DLZ is pleased to be among many great firms on the 2024 Giants 400 Report as a Top Architecture/Engineering Firm by Building Design+Construction.

BD+C ranks the nation’s largest Architecture, Engineering, and Construction firms, and we are honored to receive such prominent recognition. Ranked #63 on this year’s list, this marks the 48th annual BD+C list.

Building Design+Construction surveys firms across 25 building sectors and specialty categories. Known in the architecture/engineering industry as the “Giants 400,” the report recognizes over 500 AEC Giants. According to BD+C, the list serves as the go-to resource for industry professionals to size up the competition.

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Engineering News-Record Midwest selected DDOT’s Jason Hargrove Transit Center as the 2024 Best Airport/Transit project. A panel of judges awarded 33 projects in 16 categories across the region in this year’s ENR Midwest Best Projects Contest.

The new 54,000 square foot transit center and 7-acre park were among 87 submissions. Of these, 17 earned Best Project designations, and the remaining 16 received Awards of Merit.

DLZ performed architecture and engineering design services associated with the new Jason Hargrove Transit Center developed at the former State Fairgrounds in Detroit, Michigan. Congratulations to DDOT, Ideal Contracting, NORR, and the project team for this prestigious recognition.

To learn more, visit https://dlz.com/projects/jason-hargrove-transit-center/

DLZ is thrilled to introduce our new, full-service materials testing laboratory in Cleveland. The Cleveland Materials Testing Laboratory enhances our extensive network of laboratories by offering both in-lab and on-site field-testing capabilities. Our services include concrete testing, compaction testing, soil analysis, asphalt evaluation, aggregate testing, surveying, and drilling exploration. Serving clients across the Midwestern United States, our state-of-the-art laboratories are designed to deliver top-quality service and support to a wide range of industries.

The Cleveland laboratory is AASHTO accredited for Concrete Testing, and we offer Field Soil Compaction Testing with qualified technicians. Our Cleveland-based services will soon be expanded to include comprehensive soil and asphalt laboratory testing capabilities.

With decades of experience and a dedicated team of experts, DLZ’s commitment to quality assurance and client satisfaction sets us apart from the competition. We take pride in ensuring that your materials meet all regulatory standards by adhering to industry best practices and leveraging advanced technology. Our dedicated team is focused on delivering timely and accurate testing results to support the success of our clients’ projects, regardless of size or complexity.

If you require materials testing and analytical services, we would love to work with you. Please contact us for more information.

DLZ is pleased to be ranked by Columbus Business First as the 5th Largest Central Ohio Engineering firm. The 2024 list ranks firms based on their 2023 consulting engineering billings from Central Ohio offices. We are proud to be part of the Central Ohio community. Our 150+ Columbus office employees work, live, and play in many communities we serve. Our success is attributed to our team’s dedication and commitment to provide solutions that save our clients money, improve operations, and solve problems.

The City of Nelsonville, Ohio recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its new Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. The $21.2 million project was necessary to replace an old plant that was operating beyond its original capacity. The new facility has a treatment capacity of 1.2 MGD and will serve not only the City but also several surrounding communities.

DLZ provided planning, design, and construction services, and played a crucial role in securing funding to minimize the financial burden on residents. Due to the pandemic-driven inflation, construction costs increased by almost 40% during the bidding process. However, DLZ worked with funding agencies to increase the grant/loan award, which included a $13.5 million grant and a $7.7 million loan from four different agencies.

Our team has been providing sanitary sewers to unsewered communities in the surrounding area for quite some time and we’re pleased to partner with the City of Nelsonville to help improve their infrastructure. The new plant will serve more than 1,500 homes in the area, as well as many businesses.

DLZ presented a check for $7,000 to Feeding America as part of their 2nd Cookbook Fundraising Campaign. The firm launched the campaign earlier this summer to raise money for Feeding America, a network of food banks, pantries, and meal programs that serve virtually every community in the United States – 40 million people, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. Pictured left to right: Amber Bucher (Marketing Proposal Specialist), Tiffany Gibson (Marketing Manager), Maureen Doyle (MOFC’s Senior Vice President of Communications), Ram Rajadhyaksha (Executive Vice President), Ashley Levine (Marketing Proposal Specialist), and Brandon Davis (Marketing Proposal Specialist)

Ram Rajadhyaksha, Executive Vice President, presented the check to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) in Grove City, Ohio, a network partner of Feeding America. Maureen Doyle, MOFC’s Senior Vice President of Communications, remarked, “The recipe book sounds like such a fantastic idea. Thank you for DLZ’s efforts to support ending hunger.”

The family-inspired recipe book, “Designing a Taste of Summer,” is a successor to the first issue, “Engineering the Perfect Holiday Meal,” released in December 2020. The first cookbook campaign raised over $6,450 in book sales and donations for Feeding America. “Designing a Taste of Summer” is filled with favorite warm-weather appetizers, grilled entrees, decadent desserts, creative cocktails, and more! Employees could purchase the recipe book for just $10 and make a monetary donation, which many graciously chose to do.

For DLZ, giving back is not just a moment but a part of who we are. We believe it’s essential to support organizations like Feeding America, who can help us reach those communities in which we work and live.