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McLaren President + VP Both Inducted Into The Moles

McLaren Engineering Group, the full-service engineering firm, announced today that company President, Jeremy Billig, PE and Marine Division Vice President, Stephen Famularo, PE were both admitted as new members to The Moles, a prestigious nationwide organization composed of select leaders at the forefront of the heavy construction industry.

Media Coverage

Health Construction Speeds Need to Pick Up Post-COVID-19, CO Panelists Say

The coronavirus pandemic caused massive upheaval and strain on the healthcare industry, with hospitals around New York City scrambling to open up temporary spaces to deal with the surge of COVID-19 patients.

Organizations have started to rethink future designs of healthcare facilities to better equip them to handle potential future pandemics. And one thing seems clear, timelines for construction projects need to quicken.

Expert Insights

NYC Healthcare Engineering Post COVID

Jeremy Billig, PEPresident COVID-19 accelerated the trending move to bring high-quality healthcare from hospitals directly to underserved parts of the community and into patient homes. As such, it hurried the adaptation of emerging technology and interoperability initiatives like telehealth. The pandemic also solidified the necessity of trends like community based-outpatient models of value healthcare and […]

Expert Insights

Monumental Stairs Vibration Serviceability

Monumental stairs are a major architectural feature in high-end designs of all types of commercial, institutional, and residential/mixed-use developments. As designers continue to push the envelope of material properties, producing ever-more beautifully complex, slender, and awe-inspiring forms, the tendency of these forms to resonate (or vibrate) in response to human activity, is becoming an increasing concern. As a result, mitigation of vibration issues has become a primary driver of the structural design of stair systems in many cases.

Media Coverage

Public Review and Comment Period Open for Grassy Point Road Bridge in Haverstraw

McLaren is working on the federally funded $2 million project that will completely replace the existing bridge with a modern structure capable of carrying all legal loads. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, project plans are available for public review online.

Additional Media Coverage

• Rockland County, "Public Review and Comment Period Open for Grassy Point Road Bridge in Haverstraw"
• The Patch, "$2 Million Grassy Point Road Bridge Project Up For Review"
• Yahoo, "$2 Million Grassy Point Road Bridge Project Up For Review"

Expert Insights

4K LED Wall for MGM Theater

MGM Theater is Asia’s first truly adaptive and dynamic performance venue installed with the world’s largest reconfigurable 4k LED wall for a fully immersive theatrical experience. Engineered by McLaren, the nearly 10,000 sq ft of LED display screens stands roughly 200 feet long end to end and wraps around nearly half the perimeter of the performance space.

Expert Insights

Capital District Gondola

Modern urban planning has been struggling to rise above the challenges being posed by urban density, economic constraints, geographic barriers and an ever-growing carbon footprint. Major metropolitan areas in the United States grappling with congestion and traffic issues have recently begun considering a progressive, cost-effective and innovative way to move people—urban aerial ropeway gondolas.

The Capital District in New York represents an ideal location for an aerial ropeway installation.

Expert Insights

Ferry System – Resilient NYC Infrastructure

With many subways and buses at near or full capacity and the highest commute time of any major US city, New York has been finding options to bring the best service and quality-of-life to residents and commuters at the water’s edge. With top priority placed on expanding citywide connectivity and modernizing infrastructure across all five boroughs, the waters around New York City have become part of the solution.

Press Release

Strengthening Our Core Values

Real change starts from within. Part of the journey of getting to a place where we are truly authentic and inclusive is recognizing where there is work to be done. McLaren is taking time to listen, learn, strengthen our core values, and make ongoing change.

Expert Insights

Pop-Up Drive-Ins and Safety

Is the Drive-In Experience Really Safe? With Covid-19 forcing the entertainment industry to reimagine a “new-normal” for the upcoming summer season, business owners are scrambling for innovative and safe ways to generate socially distanced events. The biggest challenge centers around how to bring the public together, while avoiding tightly packed gatherings and providing a new standard of cleanliness demanded by both patrons and local authorities. One solution gaining much traction across the nation is the resurgence of the drive-in movie theater.