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• 5.17.2012

  Green Stormwater Infrastructure—In Our Cities

  
  Contributor: Ileana Ivanciu, PG
  
  In the engineering industry, we keep our eyes focused on trade magazines for reporting on infrastructure design trends. Over the last year, green stormwater infrastructure has been featured in multiple major national newspapers and “morning drive” radio shows.
  
  The City of Philadelphia made national news when it officially approved Green City, Clean Waters—a 25-year, $2-billion plan to manage Philadelphia's stormwater through green infrastructure. Additionally, the New York City Department of Environmental Conservation and New York ... More >

  Tags: environmental • eco-friendly • stormwater • infrastructure • engineering

• 5.10.2012

  Creative Collaboration

  Contributor: Mark Heinrich, PE, LEED AP
  
  We recently completed one of the largest capacity projects I’ve had the opportunity to work on—the Central Utility Plant (CUP) at the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. Designing the CUP, along with all of the site/civil and utility infrastructure on the 75-acre site, was a milestone project for our firm in terms of the sheer size of the complex (1.27 million square feet overall) and the expedited schedule for completion.
  
  There are some impressive ... More >

  Tags: federal • healthcare • engineering • MEP

• 5.03.2012

  A Pumped-Up Solution for Duke Energy

  Contributor: Scott Ehrhardt, PE
  
  Recently, Duke Energy came to us with a significant challenge related to the operation of one of its coal-fired generating plants. What was at stake? A major power supply, a pristine river, a diverse ecosystem that included threatened and endangered species, and the support of a regional community that cares deeply about its local waterways.
  
  Duke Energy was challenged by chronically low levels of water in Belews Lake in North Carolina, where it has operated the ...

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  Tags: energy • engineering • MEP

• 4.26.2012

  School's Out for Summer

  Contributor: Johnny Wood, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CxA, CPD
  
  As school systems prepare for summer maintenance and upgrade activities, it’s important to keep in mind the many opportunities to enhance energy efficiency and building performance. Here are a few tips based on our own projects and the productive efforts of many of our school clients.
  
  Maintenance
  The simplest way to ensure that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems are operating at peak performance and efficiency is to ensure they are ... More >

  Tags: eco-friendly • education • cost-efficient • engineering • MEP

• 4.19.2012

  Landmark Rule Seeks to Improve the Chesapeake Bay

  
  Contributor: Glenn Pearson, PE
  
  There have been several stories in the news about algae blooms, fish kills, and impaired fishing on the Chesapeake Bay as being outward signs of the Bay’s impaired health. Data developed through years of research demonstrate direct and indirect correlations between loading rates of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment introduced into the Bay and the negative effects on its general health.
  
  What’s a “Loading Rate?”
  “Loading rates” are expressed in terms of weight (or mass) introduced over ...

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  Tags: environmental • water resources • water • watersheds • engineering

• 4.09.2012

  An Integrated Approach to the Intercounty Connector

  
  Contributor: Dave Mahoney, PE
  
  Dewberry recently completed one of its largest projects in history—Contract C of the Intercounty Connector (ICC) in Maryland. Contract C is one of four design-build contracts advertised by the Maryland State Highway Administration to construct this east-west highway that will ultimately span nearly 19 miles across Montgomery County and Prince George’s County. After more than 50 years of study and planning, the first phases of the multi-modal highway are now open, serving residents, commuters, and businesses ...

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  Tags: design-build • environmental • transportation • highway • bridge • construction • road • engineering

• 4.05.2012

  Landscape Architecture—It’s All Around You

  Contributor: Emily Dziubek, ASLA, LEED AP
  
  April is National Landscape Architecture Month—but what does that mean to you? Landscape architects design healthy, sustainable communities that promote improved land use and active living, as well as provide connections between people and nature. You probably interact with the work of a landscape architect on a daily basis without realizing it! Think of the multiple functions your city or town’s streetscapes provide: multi-modal transportation corridors, meeting places, aesthetic enhancements, and even stormwater management improvements.
  
  The ... More >

  Tags: transportation • land development • landscape architecture • engineering

• 3.29.2012

  Engineering: Through the Eyes of Students

  Contributor: Arjuna Ranasinghe, and Kerri Tyerman
  
  The Future City Competition is a national, project-based learning experience where students in the sixth to eighth grades imagine, design, and build cities of the future. Along with an educator and engineer mentor, students work as a team to research and write solutions to an engineering problem, build tabletop scale models with recycled materials, and plan cities using SimCity™ 4 Deluxe software.
  
  In January, students presented their ideas before judges at the first round ... More >

  Tags: transportation • bridge • engineering

• 3.22.2012

  Final Implementation of NJ’s LSRP Program is Quickly Approaching!

  Contributor: Bill Pendexter, PhD, PG, LSRP
  
  In January, we blogged about the implementation of New Jersey’s 2009 Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) and associated Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program meant to revolutionize the state’s environmental investigation and cleanup process. The program takes the majority of site remediation work out of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) hands and puts it into the hands of private environmental consultants certified as LSRPs. These professionals have the authority to issue ... More >

  Tags: environmental • site remediation • engineering

• 3.15.2012

  Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Green Infrastructure Planning

  
  Contributor: Daniel Zell, PE, CFM
  
  As part of last week’s symposium, “Strategic Conservation Planning Using Green Infrastructure,” sponsored by The Conservation Fund, I had the privilege of presenting to key federal asset managers from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Agriculture, Army Corps of Engineers, and National Park Service on climate change adaption strategies for green infrastructure planning. Along with Steven Eget, our presentation focused on tools for quantifying local impacts of climate change, including:
  

  • Sea  Level Affecting Marshes ...

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  Tags: environmental • transportation • planning • infrastructure • climate change

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