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December 5, 2011
Marlene Shade
Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work on many different types of projects, large and small. Many were for knowledgeable clients, experienced in contributing to design and construction projects. Other clients were new to the process, requiring detailed communications about each…
December 5, 2011
Tim Kane
In order to help organizations forge ahead in the new workplace, I often find it useful to start with research by Professor Tom Allen while he taught at MIT Sloan (where he still currently teaches) in the 1970s. He specifically studied the effects of physical distance on collaboration among a group…
November 22, 2011
George Wigfield
During the first weekend of November, I had the opportunity to serve as a member of a survey team for this year’s 26th Annual World Punkin’ Chunkin' Championship in Seaford, Delaware—a contest to see who can chuck a pumpkin the farthest, with proceeds going to several different charities. Invited…
November 15, 2011
As we celebrate American Education Week, it’s fitting to remember how much is required to achieve great schools. Motivated students and teachers, strong curricula, excellent resources, state-of-the-art technology, and modern facilities are just a few of the many ingredients that lead to exceptional…
November 15, 2011
Scott Ehrhardt
In order to maintain compliance when disposing waste, facilities must follow specific criteria for finding metal levels in waste discharge. These findings result from toxicity tests in diluted water and there are four strategies available for dischargers to achieve compliance: source reduction…
November 7, 2011
At last month’s Telework Exchange Town Hall meeting in Washington, D.C., Dr. Wendell Joice was given a lifetime achievement award. I had the opportunity to address the general session at the end of this tribute. Very few people really know the true impact that Wendell has had on telework—in the…
November 7, 2011
I recently gave a presentation to students in the Masters of Professional Studies in Real Estate Program at Georgetown University. Professor John Kirkland’s class focuses on Real Estate Due Diligence, and his students are bright young professionals with at least a couple years of experience in the…
October 31, 2011
Roots of modern family emergency planning reach back to the civil defense preparedness efforts of the early to mid 1900’s. In large part, family preparedness efforts were born from threats of global war and the possibility of targeted, strategic military attacks. These threats required citizens and…
October 24, 2011
Ron Budzinski
Hurricane Katrina has become a distant memory for many around the country. Yet, for those who experienced the New Orleans devastation firsthand on August 29, 2005, the memory is as fresh as if it had happened yesterday. The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office celebrated one very significant recovery…
October 24, 2011
Chad Decker
In downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania, we recently completed an interesting project called the “Carlisle Road Diet.” Although the engineering requirements were clear and straightforward, this project was unique in terms of the extent of community outreach and involvement. Business owners, commuters…
October 19, 2011
Daniel Atilano
Recreation facility trends in community centers have fluctuated in years’ past; from simple court sports and lap pools in the 1970s-80s, inclusion of entertainment and group exercise in the 1980s-90s, integrated medical programs and spa services in the 1990s-00s, and custom/personal service and…
October 19, 2011
Daniel Zell
Last June I participated in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Government Relations annual meeting. As a former congressional fellow, I am a nonvoting member of the government relations board and presented on my experiences as a fellow. Here’s a recap:
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