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December 7, 2018
George Gibson
Surveying can be a uniquely complex profession. While a majority of the population may automatically imagine roadway surveyors, the reality is that much of surveying takes place out of sight. This may include hydrographic surveying, aerial surveying, or Global Positioning System or GPS using…
November 21, 2018
In recent years, just outside of Bossier, Louisiana, the Red Chute Bayou Levee has been repeatedly threatened by major floods. Two of these significant flood threats required close to five miles of sandbagging to prevent the levees being overtopped. These emergency efforts are incredibly expensive…
November 15, 2018
Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization in nearly 1,400 communities across the U.S. and in approximately 70 countries around the world, and has helped more than 13 million people. Habitat works to build strength, stability, and self-reliance in partnership…
November 1, 2018
Shahidul Joarder
Set along the Mohawk River in New York’s Mohawk Valley, the City and Town of Amsterdam have repeatedly been impacted by severe flooding following major storms in recent years. The communities experienced lengthy power failures in the wake of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012 in…
October 11, 2018
Dave Francis
Did you ever send that email that you wish you could pull back and couldn’t? That’s what I think about every time I see the painting The Scream by Edvard Munch. Many moons ago I sent out an email in edit form without cleaning it up first and my wonderful colleagues left a copy of it with a picture…
September 27, 2018
Tom Brown, Don Burroughs, Cassey Franco, Dan Koenigshofer and April Vacca
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention’s Chapter 800, “Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings,” is set to become effective December 1, 2019. The new standards provide detailed specifications for the handling of hazardous drugs in order to protect pharmacy staff from health risks…
September 20, 2018
Daniel Anderton
Recently, I traveled to Erie, Pennsylvania, to serve as the community and urban designer on an Urban Land Institute (ULI) advisory panel convened to provide recommendations for Erie's downtown revitalization efforts.
September 13, 2018
In February 2017, the Oroville Dam, located east of the Sacramento Valley in California, had a spillway failure following Northern California's wettest winter in over 100 years. The initial spillway flow had been increased to 50,000 cubic feet per second to accommodate the increase in water volume.…
August 16, 2018
Kimberly Meersma, Meagan Judge, Manosh Varghese, Brittany Capra, Rafal Wojcik and Ben Stormer
In 2016 a new group was established within the Dewberry community called Emerging Professionals. Its mission is to network, advance, socialize, thrive, and promote diversity of thought within Dewberry. There are currently seven offices that have an Emerging Professionals chapter, with more in the…
August 9, 2018
In today's competitive job market, employers are seeking new ways to recruit the top talent, while also retaining their current employees. Redesigning your workplace to provide flexible workspaces that meet the needs of employees at different levels is challenging companies everywhere.
July 26, 2018
Adam Westfall
The use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is expanding at an astounding rate, and recent advances in technology have made it more viable in the A/E/C industry than ever before. Still, in this world of autonomous technology, licensed drone pilots remain an essential component of the…
June 14, 2018
After serving as a company commander for Alpha Company, 40th Engineer Battalion located in Texas, I was trying to figure out my next job assignment. I had established myself as a very competent tactical engineer in a combat-related role and wanted to branch out of my comfort zone. I always viewed…
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