Selected work
Thirty-five thousand projects. Here are a few.
The staple of this firm has always been subdivision plans — two lots to a hundred — and boundary surveys, which do not photograph well and rarely get named. The projects below are the ones that do.
Recent
2008
Neumann College — Sport, Spirituality & Character Development Center
Aston, PA
Site engineering for a new athletic and student life centre on the college campus.
2008
Spring Lake Retail Center
Concord Township, PA
Site engineering for a retail centre in one of the county's fastest-growing townships.
2007
City of Chester redevelopment projects
Chester, PA
Engineering on several redevelopment projects within the city.
2005
Millview
Coatesville, PA
A 500-unit residential mixed-use development in the City of Coatesville.
2005
Belmont
Bethel Township, PA
A 280-unit active adult community.
2003
Chester Valley Golf Course — stream bank stabilization
Malvern, PA
Stream bank stabilization across the course.
2002
French Creek Golf Course
Chester County, PA
Site engineering for the golf course.
From the firm’s early decades
Gus Houtman practised every discipline of civil engineering. Much of what he designed in the 1940s, 50s and 60s is still in service across Delaware County.
Delaware County bridges
Delaware County, PA
More than fourteen county bridges spanning the major streams of Delaware County, designed under Gus Houtman. Many are still in service.
The Media By-pass
Media, PA
Design survey and construction layout.
Media Parking Garage
Media, PA
Structural design.
Rose Valley Sewage Treatment Plant
Rose Valley, PA
Reconstruction of the plant.
Foote Mineral Company earthen dam
North Carolina
Design, layout and construction supervision of the earthen dam.