Aqueous Engineering

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We started this project with the LeTourneau University engineering students in 2019. It is how we first met one of our engineers, James, back when he was a student.
We are excited to watch this program continue to grow!

LeTourneau students rework lazy river design LeTourneau University students are working to make lazy rivers more efficient through a scale model that takes up most of the school’s civil engineering lab.

Building spaces for people and animals - check back for updates as we progress through design and construction! 🐶🥰🐱

After getting a look at plans to improve the Smith County Animal Shelter, the Commissioners Court voted to go out for bids on the project.
Two outdoor green spaces will be added behind the shelter and will include fencing and shade structures, Fitzpatrick Architects Director Daniel Romo said. A 12,000-square-foot space will be ample room for dogs to be taken out for exercise or to hold events. Another, smaller 1,700-square-foot space will be added next to it and used for letting out one dog to meet potential adopters.
To make room for those green spaces, an old, covered parking area and storage buildings that are no longer used will be demolished.
The Smith County Facility Services Department recently relocated and their former building, which is right next to the shelter, will become office and meeting space for the Animal Control Department.
Lighting, cameras and landscaping will be added to the green spaces, as well as the area between both buildings. A sidewalk will also be added to connect both buildings.
Smith County Animal Control Supervisor Colten Parsell said he liked the plans to house the animal control officers in a separate building than the shelter. He said it would be good to have customers coming into the shelter to adopt a dog separated from people coming in for an animal control issue.
The shelter building will have ventilation, circulation and exhaust improvements made to help with the odor problem the shelter faces now. Even though the dog cages are cleaned daily, the smell of all the dogs is bleeding over into the shelter’s lobby area and meet-and-greet room. They also hope to enlarge that room, where a potential adopter and a dog can have their first meeting.
About $1.2 million in ARPA funding has been set aside for the project.
The Commissioners Court voted to approve the plans and to allow the Purchasing Department to bid out the project.
“I am overjoyed with these drawings,” Smith County Animal Shelter Coordinator Holli Jones said. “I’m excited for our staff, our community and our dogs.”
She said they have many ideas for growing community engagement and holding events. Renovations to the shelter and added outdoor space will allow them to do that.

It is an honor to be a part of the design team for Bethesda Health Clinic's new facility. We can't wait for the doors to be open!

🚨 The future of healthcare at Bethesda starts NOW. 🚨

Today, we are proud to publicly launch the Greater Works Campaign — and to share something big:
🏗️ The future Bethesda Health Clinic will be located at 1250 SSW Loop 323, transforming the former Hollywood Theater into a hub of hope, healing, and whole-person care.

WHY?

✨ More space.
✨ Expanded medical, dental, and mental health services.
✨ Improved efficiency with ALL services (adult and pediatrics) located in the same facility.
✨ A welcoming, dignified place where families can receive affordable, high-quality care — all under one roof.

This is the future of Bethesda — designed to meet growing needs, remove barriers to care, and serve generations to come.

Thanks to incredible early donors, we are well on our way — but we still need to raise the remaining funds to bring this vision fully to life. We are SO CLOSE.

💙 Your gift helps finish the work.
💙 Your support builds access, dignity, and hope.
💙 Your yes helps shape the future of healthcare in East Texas.

👉 Join us in closing the gap and building what comes next:
🔗 https://greaterworkscampaign.org/

Let’s do this together. The future is calling — and it looks like greater works