors were on hand to answer questions about our recent prominent municipal projects which include road design improvements in Amherst, NH, new and renovated first stations in Hampton, NH, the Manchester Public Works Facility and Police Headquarters, the Hopkinton Public Works Facility, as well as various athletic fields, libraries feasibility studies, school improvements, and community centers, to mention a few.
For a quick sampling of services and projects, please click on this link to view the TFMoran Municipal Handout.