Innovative Underground Stormwater System Coming to North Providence
A hole measuring more than 200-feet long, 75-feet wide, and 16-feet deep across from North Providence High School on Mineral Spring Avenue at the North Providence’s new Public Safety facility, will soon contain a million-gallon underground stormwater basin to catch stormwater runoff on the site. DiPrete Engineering teamed up with StormTrap and J.R. Vinagro Corporation, to design and install the new system. Because the area is already densely developed and the existing state stormwater system within Mineral Spring Avenue has…
Q&A with Jakob Cruikshank, Civil Engineer at DiPrete Engineering
Q: Prior to joining DiPrete Engineering’s team, what were you doing? A: Before joining the DiPrete Engineering team over two years ago, I was an active student at the University of Rhode Island. During my senior year I had the exciting opportunity to be the president for the school’s Institute of Transportation Engineer’s chapter (ITE), as well as the teacher’s assistant for a Highway Engineering class. Q: Why did you choose to go into the engineering field? A: Ever…
DiPrete Celebrates its Women in Construction
The effort started with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), a group of 16 women founded in Fort Worth, Texas during the 1950s. These women were all actively employed in the construction industry and were looking for a support system. Back then, only 8.9 percent of those working in the U.S. construction industry were women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Today, engineering, construction, and architectural firms (among others) across the country celebrate their female employees in…
Unique Neighborhood Development Underway
Located off of Post Road in North Kingstown, Reynolds Farm, a new residential/commercial development, is currently undergoing three separate phases of construction through h.a. Fisher Homes, Green Hill Builders, and A.R. Building Co. The total development covers 98.6 acres and upon completion will contain 20,000 square feet of commercial space, 220 apartments, 80 senior apartments, 41 condominiums, and 200 single-family homes. “So far, phase one is mostly complete,” said Brian Giroux, Director of Engineering and Design at DiPrete Engineering,…