Kimley-Horn Offers Wide Range of Engineering Services, Adjusts to Changes In the Industry

March 4, 2025 • News

To celebrate World Engineering Day (March 4), we highlighted Kimley-Horn and their work to positively impact the community and companies.

About Kimley-Horn

Kimley-Horn offers a wide range of engineering and planning services across a number of markets. Kohlman Fritz is its Marketing Coordinator.

From Kohlman Fritz:

QUESTION: Over the past five years, how has the engineering landscape within your company evolved? What are the key trends or technological advancements that you foresee shaping the next five years of engineering?

Noteworthy development and trends include:

Increased use of technology and software. There has been a significant shift toward adopting advanced software tools and technologies for design and project management. Civil 3D, BIM (Building Information Modeling) and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) have become more integral to our processes.
Sustainable and green engineering. With a growing emphasis on environmental sustainability, there has been a marked increase in the adoption of green engineering practices. This includes environmentally friendly designs, resource-efficient construction methods and incorporating renewable energy solutions.
Enhanced data analytics. The integration of data analytics in project planning and execution has improved accuracy and efficiency. Using big data to predict project outcomes and optimize resource allocation has become standard practice.
Collaborative work environments. The adoption of collaborative platforms and remote working tools has enabled better team coordination and project management, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Growing practice areas. Kimley-Horn has seen exceptional growth in our MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) and Energy practice areas.

The Future of Engineering

Future trends include:

Continued focus on sustainability and resilience to withstand climate change impacts.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning will become increasingly prevalent with design optimization, predictive maintenance and automating routine tasks.

There’s more. As we served our clients, we noticed a need that was unfulfilled in some practice areas, so Kimley-Horn developed technological solutions to help bridge those gaps. These solutions aim to not only address client needs, but also to make their projects easier, faster and more cost efficient.

Two examples of our technology solutions products are:

SMARTS is a cloud-based platform to view, track and manage multiple development projects. The tool helps project teammates and stakeholders achieve alignment on important project information by sharing accurate data quickly and efficiently.
PublicCoordinate is an online map-based community engagement platform that enables clients to share project information and gather community feedback. The tool offers enhanced capabilities, such as comment input, toggling between multiple project alternatives and base maps, ADA web accessibility, custom branding, survey integration and more.