The 2013 American Society of Landscape Architects national convention took place in Boston this year. Ironwood staff spent much of the past five days attending a wide array of educational sessions and wandered the Expo area where hundreds of manufacturer representatives were eager to talk about their products. Energized by the convention we look forward to applying [...]
Ironwood Part of Regional Stormwater Effort to Better Water Quality in Exeter Pond Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) has pulled together an innovative team approach to improve the functioning of a pond ecosystem for the beloved community Brickyard Pond in the Exeter Neighborhood of Marshall Farms. The effort includes the installation of rain gardens on residences near [...]
Before After Ironwood was asked to examine a newly constructed but failing retaining wall for a resident in Brentwood, NH. The wall as orignally designed created an extreme pinch point between the driveway and the house entrance. Additionally, our forensics determined that the wall was not properly constucted with respect to the specifications for the wall materials and [...]
A New Bridge and Entry Park for Loon Mountain In the wake of Hurricane Irene of 2011, the Loon Mountain International Bridge collapsed over the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River and a temporary bridge has been bringing visitors to the main entrance to the Loon Mountain resort. But now with FEMA funding the bridge will be [...]
Does Street Design Really Matter One Way or The Other? Ironwood is working with project partner, Underwood Engineers, to uncover all the possibilities an upgrade in existing infrastructure can make to the communities on Silver Street in Dover, NH with the Engineering Services for Silver Street Reconstruction project.. After all, streets can take up a considerable share of public space-up [...]
Section showing Streetscape with Proposed Roundabout Plan view of Roundabout on CAD base Redesigning the entry experience to the Village of Pennacook was an important step in helping residents of this Concord, NH village reach their goal of defining a village with a clear identity. Two scenarios were explored each with the end [...]
Partially reconstructed bank showing silt fence installed during construction phase to protect Norris Brook Rye Beach Landscaping installing native plants on upper edges of streambank Exeter town residentshave taken notice, but for all others, construction on the Swasey Parkway is now complete and the roadway is open to through-traffic. Last week the roadway was [...]
With the transportation planning firm of Resource Systems Group Ironwood design group engineered solutions for 12 problem pedestrian and bicycle intersections in the New Hampshire Lakes Region. Each of these conflict areas was given a top priority for resolution by the Lakes Region Planning Commission staff in their efforts to complete the regional bicycle plan. Within the framework of a [...]
We are very pleased to announce that The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has just selected four case studies for innovative work in stormwater management in New Hampshire and ...we have been the design firm behind every one! Each project below has a link to ASLA's website which gives salient facts and points of interest. State Street [...]
Last Wednesday evening, Jeff presented improvements to Stratham's Planning Board for Timberland's expanded parking lot at its headquarters in the NH Stratham/Exeter Industrial Park. The design promotes greater visibility for the parking and safer access to the daycare facilty with new crosswalks to help eliminate traffic conflicts to the daycare center which is used by about 100 [...]