Insights & News

November 6, 2025

When you live in an area that is high risk for potentially devastating natural weather events, communication between local officials and residents is critical, and in some cases, can mean the difference between life and death.

October 23, 2025

Emergency infrastructure projects have a life of their own, shaped by a very human element at their core. In most cases, they involve communities impacted by natural disasters, such as flooding that washes out bridges or roadways. In more severe cases, residents can be displaced.

October 9, 2025

For centuries, various types of hydraulic closure structures have been used to control and manage water in riverine and coastal settings. Popular types in use today include roller and trolley gates, single- and double-leaf swing gates, stoplogs, and passive gate closures. In contrast to floodwalls…

October 2, 2025

In 1933, Gov. Wilbur L. Cross requested that Connecticut conduct a photographic aerial survey of the state—the first government-sponsored statewide aerial survey in U.S. history. The images taken in the survey were used to inform the state’s health, highway, tax, and water departments as they…

September 16, 2025

Edmonson to support firm’s resilience growth initiative.

August 21, 2025

Resilience is a broad topic that can take on many different meanings for organizations. Generally, it focuses on developing programs and designing infrastructure that can withstand future changes, stresses, and shocks, including those that come with disasters and extreme weather impacts. Our firm’s…

July 2, 2025

As architects and designers, we’ve always prioritized resilience, which we define as the ability of a facility and its occupants to withstand, adapt to, and thrive through changes, stresses, and shocks. In recent years, our profession has focused more intently on designing for resilience against…

May 15, 2025

Luff brings technical background and expertise in design and construction of hydraulic structures to Dewberry.

May 8, 2025

A levee breach is a structural failure that unleashes floodwaters—often with devastating consequences. The resulting flooding can be swift and overwhelming, destroying infrastructure and property, displacing residents, and putting lives at risk. For these reasons, predicting how levees fail is…

May 5, 2025

Montgomery named operating unit manager in Fairfax, Virginia.

March 24, 2025

Senior Solutions Architect Shane Putnam and Senior Engineer Max Kipp describe the software solution capabilities of our scientific programming and full stack engineering teams to help clients organize, utilize, and process data for resilience projects and display it in a user-friendly web format.

February 25, 2025

Ten staff promoted as part of national titling program.