Insights & News

January 2, 2020

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, as another holiday season passes. This year may have felt a little bit more intense, given that Thanksgiving happened on the latest day possible in the calendar year. The Port of New York and New Jersey is humming along like a fine-tuned machine…

December 26, 2019

I never quite knew what made the rest of the world different from the U.S. Coming from the small community of Sutherlin, Virginia, and having limited opportunity to travel, I was oblivious to anything outside of the country. When I found out about the opportunity to join around 40 other students on…

December 12, 2019

When a robotic inspection confirmed that the 1.5-mile-long Colsman Tunnel showed signs of serious deterioration, the Southgate Water and Sanitation District knew it had a major capital improvement project on its hands. The tunnel, which conveys 100 percent of the district’s 12.4-MGD sanitary peak…

December 5, 2019

The design industry has seen a proliferation of mega-projects in recent years, particularly in the civil infrastructure arena. Mega-projects are not only massive in scale and scope, they involve managing large budgets, diverse teams, ambitious schedules, and a formidable amount of risk. To be…

November 26, 2019

The Town of Port Royal is an historic Virginia port town settled in the mid-1600s and chartered in 1744. Set along the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia, the small community—126 residents according to the 2010 census—has been using an antiquated water system originally installed in 1942 with…

November 7, 2019

As organizations look to optimize resources and prepare for the future, many seek ready access to data regarding capital assets. Engineering advisors play a key role in helping clients identify, document, and access this information to support maintenance and capital improvement projects.

October 3, 2019

Every project requires management of many elements, including—but not limited to—files, budget, schedule, communication, risk, and quality management. Every project also lives within a quality management system (QMS) that complements the project and facilitates successful project completion. QMS is…

September 26, 2019

In recent years, there’s been a significant amount of light shed on a group of chemicals that we find in everyday items, including cookware, microwavable popcorn bags, pizza boxes, surface-protectants, fire-fighting foam, and more. These chemicals are known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…

September 18, 2019

Many of our employees are dedicated to sustainability—some have made a career out of it, while others simply implement sustainable practices into their everyday lives. In this blog, we’ll learn what a handful of our team members do to care for the planet, and their wallets.

September 5, 2019

The Denver metro area ranks among the most expensive places to live in the U.S. as related to cost of living versus salary and home prices. According to a payscale.com cost of living report, Denver’s housing costs are 34% above the national average, with the median home price reaching $463,245.…

August 15, 2019

Mass transit contributes to a more sustainable environment by getting cars off the roads, however, the transit industry is taking sustainability to the next level by converting bus fleets to battery electric buses. In many ways, transit authorities are leaders in advocating and implementing…

August 8, 2019

New York City is comprised of a 6,800-mile water distribution system that delivers more than 1.2 billion gallons of water to residents, business, and visitors daily. With the replacement of the 114-year-old City Island Bridge, which connects NYC’s Borough of the Bronx with City Island, came the…