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Design Matters: Waterwise Landscaping for Utah’s Future Utah is at a crossroads. Rapid population growth, a housing shortage, climate change, and increasing pressure on our limited water supply are some of the factors colliding at once. We sat down with Emily Aase and McKahl Johnston, landscape architectural designers from our Land Planning department, to discuss […]

Understanding Stormwater Storage Systems: Key Solutions for Urban and Rural Infrastructure Stormwater management plays a vital role in both urban and rural infrastructure projects. As cities and towns face challenges like flooding, water scarcity, and environmental sustainability, the importance of efficient stormwater storage systems continues to grow. These systems help developers control water runoff, prevent […]

Epic Shine—Organized Delivery in Nampa, Idaho Epic Shine, a leading name in the carwash industry, engaged FOCUS to provide civil engineering for its new Nampa, Idaho location. Project Overview The task involved generating detailed plans for site grading, utilities connections, storm water, and construction drawings. Epic Shine provided FOCUS with a tight timeline for project […]

Sustainability. Community. These are more than just buzz words for Gardner, a premier commercial property development and management company. Gardner’s services range from initiating planning, design, and construction to managing daily operations of real estate development projects. They work primarily throughout Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. Cole Peterson, a Development Associate at Gardner, leads one of […]

Lehi Pointe: A Fusion of Commercial and Multifamily Excellence FOCUS Engineering & Surveying recently completed the Lehi Pointe innovative mixed-use development, an ambitious project in the heart of Lehi, Utah. This endeavor exemplifies our steadfast dedication to excellence and our ability to navigate unique challenges across architecture, engineering, and surveying. A Blend of Commercial and […]

Parkview Cottages is a high-density, cottage-style, single-family community. This project comprises 66 single-family units on 9.31 acres in Lehi, Utah. FOCUS’s civil engineering, landscape planning, and surveying team worked hand in hand with Ivory Development to complete this job. Ivory’s goal with Parkview Cottages was to offer a high-quality starter home alternative to townhomes and […]

With record breaking winter snowpack and spring runoff in Utah this year, controlling stormwater flows is especially top-of-mind. A conversation with Tui Siliva, a CAD Designer at FOCUS specializing in residential grading plans, offers some professional insight into how a residential grading plan can control and facilitate proper drainage and help avoid flooding. Grading Plan […]