Reynolds, Smith & Hills
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Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. (RSH) is one of the leading facilities and infrastructure consulting firms in the United States. The privately held architectural
, engineering
, planning, and environmental services corporation is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida
, where they also provide clients with facilities and infrastructure consulting.
RSH operates in six segments:
RS&H CS is an infrastructure consulting firm that is a wholly owned subsidiary of RS&H. They have provided construction engineering and inspection services since 1984.
in St. Augustine, Florida
. The $77 million job was expected to take five years to complete. In order to retain the historic character and structural integrity within space constraints, the design required numerous innovations and unusual construction methods.
The project manager for the Florida Department of Transportation
stated: “It’s one of the most complex projects you’ll see in this industry. Few can say they’ve worked on a project more unique or extraordinarily significant to the historic community than this bridge.”
Roads & Bridges magazine named the Bridge of Lions as fourth in the nation’s top 10 bridges for 2010. Projects were evaluated based on size, community impact and challenges resolved.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, planning, and environmental services corporation is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, where they also provide clients with facilities and infrastructure consulting.
Beginnings
The company was founded in 1941 and grew slowly through the years before being purchased in 1987 by Hunter Environmental Services. Three years later, after negotiating for a year, a group of eight senior RSH employees that included Leerie Jenkins and David Robertson bought the company's architecture, engineering and planning operations and incorporated in the State of Florida in 1989. Their goal was to rebuild the company and concentrate on its specialties.The firm is one of Florida's largest privately held architectural service companies with 26 offices located in ten Florida cities, as well as California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia.RSH operates in six segments:
- Transportation group provides services to state and local government authorities for all modes of transportation, including highways, transit, rail, and ports. Projects include:
- Bridge of LionsBridge of LionsThe Bridge of Lions is a bascule bridge that spans the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida. A part of State Road A1A, it connects downtown St. Augustine to Anastasia Island. A pair of Medici lions made of marble guard the bridge, begun in 1925 and completed in 1927 across Matanzas Bay...
rehabilitation, Florida Department of Transportation, St. Augustine, Florida - State Road 429 Interchange, Orange County Expressway Authority, Orlando, Florida
- Bridge of Lions
- Aviation group serves airports, airlines, governmental agencies, and private clients, providing services for terminals and support buildings, airfield facilities, and planning and environmental services. Projects include:
- New runway, Chicago O'Hare International AirportO'Hare International AirportChicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...
, Chicago, Illinois - Terminal & De-icing system, Detroit Metro Airport, Detroit, Michigan
- New runway, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Aerospace and Defense group services N.A.S.A., Department of Defense, and commercial aerospace contractors in the development of launch and other facilities. Projects include:
- Vehicle Assembly Building Roof, NASA, Cape Canaveral, Florida
- Movable Work Platform, Kennedy Space Center
- Public Infrastructure group meets the needs of local governmental and quasi-governmental agencies supporting water, storm water, wastewater, parks, and public buildings. Projects include:
- Better Jacksonville PlanBetter Jacksonville PlanThe Better Jacksonville Plan is a growth management plan implemented by the city of Jacksonville, Florida. It was the signature project of Mayor John Delaney. It was approved by Jacksonville voters on September 5, 2000...
, Jacksonville, Florida - Streetcar system, Charlotte Area Transit SystemCharlotte Area Transit SystemThe Charlotte Area Transit System, commonly referred to as CATS, is the public transit system in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It operates bus service around the Metrolina area and a historical trolley in Uptown Charlotte, and operates a light rail system, called LYNX which opened on November 24,...
(CATS), Charlotte, North Carolina
- Better Jacksonville Plan
- Commercial group provides comprehensive services, including facility design, land development, facility planning, and construction management to corporate, commercial and industrial clients. Projects include:
- BJs Wholesale Club Distribution Center, Jacksonville, Florida
- Raymond James Financial Tower IV, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Institutional group offers services that include planning and designing schools, courthouses, and research and technical facilities to educational, governmental, and research-oriented clients. Projects include:
- Mainland High SchoolMainland High SchoolMainland High School is a public high school located in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is attended by 1,979 students of grades nine through twelve. The mascot is a Buccaneer and strongly resembles the old logo of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.-Daytona Public School:...
in Daytona Beach, Florida - Natural and Environmental Sciences Building, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- Mainland High School
RS&H CS is an infrastructure consulting firm that is a wholly owned subsidiary of RS&H. They have provided construction engineering and inspection services since 1984.
Historic project
In 2004, RS&H was awarded the contract for design and engineering the reconstruction of the Bridge of LionsBridge of Lions
The Bridge of Lions is a bascule bridge that spans the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida. A part of State Road A1A, it connects downtown St. Augustine to Anastasia Island. A pair of Medici lions made of marble guard the bridge, begun in 1925 and completed in 1927 across Matanzas Bay...
in St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
. The $77 million job was expected to take five years to complete. In order to retain the historic character and structural integrity within space constraints, the design required numerous innovations and unusual construction methods.
The project manager for the Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
stated: “It’s one of the most complex projects you’ll see in this industry. Few can say they’ve worked on a project more unique or extraordinarily significant to the historic community than this bridge.”
Roads & Bridges magazine named the Bridge of Lions as fourth in the nation’s top 10 bridges for 2010. Projects were evaluated based on size, community impact and challenges resolved.