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EVARA Group's full-service engineering teams are among the best and brightest in the industry. They often work across disciplines to solve a variety of client challenges.

Electrical
Land Development
Mechanical
Municipal
Oil & Gas
Plumbing
Process Piping
Structural
Transportation
Wastewater
Water Resources



Civil Engineering
Our civil engineers focus on infrastructure projects, working closely with landscape architects and land surveyors. Site Design Master Planning Environmental Assessments Drainage Systems Planting Design Erosion/Flood Control Brownfield Redevelopment Permitting […]

Electrical Engineering
Our electrical engineers design and coordinate lighting, power, controls, technology, communication, and security systems with our mechanical HVAC engineering, and fire protection engineering designs. Integration considerations include adequate space for […]
Areas of Expertise
  • Electrical high voltage
  • Medium voltage systems
  • Generator systems
  • Emergency transfer switch computer controlled electrical systems
  • Power distribution systems
  • Lighting design
  • Communications design
  • Fire alarm systems
  • Telephone systems
  • Security systems
  • Lightning protection and other grounding projects
  • Facility evaluations and condition assessments
  • Electrical utility coordination


Mechanical Engineering
Maintainable, Flexible & Energy Efficient
We specialize in the critical thinking required to design mechanical systems engineered for maximum reliability. Critical analysis, superior planning, experience based design, and ease of maintenance are the key components that go into making every RMF mechanical engineering project flexible and energy efficient.
It’s all about optimizing your project to achieve the highest efficiency and reliability goals. This includes the design of HVAC systems ranging from straightforward to very complex. Our projects have included new facilities and renovations for institutional, industrial, healthcare, government, and commercial clients ranging from intensive areas of a few thousand square feet to over a million square feet.

  • Primary Heating and Cooling Systems
  • HVAC Systems
  • Process Air and Fluid Systems
  • Energy Modeling and Life Cycle Analysis
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Heat Recovery Systems
  • Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems
  • Plumbing Systems




Structural Engineering
Our structural engineers work on a variety of building, pipeline, industrial, and transportation projects. Our design services include: Buildings Bridges Retaining Walls/Erosion Control Falsework & Shoring Design Structural Investigation Parking […]
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ARCHITECTURE IS THE ART OF COMPOSING SPACES THAT RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND ADDRESS A CLIENT'S NEEDS.  WE STRIVE TO CREATE PLACES THAT ENRICH HOW PEOPLE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
We are not vendors of fashionable trends, but believe that good design defines our environment because truly innovative design is a source of inspiration to those who encounter it every day. We understand the impact our architecture can have on a community ... or a business ... or a person's life. Our work is more than just a project. It's the opportunity to make something better ... a better school, a better industrial process, a better shopping experience, a better healthcare facility.
 At Farnsworth Group, we thoughtfully consider all the functional building needs and wants of our clients. We carefully work within the confines of their project budgets and schedules. And we create with them noble expressions of architecture that are a source of timeless pride and satisfaction for all who experience them.
  • Master planning, visioning and placemaking
  • Architectural design and project administration
  • Site planning, entitlements and landscape architecture
  • Existing facility analysis
  • Sustainable design and building envelope analysis

Interior Design
WE OBSERVE, LISTEN, QUESTION AND GATHER.We define a process, research options, brainstorm ideas, and create solutions to design an environment that reflects your vision, style, and brand.By creating a space that is flexible, durable, and timeless, we can help you respond to future growth and changing needs. Our interior designers create spaces that will support and nurture your workflow as well as enhance your surroundings. The end result will be a functional and aesthetically pleasing place to work, play, worship, heal, and learn.
Take a look at our projects and portfolio to get a good idea of our methodical and hands-on approach

Landscape Architecture
FROM OUR DRAWING BOARDS TODAY, WE ARE CREATING THOSE SPECIAL OUTDOOR SPACES OF TOMORROW.
Our practice includes the planning, development, and the long-term maintenance of the built and natural environment.
As Landscape Architects, our mission is to lead, educate, and participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Our practice follows a very simple philosophy: Form Follow Function. The beauty of a site comes not only from the materials selected and placed, but it must also accomplish the functional goals outlined by the client's needs. Through the wise planning of space, integrating land forms to create views, an understanding of use building materials, and incorporating the needs of the landscape help our clients to 'create a sense of place.'
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Areas of Expertise
PLANNING
  • Site Selection & Analysis
  • Campus Planning
  • Sports Facilities
  • Healthcare
  • Visioning Workshops
  • Site Programming & Feasibility Studies
  • Entitlements
  • Site Design & Bidding Documents
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
  • Site Selection & Analysis
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Hardscape Design
  • Planting Design
  • Irrigation Design
  • Bidding Documents
  • Construction Administration
  • Maintenance Plans
URBAN DESIGN 
  • Downtown Redevelopment
  • Mixed Use Development
  • Streetscapes
  • Urban Parks & Plazas
  • Visioning Plans



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Our survey managers pride themselves on delivering high quality surveys on time and on budget. We have the ability and experience to handle any size project and have done so for more than 100 years.

More than simple measurements, surveying is the first step in a project’s planning, design, and execution. Our surveying team has adapted the latest technology, making it possible to capture large amounts of highly accurate data faster than traditional surveying methods and create reliable 3D models for reference throughout a project’s life. From certified drone technology to mobile LiDAR mapping units, we provide the best solution for your unique project.


Areas of Expertise
  • Boundary / right-of-way surveys
  • American Land Title Association (ALTA) land title surveys
  • Topographic design surveys
  • Subdivision plats
  • Construction staking or layout
  • Route alignment and right-of-way surveys for roads, highways, railroads, and utilities
  • Data acquisition for geographic information systems (GIS)
  • Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Investigations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (UAVs)
  • Tax increment financing (TIF) district, zoning, annexation and corporate limit maps and descriptions


  • Augmented Reality Visualization
  • BIM Integration
  • Community Planning
  • Data Conversion
  • Digitization of Records
  • Environmental Data Analysis
  • Geodatabase Design
  • Geospatial Analysis

  • GPS Data Collection
  • Hydraulic Modeling
  • Mobile Application Development
  • Municipal Asset Management
  • Online Mapping
  • Raster Analysis
  • Special District Mapping
  • Wetland Delineation


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Backed by a multi-discipline teams of engineers, estimators and planners, EVARA offers a full range of construction-related services that ensure quality and cost savings while minimizing client risk and facilitating communication among project stakeholders. We understand the schedule and budget challenges that affect any construction project, and partner with our clients to develop the best solution for their individual needs. We provide the expertise to manage efforts ranging from multi-phase, multi-site construction programs to single construction projects. Our strategy is to plan for contingencies, consider alternatives and evaluate the next steps in order to plan for all possibilities.

Services include:
  • Planning, Feasibility, and Pre-Construction Services
  • Bid Management and Commissioning
  • Alternative Delivery and Value Engineering
  • Design Package Support
  • Constructability Review, Exploratory Services and BIM-based Clash-Detection
  • Shop Drawing Review
  • Resident Engineering, On-site Construction Supervision and Inspection
  • Master Scheduling and Time Management
  • Budgeting and Cost Control
  • Quality Assurance/Control
  • Web-based Project Management Systems
  • Data Collection and Geospatial Services
  • Risk Management
  • Due diligence studies

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We utilize best practices and concepts in project portfolio management to help our clients make the best use of available resources, align projects with their strategic goals and ultimately, increase business value and achieve the maximum return on investment.

Project Portfolio Management is a continuous process to select and manage the optimum set of project-oriented initiatives. It is a dynamic decision-making process, enabling management to reach consensus on the best use of resources to focus on projects that are achievable and strategically aligned with their business goals and objectives.

Benefits
Optimal allocation and utilization of resources among projects or programs
Achieving balance in the project portfolio by ensuring an appropriate mix of high and low risk and long term and short-term projects
Constant support to projects or programs
Fewer conflicts and better communication among projects or programs
Better coordination among projects or programs

Methodology
Our methodology has four major steps; creating inventory and establishing strategies, analysis, alignment and management.

Phase A: Creating Inventory and establishing strategies
Identifying business strategic objectives
Identifying all potential projects with attributes and priorities
Identifying available resources and budgets
Categorizing potential projects
Identifying gating process
Mapping projects to strategic goals

Phase B: Analysis
Establishing metrics
Summarizing project schedule, cost, budget and resource data
Organizing by business units, objectives, value, etc
Classifying, weighting and organizing projects
Finalizing gating process

Phase C: Alignment
Eliminating redundancies
Prioritization
Balancing resources
Mitigating risks
Modeling alternative project portfolios
Aligning all projects with resources and strategic goals

Phase D: Managing
Delaying, canceling and rescheduling projects
Redeploying resources
Canceling contracts
Revising project budgets and schedules
Initiating new projects
Launching the portfolio process and portfolio changes

Architecture

Environment

WATER/WASTEWATER

Surveying and Mapping

Studies and Planning

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Effective environmental programs will streamline compliance, mitigate risk and reduce overall operating costs. Fishbeck’s team of experts partner with you to navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape. We assist with air quality, environmental audits, spill and contingency plans, permitting and stormwater assistance, regulatory reporting, and on-site inspection assistance and training. Our experienced industrial hygienists can help keep your workforce educated, safe, and healthy.

Air Quality
Fishbeck employs one of Michigan’s largest technical groups dedicated to air quality. Our professional engineers and air quality scientists use their vast experience and understanding of ever-changing regulations to develop complete air quality permits, perform complex modeling analyses and compliance surveys, develop client-specific tracking systems, and provide regulatory support.
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Our survey managers pride themselves on delivering high quality surveys on time and on budget. We have the ability and experience to handle any size project and have done so for more than 100 years.
Areas of Expertise
  • Boundary / right-of-way surveys
  • American Land Title Association (ALTA) land title surveys
  • Topographic design surveys
  • Subdivision plats
  • Construction staking or layout
  • Route alignment and right-of-way surveys for roads, highways, railroads, and utilities
  • Data acquisition for geographic information systems (GIS)
  • Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Investigations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (UAVs)
  • Tax increment financing (TIF) district, zoning, annexation and corporate limit maps and descriptions
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Our team provides innovative ways to leverage BIM for the benefit of design, construction, commissioning, and post-construction activities. We work together to create a fully coordinated, multidiscipline BIM and work to immediately resolve any conflict or clash detection. BIM also allows us to quickly create and review multiple design scenarios and easily interpret options, all from a single model, leading to better specifications, estimates, schedules, and compliance.

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LHB’s Research Studio conducts research projects that inform policy, programs, and practice to reduce the impact of the built environment on natural resources and greenhouse gas emissions. Services Data collection, […]

Policy & Guideline Development

Policy & Guideline Development
LHB engages with community partners, local and state governments to inform policies, guidelines, and programs that promote a more sustainable built environment. Services Development of guidelines, policies, and programs Program […]
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OPTIMA is a fully integrated platform to automate all business processes starting with strategic planning and KPIs defining and monitoring. The platform is designed to integrate all activities of planning, portfolio and project management, tendering and contracting, finance, quality control, document management and much more. Each of the company’s contractors, suppliers, consultants and partners will have access to the platform through which it can manage all its business with company.
The following table summarizes different modules of the platform.

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Environmental monitoring services
Our key environmental monitoring services comprise:
  • Specification, installation and commissioning of systems to monitor consented discharge activity, including continuous emissions, ambient air and dust, and trade effluent
  • System integration – we are a supplier for a range of leading brands
  • Equipment hire
  • Long-term contracted services for the monitoring of water and emissions to air
  • Short-term surveys and temporary installations
Many monitoring challenges require a novel approach, and EMS is able to develop flexible and unique solutions to provide the client with the best viable economic option.
In addition, our environmental consultancy, waste management training and auditing services help our clients achieve legal compliance.

Who We Are
EVARA Group is a values-driven multi-discipline consulting firm that advises on and executes complex and strategic initiatives and projects, helping our clients overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
We are a global team of industry leading architects, engineers, planners, business consultants and technology professionals united by a common desire: to create livable, sustainable, technologically advanced urban environments. We are a technology-driven design firm.


break new ground in their respective industries. IPM’s family of deeply caring, passionate business professionals provides exceptional project leadership to transform strategies and solutions into sustainable results.

Leadership Team
Our Senior Management team and Board of Directors are made up of professional practice leaders and industry experts guiding the operations of our publicly-traded global firm, and more importantly, setting out a compelling vision for the cities of tomorrow for our clients, investors and partners.

Engineering, environmental sciences, architecture, and construction management are the cornerstones of Fishbeck’s services and integrated project approach.

OUR FUNDAMENTAL VALUES
HONESTY
INTEGRITY
CARING
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY
EXCELLENCE
SPIRITUALITY
HUMILITY




HOW WE WORK
We Deliver
WE LISTEN, UNDERSTAND, AND ADAPT TO DELIVER THE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS OUR CLIENTS NEED.
At Farnsworth Group, our process is based in understanding — understanding of design and engineering, of who our clients are, and of how they do business. We listen hard, reading between the lines to identify the needs our clients articulate, and those that lie beneath the surface.
Communication is vital to a project’s success, and we are committed to responsiveness and transparency every day, from day one forward. The team our clients meet at the outset of a project is the same team that is present and available on a day-to-day basis — including our firm’s principals. Our team genuinely cares about the people they work with, and that helps us build relationships that thrive from one project to the next.
We never ask clients to adapt to our methodology. Instead, we get to know the way client teams work and adjust our own processes to maximize collaboration and understanding throughout the life of a project. Our process isn’t about over-designing or creating projects to fuel our own egos; it’s about identifying our clients’ unique needs and delivering real value.

Safety is Our First Priority
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
Farnsworth Group's EMR rating is .83Providing a safe work environment for our employees and customers is a commitment shared by all of our employees. We view it as both an individual and collective responsibility. From our Board of Directors, executive leadership and senior management to our valuable employees, we all share a role and responsibility in instilling a culture of safety and promoting a safe work environment.We believe there is a direct correlation between the success of our clients and safety. Our commitment to achieving this goal is accomplished through:
  • implementing safety programs throughout Farnsworth Group to establish a culture of safety excellence;
  • providing training and the necessary resources so that employees can perform their jobs safely; and
  • monitoring adherence to safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all government safety regulations.
Farnsworth Group's TRIR rating is .42FARNSWORTH GROUP SAFETY COMMITTEEFarnsworth Group’s safety committee is comprised of employees from our disciplines and office locations whose primary objective is to support and enhance Farnsworth Group’s Safety Program. The committee helps promote health and safety awareness, acts as a problem-solving group to help identify and control hazards and concerns, and helps resolve safety and health issues.CULTURE OF SAFETY
Employee involvement is key to our safety program. Employees are encouraged to participate through near miss reporting, safety minute talks, employee safety suggestions and concerns, safety committee involvement, and safety statistic reports.
Farnsworth Group is committed to ensuring the safety of every employee ... our business and clients depend on it now more than ever.
DAVID GATCHELCORPORATE SAFETY DIRECTOR
As our commitment to safety and our goal of keeping every employee out of harms way - whether at the office, in the field, or at home - Farnsworth Group employees receive safety announcements, safety tips, a monthly safety newsletter and online safety resources. All employees receive the 10-Hour OSHA training and certification to make them aware of common job-related safety and health hazards. Employees are offered additional training to ensure they have the awareness and tools needed to perform job tasks in a safe manner.

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Our survey managers pride themselves on delivering high quality surveys on time and on budget. We have the ability and experience to handle any size project and have done so for more than 100 years.

More than simple measurements, surveying is the first step in a project’s planning, design, and execution. Our surveying team has adapted the latest technology, making it possible to capture large amounts of highly accurate data faster than traditional surveying methods and create reliable 3D models for reference throughout a project’s life. From certified drone technology to mobile LiDAR mapping units, we provide the best solution for your unique project.


Areas of Expertise
  • Boundary / right-of-way surveys
  • American Land Title Association (ALTA) land title surveys
  • Topographic design surveys
  • Subdivision plats
  • Construction staking or layout
  • Route alignment and right-of-way surveys for roads, highways, railroads, and utilities
  • Data acquisition for geographic information systems (GIS)
  • Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Investigations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (UAVs)
  • Tax increment financing (TIF) district, zoning, annexation and corporate limit maps and descriptions


  • Augmented Reality Visualization
  • BIM Integration
  • Community Planning
  • Data Conversion
  • Digitization of Records
  • Environmental Data Analysis
  • Geodatabase Design
  • Geospatial Analysis

  • GPS Data Collection
  • Hydraulic Modeling
  • Mobile Application Development
  • Municipal Asset Management
  • Online Mapping
  • Raster Analysis
  • Special District Mapping
  • Wetland Delineation


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Our survey managers pride themselves on delivering high quality surveys on time and on budget. We have the ability and experience to handle any size project and have done so for more than 100 years.

More than simple measurements, surveying is the first step in a project’s planning, design, and execution. Our surveying team has adapted the latest technology, making it possible to capture large amounts of highly accurate data faster than traditional surveying methods and create reliable 3D models for reference throughout a project’s life. From certified drone technology to mobile LiDAR mapping units, we provide the best solution for your unique project.


Areas of Expertise
  • Boundary / right-of-way surveys
  • American Land Title Association (ALTA) land title surveys
  • Topographic design surveys
  • Subdivision plats
  • Construction staking or layout
  • Route alignment and right-of-way surveys for roads, highways, railroads, and utilities
  • Data acquisition for geographic information systems (GIS)
  • Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Investigations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (UAVs)
  • Tax increment financing (TIF) district, zoning, annexation and corporate limit maps and descriptions


  • Augmented Reality Visualization
  • BIM Integration
  • Community Planning
  • Data Conversion
  • Digitization of Records
  • Environmental Data Analysis
  • Geodatabase Design
  • Geospatial Analysis

  • GPS Data Collection
  • Hydraulic Modeling
  • Mobile Application Development
  • Municipal Asset Management
  • Online Mapping
  • Raster Analysis
  • Special District Mapping
  • Wetland Delineation