Draper Aden Associates

read moreWhen you have plans to build something remarkable - something that will make a lasting positive impact on your community - Draper Aden is here to help. We believe our engineering, surveying, and environmental services aren't just about well-developed plans, but the creative use of technology, and the spirit of working together to achieve a goal. Our work is about the new athletic fields where goals are scored, a pharmaceutical plant where life-saving medicines are discovered, and universities that educate the minds of the future.

read moreIn 1972, Joe Draper and Bill Aden formed Draper Aden Associates, a six-employee civil engineering firm in Blacksburg, Virginia. Today, it has grown into a full-service consulting and engineering firm with locations in Virginia and North Carolina and clients across the Mid-Atlantic region. Our teams provide a variety of services that range from civil engineering to surveying to environmental services. For more about what we do, explore our services page or contact us. Our vision is to leave a lasting, positive impact through our actions and relationships with our clients, community, and each other.

read moreFrom the ground to the sky, our infrastructure surrounds us and provides the key pieces that make our communities run. Draper Aden has the expertise and experience with public utilities, transportation, municipal land development, and aviation needed to keep our towns and cities going, while complying with federal and state regulatory standards. Aging infrastructure takes a toll on residents and we provide engineering and design that can help solve those issues. We design roadways to DOT standards, provide asset management and water/sewer design to local utilities, partner with architects and contractors on essentials like fire and police stations, and offer support engineering services for airports.

read moreOur communities are shaped by the schools and universities where our next generations are taught, hospitals, healthcare facilities, and clinics that care for our health and wellbeing; and cultural and civic facilities that help to provide for our liberties, safety, and enrichment. Draper Aden has a long history working with public and private K-12 school systems, higher education institutions, state agencies, museums, cultural facilities, and healthcare providers directly as well as part of comprehensive development teams including architects, developers, general contractors, and other design professionals to construct and enhance these facilities.

read morePlanning work on an industrial site, pharmaceutical or manufacturing facility, energy station, or port takes knowledge and experience to make sure it's done right. Draper Aden can assist in all facets of preparing the site. We offer turnkey services from start to finish or assist with specific needs such as remediation, civil engineering, survey, permitting, and more. Our experience comes in all forms including site planning for large-scale manufacturing facilities and soils testing at proposed project sites.

read moreThe energy landscape is rapidly changing. Transmission infrastructure, regulatory climates, distribution logistics, and security have all been affected by an increased demand for dependable energy. Draper Aden is here to assist energy providers and partners with projects covering solar energy, transmission and distributions systems, management and real estate, and generation power stations. Our team of engineers, surveyors, right of way agents, designers, and project managers are experienced with the requirements of this specialized work, including an emphasis on safety, privacy for clients and residents, and precise guidelines and permitting.

read moreWhen it comes to federal projects, location and experience are a valuable resource. With nine offices strategically located in prime areas such as Newport News, Virginia and Fayetteville, North Carolina, our professional teams are highly responsive to clients such as Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, Coast Guard, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Our experience includes research and development, general procurement, and/or design build project delivery at virtually every base in Virginia and North Carolina.

read moreSince long before the first sanitary landfill opened nearly a century ago to the present day, responsible waste disposal has remained a pressing challenge of the Solid Waste Industry. Implementing concepts such as zero-waste, sustainability, waste diversion, life cycle analysis, and landfill mining help to extend the life of existing landfills. These approaches coupled with creative reuse methods, help to alleviate ongoing disposal issues, making our land, rivers, and oceans cleaner for generations to come.