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it's september and it's time for

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another edition of core connection .

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The US Army Corps of Engineers vlog

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that keeps you in the loop on what

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we're up to around the country in the

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world . I'm your host , Patrick

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Bloodgood and we have a packed episode

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this month . So let's jump right into

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core connection .

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We start this month with a look

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overseas as the europe district

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continues to highlight their resident

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offices that are responsible for

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delivering world class facilities and

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engineering solutions to our forward

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deployed military personnel throughout

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the european continent . This month ,

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the district examines graphene via

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resident office in Germany .

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Hello , my name is Edwin Vasquez . I'm

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the resident engineer for europe

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districts . Resident office here in

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Grafenwoehr Germany , so you say works

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in this region all across bavaria . Our

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resident office consists of four

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distinct offices here in Grafton beer

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also in Ansbach home fails and Garmisch ,

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the type of work that we do in our area

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of responsibility includes things like

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the school like behind me also army

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family housing units , numerous

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renovations for admin spaces , New mill

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con work to upgrade

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the support capabilities of the , of

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the garrisons as well as miscellaneous

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repairs across different buildings in

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on the basis . So we have numerous

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customers . Our main customers are U .

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S . Army garrisons bavaria which

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includes here in grafton Vigier home

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fills and Garmisch but also U . S .

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Army Garrison Ansbach and they support

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a big training mission and also support

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support services for battalions that

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rotate and are permanently located here .

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My biggest reward working on the

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projects here in Grafton beer and in

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the bavaria area is really working with ,

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with the people given the long presence

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of the garrisons in the southeast

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portion of Germany . There's a ,

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there's a big integration of the

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mission here but also the culture . So

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my um my biggest reward is really

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um getting to be part of that team .

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The resident office is also supporting

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our nation's military Children managing

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the construction of a state of the art

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elementary school for the Department of

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Defense education activity in Grafton

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for the new school is set to open in

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november .

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Hello , my name is wes Clark . I'm a

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project engineer at Grafton resident

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office . This is the new uh

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griffin very elementary school for

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Dodea as part of our energy and

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technology advancements in construction .

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The building incorporates a movable

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photovoltaic panel as well as a wind

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station with weather reporting that

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will announce and and

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display throughout the building for the

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teachers to use as a teaching model for

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the students promoting stem this

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building transition to the 21st century

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teaching model , the open concept

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with the movable glass partition

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walls and um marker board walls .

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They're available in the school to open

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up and used as an integrated teaching

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model . The project is nearly 95%

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complete . The contractor is working

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through close out items and uh

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commissioning testing and furniture .

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Move in to prepare for turnover for the

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customer uses is a diverse organization ,

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both in its mission set and it's

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professionals . The Norfolk District

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had a chance to sit down with the 2022

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uses architect of the year , Drew

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Kibler to discuss his contribution as

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an architect to the overall U . S .

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Mission .

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Mhm . So here's the Norfolk District

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and especially in the architecture

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section . You know , we are really a

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project driven in a project funded

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organizations and really unique aspect

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of it . One thing I like to think about

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is , you know , these projects are as

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much for you and me , everyone on the

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team , as much as it is for our

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stakeholders . You know , we are all

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part of this . We're taxpayers and that

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brings a unique perspective to how we

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do things . When I first started out in

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2015 . Most of the mission at that time

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for us was really focused on military

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construction . Since then , in the past

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several years , the milken program has

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slowed down slightly and our civil

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works program has really ramped up . As

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you know , sea level rises is a big

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deal . And uh the Corps of Engineers

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has really tasked with how to help our

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country and our cities protect

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themselves against future sea level

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rise in the current flooding we're

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experiencing . So you might ask

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yourself , why is an architect

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necessary to do a flood protection

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project or resiliency project for sea

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level rise ? And we've always looked to

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provide visualization to help our

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customers understand what is it that

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this building or this project is going

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to look like at the end of the day .

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And is this what you really want when

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you have a levee or or a flood wall

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that you're looking to construct in an

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urban context Inside a city , it's

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really important how that wall is

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located . Where are the openings ?

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What's the elevation in relationship to

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the pedestrian movement and the

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walkways ? And so we've been able to

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take these tools that we use To do

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renderings and 3D visualizations and

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provide those for these civil works

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projects to help stakeholders cities

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and designers understand what are the

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impact and how do we make that into a

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building that meets the customer's

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needs that's functional , that's

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economical and that is something that's

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going to stay in the test of time

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architects are but one career area ,

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your U . S . Army Corps of Engineers is

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in need of to learn more about what

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careers uses has and what openings are

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available . Go to www dot usa dot army

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dot mil forward slash careers . The US

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Army Corps of Engineers , Buffalo

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District recently completed an

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environmental project to help US small

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but critically important fish get

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upstream along the Niagara River based

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on some initial data . The future for

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this fish is looking bright

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here along the Niagara River . The U .

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S . Army Corps of Engineers constructed

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a novel fish passage passage structure

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is part of the Great Lakes Restoration

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initiative , completing construction in

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february 2022 . The purpose of this

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structure is to help emerald shiners a

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very small but critically important

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prey fish overcome an obstacle to swim

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upstream , pre and post construction

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monitoring has been conducted and

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continues . However , preliminary

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results are very positive . Spring

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monitoring shows a significant increase

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in emerald shiners compared to the

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preconstruction survey . And underwater

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video footage readily shows schools of

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emerald shiner moving throughout the

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constructed fish passage structures as

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monitoring continues . The potential

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groundwork has been established to look

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at extending the project along the

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remaining 700 ft of sea wall here at

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broderick Park . Us Army Corps of

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Engineers has collaborated and

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appreciates the help of our partners at

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the University of Buffalo , Buffalo

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State , the city of Buffalo and the U .

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S . E . P . A . Stay tuned for

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additional updates as we monitor the

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results of this project that finishes

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off this episode of core connection .

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We started this nearly two years ago

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and we hope you have found it useful

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and informative . Thanks for watching

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and we will be back again next month

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for season three of core connection .

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Until then , I'm Patrick Bloodgood and

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this has been core connection