Christopher D. Burkett, P.E., RLA, PP, LEED™ AP

Executive Vice President

P: 610.444.9006 ext. 501
E: cburkett@gilmore-assoc.com

Registrations:

• Registered Professional Engineer – Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
• Registered Landscape Architect: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey
• Professional Planner: New Jersey
• LEED™ Accredited Professional

Professional Memberships:

• American Society of Civil Engineers

Education/Honors:

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, BS of Landscape Architecture, 1978
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, BS of Horticulture, 1979

Experience Overview

Mr. Burkett has more than 30 years experience in civil/site design for institutional, residential, commercial, and municipal facilities. He possesses a unique perspective in merging traditional site scale design concepts with green building and sustainability initiatives. With extensive experience in innovative stormwater management design, he has focused on control technologies, receiving waters problems and surface water quality. His multidisciplinary background and diverse project experience have assisted both public and private clients with land use strategies, natural resource protection, infrastructure planning and mixed use developments. The thoughtful synthesis of site context, functional performance and design sensibility are his guiding principles in the creation of the built environment.

Governmental/Institutional Project Detail

• Swarthmore College (Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania)

Stormwater Management

Performed analysis of existing drainage problems in several locations across campus and designed stormwater master plan to address remedial solutions. Designed new pedestrian and emergency vehicle access areas conforming to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Work involved acute sensitivity to existing mature plant material while excavating within areas of the Scott Arboretum, which is woven throughout the campus.

• Bloomsburg University (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)

Student Apartments

Prepared construction documents for 252 unit student apartments on steeply sloped site. Design involved ten (10) buildings located along a new crescent sloped road in the University upper campus.

• Swarthmore College (Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania)

Residence Hall

Responsible for site design and stormwater management for 172-bed student housing facility to be implemented over three (3) phases. Drainage design featured a subsurface infiltrating device that minimized the visual impact of stormwater management while exceeding local infiltration requirements.

• Swarthmore College (Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania)

Alice Hall Residence Hall

Responsible for site design and stormwater management for 172-bed student housing facility to be implemented over three (3) phases. Drainage design featured a subsurface infiltrating device that minimized the visual impact of stormwater management while exceeding local infiltration requirements. Partial green roof reduced heat gain and improved runoff.

• Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Expansion

Prepared construction documents for 175 space parking expansion, drainage improvements, and utility extensions for 25 million dollar cancer prevention pavilion. Served as civil engineering and landscape architectural representative responsible for construction documents and contract administration.

• Springside School (Philadelphia, PA)

Addition

Design of classroom addition to an existing middle school. Project involved vehicular circulation improvements, new parking and stormwater management features.

• Upland Country Day School (Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania)

Primary School Addition

Performed site and drainage design for Primary school addition and parking expansion for 20 acre campus. Design featured conversion of existing retention basin to a bio filter permanent pond using bio swales to convey stormwater across the site to the pond.

• Church of St. Mary’s (Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)

Addition

Design of new classroom building and church for existing Parish complex. The proposed additions included classrooms, library, new administration offices and science labs.

• Perkiomen High School Addition (Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)

Classroom and Gymnasium Addition

Prepare land development plans for classroom and gymnasium additions to existing high school. Plans included design of new parking area, bus drop off and new athletic fields. Provided expert testimony to Zoning Hearing Board for disturbance of natural resources areas including steep slopes and floodplain conservation areas.

• PoMarLin Fire Station (Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania)

Addition

Prepare site/civil design for 13,000 square foot fire station with four vehicle bags, training room, kitchen and various offices expandable to two additional bays. Stormwater management system employs subsurface infiltration bed discharge to wet pond to control both water quality and flood control.

• St. Patrick School (Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania)

Addition

Expansion of existing church and school to include new classrooms, administrative space, auditorium and site renovations.

• Delaware Valley College Residence Halls (New Britain Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania)

New Dormitories

Provide survey services including utility and tree locations and site/civil services for two new dormitories constructed within the campus in two phases. The buildings totaled 87,000 s.f. of area and included housing for 300 students. Extensive utility relocations were required as well as relocation of parking and access points for existing adjacent buildings. Construction took place during the school year necessitating the need for close coordination with architect and contractor to minimize student routines. A pedestrian plaza next to the building was used to provide subsurface storm water management using infiltration to meet ordinance requirements while maintaining the area for student use.

Residential/Commercial Project Detail

• Dansko Business Facility (Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania)

LEED™ Certification

Responsible for site re-design in pursuit of LEED™ certification. Gilmore & Associates, Inc. design utilizes a green roof coupled with bioretention and pervious paving for stormwater harvesting. The resulting site and building design reduces environmental impacts, uses less energy than conventional designs, and promotes a sense of user well being.

• Chatham Financial Center (Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania)

Stormwater Management

Responsible for the environmentally sensitive, low-impact site planning project, which was coupled with innovating stormwater best management practices (BMP’s) and resulted in a 2007 Philadelphia Water Department Stormwater Best Management Practices Award for this project.

• Llanerch Shopping Center (Haverford Township, Pennsylvania)

Rehabilitation

Prepared design and performed construction administration for rehabilitation of abandoned shopping center into a branch bank, fitness center, video retail store and restaurant.

• Metroplex Shopping Center (Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania)

Land Development

Regional retail facility with 775,000 s.f. and 3.500 surface parking spaces.  Design required relocation of several roads and expansion of an existing state highway.  The site was a former Buick factory and quarry requiring extensive reclamation prior to construction.  Stream enclosure and dam was constructed to reduce down flooding impacts.

• Hillview Village (Valley& Caln Township, Pennsylvania)

Land Development

Prepare land development plans for 622 unit mixed age qualified community on the steeply sloped 300 acre site bisected by township boundary. Extensive utility extensions were required including two pump stations and an elevated water storage facility. Design featured six stormwater management basins, extensive state highway improvements and several large retaining walls.

• Manor Glen Seniors Housing (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Addition

Performed all site and utility design for freestanding 50 one and two bedroom unit addition to an existing nursing home. Services included design of sanitary pump station and force main as well as stormwater detention facility adjacent to a flood prone section of the city park system.

• Philadelphia Protestant Home (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Addition

Design of 5-story residence addition to an existing nursing home. Project included parking expansion and site design consistent with needs of elderly users.

• Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Expansion

Prepared construction documents for 175-space parking expansion, drainage improvements, and utility extensions for $25 million cancer prevention pavilion.

• St. Thomas Church (Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania)

Addition

Prepared Engineering Plans for an addition to the existing historic church. Project included site improvements around the new addition to connect with existing parking and access drives.

• Mequon School Improvements (Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania)

Land Development

Prepared construction documents for grading, drainage, and retaining wall improvements to existing recreation area for the school.

Architectural Project Detail

• Fluehr Par (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Land Development

Prepared design of parking expansion, access reconfiguration, pedestrian trails, and athletic field reconditioning for Fairmont Park Commission. Project required close coordination with Park Commission staff and neighborhood groups during design development. Responsibilities included detailed cost estimating to match project cost to funding limitations of grant for project.