Emerald Beach

Emerald Beach Coastal Design and Engineering (CDE), a GRAEF company, provided coastal engineering services to restore the highly eroded shoreline at Emerald Beach and a new inlet channel constructed to provide boat access for sport and commercial fishing. CDE acquired all Turks & Caicos Islands regulatory permits in 2004, prepared contract documents and drawings, and…

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Ambergris Cay

Ambergris Cay Erickson Consulting Engineers (ECE), a GRAEF company, designed a phased approach for the development of the Ambergris Marina. Phase 1 was designed to restore the navigability of the entrance channel and “beautify” the marina by excavating the salt flats to provide circulation as well as provide a tidal connection between the marina basin…

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East Grace Bay

East Grace Bay Coastal Design and Engineering, a GRAEF company, completed the final beach restoration plans and design for a one‐mile beach nourishment project and four T-head groins. The design was based on an alternative analysis and evaluation of sediment quality and quantities that maximized beach quality material for placement. The final design maximizes project…

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Blue Cay

Blue Cay Coastal Design and Engineering, a GRAEF company (CDE), was selected to design, permit and manage the construction for the coastal and marine infrastructure components of a 14.5-acre waterfront development. The project included a 870 ft long and 85ft wide canal, a recreational beach stabilized by coastal structures, waterfront facilities and upland grading for…

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Bajacu Lagoon

Bajacu Lagoon Coastal Design and Engineering, a GRAEF company (CDE), provided coastal and marine engineering services including planning, design, engineering and environmental services to engineer a beach and lagoon system in a cove configuration, creating a recreational beach and ocean water access for a large, luxury villa on an expansive lot located in the Turks…

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Lakefront Gateway Plaza

Lakefront Gateway Plaza The GRAEF team was recently awarded the design of the Downtown Lakefront Gateway Plaza after a national design competition in which 24 firms vied for the opportunity to design a signature public plaza at the Milwaukee lakefront. There are three central themes that underpin the GRAEF team’s design. Reconnect. Reconnection of Milwaukee’s urban…

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Kaukauna Hydro Park

Kaukauna Hydro Park A new license for plant upgrades required that Kaukauna Utilities convert an old facility into a park within this historic district. GRAEF developed a park master plan that incorporates specific historic elements that commemorate and educate on the historical significance of hydroelectric power to the area’s settlement. The park provides an outdoor performance…

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Ed Freer

Market Area Leader – Landscape Architecture

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