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August 26, 2020
Corinne Bartshire
My colleague, Ellis Stanley, is a strong advocate for the role of communications in disaster planning and mitigation. As chair of the National Academy of Sciences’ Disasters Roundtable, Ellis writes and speaks frequently about the need for effective communications locally, nationally, and…
August 26, 2020
Gary Kirkbride
At the beginning of my career in the 1980s, I worked for Arlington County, Virginia. I had the opportunity to take part in the planning for the revitalization of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor — among Northern Virginia's densest areas — as one of my first major projects. Well served by the Metro…
August 26, 2020
Devin Keeler
Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia, the University of Virginia (UVA) supports more than 550 buildings that amount to a total of 16 million gross square feet. In 1895, the first of a series of utility tunnels was created to service the buildings located on the campus…
August 26, 2020
Ken Logsdon Jr
It's been a decade of high-visibility disasters, and they've brought the topic of resiliency to the forefront of local conversations. To their credit, local government leaders have heard their constituents' cries for more resilient communities and are investing in resiliency. However, much like…
August 26, 2020
Andrew Martin
There are two major measurements of success that floodplain mapping professionals deal with. The first is the actual creation of the maps, and the second is the adoption of the maps into legislation. Traditionally, we've put our trust in the old adage, "Knowledge is power," trusting that the simple…
August 26, 2020
Stephanie Routh and Barrett Goodwin
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program is providing communities with non-regulatory products that make flood risk management a little more understandable, and a lot more personal.
August 20, 2020
Erica Nelles and Dan Anderton
Times of economic downturn leave many anchor store spaces and malls vacated, but the recent pandemic is accelerating this trend and is also impacting many industries outside of retail. Companies have either gone bankrupt or have shifted how they deliver goods so that their footprint isn’t as…
August 13, 2020
Siva Sangameswaran
Flooding and natural disasters continue to impact human life, the built environments, and natural ecosystems. The causes are complicated and constantly change due to natural, anthropogenic, and climate change factors, while the consequences vary in spread, extent, nature, and magnitude across the…
July 23, 2020
Firm providing planning and bridging design for new two-story Health Services Administrative Building in California
July 15, 2020
Firm will provide local concept development for the Oradell Avenue Bridge and Great Road Bridge.
June 18, 2020
Cliff Wilson
At Dewberry, we pride ourselves on being a “national firm with a community-based practice.” I’ve never seen that so clearly put into practice as I did following the devastation of Hurricane Michael in the fall of 2018. The Category 5 storm swept through the Florida Panhandle, devastating thousands…
April 7, 2020
Renewed contract comes after five-year study of intended impacts of sea level rise.
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