Insights & News

May 28, 2020

As the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) celebrates its 100-year anniversary in 2020, I think back to all the wonderful experiences and people that I’ve met within the 40 years that I’ve been a part of the organization. I am a lifetime member.

May 14, 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence. This term was introduced by American computer scientist, John McCarthy in 1956 during a summer research workshop at Dartmouth College. The research…

April 30, 2020

I recently had someone ask me if I ever plan on phasing myself out of our Emerging Professionals leadership development group at Dewberry. I was a bit taken aback by the question – I had never thought of leaving the group, even as I advance further into my career. In talking with some of the senior…

April 16, 2020

Many wastewater facilities are either planning or are currently implementing biological nutrient removal (BNR) processes as part of the treatment schemes in response to the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission’s regulations 85 and 31. The Voluntary Incentive Program (Policy 17-1) is pushing…

April 2, 2020

I was a history major in college, and when I’m looking for answers, I tend to be analytical and think back to what history has taught us. Now we are living in unprecedented times, and there’s little to reference. Most experts advise leadership to over communicate, and communications teams must be…

March 26, 2020

As more people are starting to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, tips from experienced teleworkers are welcome. Using Dewberry’s intranet, our employees shared advice on effective ways to continue to be productive and avoid distractions when teleworking.

March 19, 2020

For most people in the U.S., water is something that comes out their taps, and they pay very little attention to it unless there is a storm and suddenly they are flooded, or there is a drought and suddenly they can no longer water their lawns. But to stormwater engineers and water resource…

March 5, 2020

Our world looks to technology as a catalyst for future possibilities, but these possibilities can’t be realized unless they are put into practice. To that point, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), located in Blacksburg, Virginia, wants to foster an environment for…

February 20, 2020

In the past decade, several of Washington D.C.’s historically rich, yet, rundown industrial neighborhoods have been revitalized through large mixed-use developments. Our team has taken part in several projects throughout the city, including in portions of Downtown, the Southwest Waterfront, Buzzard…

February 13, 2020

At some point or another—or sometimes, on numerous occasions—all land and site development projects require stormwater design and inspections. As is the case with most areas of engineering and technical design, technology to support stormwater system inspections is advancing. One of these ways is…

January 30, 2020

Most lidar projects are big—really big. From the 1,200-square-mile coverage of the Everglades National Park in Florida to almost 42,000 square miles in Texas, our firm has worked on multiple large projects with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with varying scope and scale. A more recent project…

January 23, 2020

IMO 2020 is an environmental regulation targeting the amount of sulfur in marine fuel oil that went into effect on January 1, 2020. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. Prior to 2020, the content of sulfur…