EDR Celebrates International Women in Engineering Day
Jun 23, 2021
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is an international awareness campaign that celebrates the work and achievements of women engineers. The mission of INWED is to raise the profile of engineering as an exciting career choice by focusing attention on the many opportunities available for women and girls. Each year, a theme is selected to […]
EDR Visualization Staff to Present at NYSERDA Offshore Wind Series Learning from the Experts: The Science of Visibility
Jun 21, 2021
Visualization Services Leader Gordon Perkins, GISP and Visualization Project Manager Kiva VanDerGeest, AICP will be presenting “The Science of Visibility” on Wednesday, June 23 at 1 PM EST as part of NYSERDA’s Offshore Wind “Learning from the Experts” webinar series. The presentation will discuss the environmental factors that affect the visibility of offshore wind farms […]
EDR Welcomes New Archaeology Staff
Jun 07, 2021
EDR is pleased to announce Janna Napoli, RPA, Joe Kwiatek, and Mike Way, RA have joined the firm’s Cultural Resources practice group to support archaeological surveys for renewable energy and infrastructure projects in the Northeast and Midwest. Janna Napoli, RPA joins EDR as a Project Archaeologist with over six years of archaeological field and laboratory […]
Celebrate National Trails Day!
Jun 04, 2021
The first Saturday in June is National Trails Day, and it is no secrete we love trails! From planning and designing them to walking, pedaling, and paddling EDR is a firm full of trail enthusiasts! Check out some of our favorite resources to find a trail near you! New York: Empire Trail Pedal or Paddle […]
EDR Welcomes New Landscape Architects to the Team
May 28, 2021
EDR is pleased to announce the addition of Ken Gifford, RLA, and Ryan Fogg, RLA to the firm’s Landscape Architecture practice group. Ken joins EDR as a Landscape Architect with over ten years of professional experience. He is licensed in Washington and working on his SITES accreditation. He earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree […]
Historic Preservation Project Highlights – City of Syracuse
May 17, 2021
EDR began providing cultural resources services in 2010 and has since conducted dozens of historic resources surveys throughout New York State and the northeast. However, EDR’s Historic Preservation team has been fortunate to work on many projects right in our hometown of the City of Syracuse, including several of note in 2020: On behalf of […]
EDR Leads Permitting Efforts for Pivot Energy in the Adirondack Park
May 13, 2021
EDR congratulates Pivot Energy on their recent approval of their Pivot Solar NY 1 project in the Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York. This project is a 5 MW-AC community solar garden that will safely and reliably generate enough clean electricity to power over 1,500 New York households and lower utility expenses for area […]
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits – Restoring the Past
May 10, 2021
Through the use of tax incentives, the National Park Service (NPS) is encouraging private sector property owners to invest in the preservation of our country’s architectural heritage. Known as historic rehabilitation tax credits (HRTCs), the program provides a 20% reduction of federal income tax liability for qualified rehabilitation expenditures (QREs)supporting the re-use of income-producing historic […]