On Monday the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will break ground on a new laboratory and administration building for the Claude Peteet Mariculture Center in Gulf Shores.

The Marine Resources Division is responsible for the management of Alabama's marine resources and the Claude Peteet Center has contributed to that mission for more than 30 years with its research into marine and estuarine ecology.

Krebs Architecture and Engineering teamed with Lord Aeck and Sargent to provide architectural and civil engineering services on the 31,500-square-foot project. The laboratory houses tanks and open raceways that hold more than 100,000 gallons of water for fish, fry, algae, and zooplankton.

Infrastructure to support these marine environments includes modifications to the salt water pipeline from the Gulf of Mexico and the brackish water pipeline from the intracoastal waterway."

About Krebs:

With offices in Orange Beach, Birmingham, and Montgomery, Krebs Architecture & Engineering, Inc. provides professional architecture, civil engineering and surveying services.

The architectural division of the firm consists of personnel with experience in a variety of projects including: municipal buildings, educational facilities, commercial and retail facilities, office buildings, hotels, churches, industrial facilities and housing/hospitality.

The engineering division specializes in civil and environmental projects including: wastewater collection and treatment systems; waterworks distribution and treatment systems; natural gas transmission and distribution; surveying; residential, commercial, and industrial site design; industrial waste treatment; solid waste collection and disposal systems; and stormwater collection and treatment systems.