Huber & Suhner - Essex

In 1996, Huber + Suhner (H+S), a global supplier of electrical and optical connectivity systems and components for communication, transportation, and industry markets, acquired the property that they reside on today from IBM. Located on over 19.5 acres on the south side of Thompson Drive in Saxon Hill Industrial Park the company decided in 2000 to expand its building to accommodate growing business.

Trudell Consulting Engineers (TCE) working with Bread Loaf Corporation and assisted H+S with their development plans to add 26,419 square feet of warehouse and office space to the existing building. The expansion also required an additional 151 parking spaces. The project necessitated redesign to the existing stormwater infiltration pond that included installation of an emergency overflow spillway, installation of a new Aqua-Swirl pretreatment device to be installed upstream of the basin inlet to remove sediment, oils and other pollutants before infiltration in the basin, installation of a new manhole and drain line on the existing roof drain to redirect runoff from the roof into the basin to improve groundwater recharge from the site and comply with the Stormwater Management Procedures, and removal of the accumulated sediment in the bottom of the existing basin.

TCE’s efforts were divided into three specific phases and entailed the following duties: Site review, geotechnical services, complete site design, including water, sewer, and erosion control, permitting, and construction site visits. TCE continues to provide annual inspections for stormwater.