PWGC Honored with Diamond Award for Meschutt Beach Project
PWGC has been honored with a Diamond Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC-NY)—the organization’s highest honor—for wastewater engineering, design and construction oversight of the development of the region’s first commercial innovative alternative on-site wastewater treatment system (I/A OWTS). The project was performed at Meschutt County Park on behalf of […]
Geothermal System for St. Patrick’s Cathedral Restoration
One of PWGC’s recent projects is making headlines: the design of a state-of-the-art geothermal heating and cooling system for St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, the largest Gothic Catholic cathedral in the country. Engineered as part of the $177 million restoration project of this 138-year-old landmark, the system replaces a more conventional HVAC system […]
RXR Glen Isle Partners Groundbreaking
A groundbreaking was held on the City of Glen Cove’s waterfront to celebrate the efforts of RXR Glen Isle Partners LLP (the pairing of Uniondale-based RXR Realty and Posillico Development) to redevelop the city’s former industrial waterfront into a $1 billion mixed-use development. PWGC has played a lead role in assisting RXR with the environmental […]
Two PWGC Projects in NYC Receive Moses Preservation Awards
P.W. Grosser Consulting designed modern, energy-efficient geothermal heating and cooling systems for two restoration projects—The Staten Island Museum and St. Patrick’s Cathedral—that have been presented with Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards. Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future The Moses Awards, the “Oscars” of preservation, honor the revitalization of essential New York landmarks; each award […]
Weeksville Heritage Center wins the AIA NY COTE 2015 Institutional Building Award
Brooklyn’s Weeksville Heritage Center has won the Institutional Building Award presented by the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Weeksville Heritage Center is a new museum located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York with a multi-pronged mission of preservation and education. The Center acts as the steward of several […]
PWGC & SBU Team Up For Drilling Demonstration
Last week, PWGC President Dr. Paul Grosser led a drilling demonstration for students in Stony Brook University’s Civil Engineering Department. The event allowed the SBU students to gain valuable hands-on experience as they work towards their engineering degrees. Dr. Grosser, who is on SBU’s Civil Engineering Advisory Board, believes there is a strong need for […]
Thanks for a great cleanup!
We had a blast cleaning up Reeves beach last weekend for International Coastal Cleanup Day. With your help we covered a mile of shoreline from the beach entrance to the shipwrecks to the west. We collected 7 large bags of trash that included many plastic bottles and cans, as well as rope, fishing line, balloons […]
Civil Engineering for a new private arts building in Brooklyn
PWGC is providing civil engineering services for a new private gallery and suite of artist studios in Brooklyn, NY. This unusual design project is expected to be complete in 2017.
New this month for PWGC: The Port Jeff Residences
PWGC is proud to announce a project we’re working on now in collaboration with TRITEC Real Estate and BHC Architects — the Port Jeff Residences project, located at the gateway to the quaint but bustling north shore village of Port Jefferson.