Insights & News

June 27, 2011

Zombie warnings, tornadoes in Boston, Mayan doomsday calendars, rabid beaver attacks: Are headlines starting to look like a game of fact or fiction to anyone else?

June 21, 2011

Recently, FEMA decided to take a different approach to a common issue in flood resistant design: evaluating flood damage-resistant materials. Using existing guidance as a starting point and working with partners in the construction and restoration industries, codes and standards organizations…

May 25, 2011

Over the past 15 years, emergency management as a profession, and as a practice, has matured dramatically. The need for strong, effective, and comprehensive programs is constantly reinforced by national and international events such as this year’s deadly tornadoes in the Southeast and Midwest, as…

May 9, 2011

The term “Discovery Process” is borrowed from the attorney litigation arena where information is shared prior to going to court. I have found it particularly valuable for architects in the pre-design and planning phase of projects as we–the collective team of owners, users, planners, architects…

May 9, 2011

Released on April 27, 2011, the Clean Water Framework demonstrates our government’s commitment to continuing efforts to improve water quality that began with the Clean Water Act (CWA) passage in 1972. The publication explains ongoing and future initiatives at the Environmental Protection Agency…

April 25, 2011

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) assigns an ecological classification to each stream in New Jersey. The highest classification is called Category 1 (C1). The areas located within 300 feet of C1 streams are called Special Water Resources Protection Areas (SWRPA). These…

April 18, 2011

After seeing a tweet by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate about some new FEMA widgets, I had to check them out. The widget “Are You Prepared For Flooding?” is a simple, effective way for public agencies and firms like Dewberry who support local, state, and federal hazard mitigation and emergency…

January 1, 2009

The National Research Council has released a report on the accuracy of flood maps by the National Research Council of the National Academies, Committee on FEMA Flood Maps, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources/Mapping Science Committee, and Water Science and Technology Board Dewberry's Dave Maune, PhD, CP, CFM, was on the Committee on FEMA Flood Maps, and Stephanie Dunham, PE, and Jerry Sparks, PE, CFM, are acknowledged for supporting computations.