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December 29, 2017
About 10 years ago a colleague in the planning field and I shared lunch and ended up discussing work. He used the word "commodity" to describe the planning industry. I struggled to understand why he felt our work was being converted into a generic product. Didn't we approach each jurisdiction as…
December 21, 2017
Deji Ajose-Adeogun
If you've watched the news lately you've probably been hearing the words stormwater, flooding, 500-year flood, and storm surge quite a bit. That's because the U.S. has indeed been experiencing more flooding than usual, partially as a result of development. The past 20 years have brought with them…
December 14, 2017
Kevin McNiff and Brian Tanner
This summer, Washington, D.C., earned the distinction of becoming the world's first LEED Platinum City ...
November 22, 2017
Dodie Hudson and Larry Hasson
After opening its doors for the first time in the late 1800s, the Dan River Research Building became one of the largest textile research centers in the world. Over the course of many decades, the facility eventually became obsolete as textile research and production transitioned primarily to…
November 9, 2017
Whether you’re in your first year of engineering classes, two years into your career, or have been a professional engineer for more than 25 years, you should be aware of how the requirements for structural engineers (SE) are changing. Due to the ever increasing complexity of codes and the analysis…
November 1, 2017
In my last blog I discussed my involvement on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Hydrographic Services Review Panel. As a member of this panel, I have also co-lead the Planning and Engagement working group, which works to identify issues and recommend solutions for our…
October 26, 2017
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory Committee to the NOAA Administrator. The HSRP focuses on the mission of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), which is responsible for building and maintaining the nation's…
October 19, 2017
Tony Buitrago
Program management is the management and leadership of a group of related projects worked to obtain benefits not otherwise available from managing them individually. Typically they are aimed at a defined strategic purpose, are complex in scope, have large budgets, involve multi-disciplinary teams…
September 28, 2017
John Boulé, Ken Spahn, Rahul Parab, David Hill, Larry Smith and Ileana Ivanciu
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, Hoboken, New Jersey, was among several communities in the Northeast that began to explore long-term solutions to address sea level rise and coastal flooding. The city's efforts were aided by Rebuild by Design, an international design competition…
September 14, 2017
Keith Ludwig
Hydrographic surveying technology has advanced significantly in recent years. Today, with the use of drone technology in particular, surveys of drainage basins, streams, rivers, and reservoirs can be completed much more quickly, cost-effectively, and safely.
August 31, 2017
Michael Villanueva, Antonio Marques and Jake Lesué
When disasters occur, federal funding is available to state and local governments and eligible nonprofit organizations; Indian tribal governments; and Alaska native villages for disaster-related debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration of damaged infrastructure. We've sent…
August 24, 2017
At this year's Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, I was honored as the outgoing vice president of the ASFPM Foundation and named a Foundation Fellow. The foundation seeks and directs funds to help ASFPM meet its goals to support effective…
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