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5.31.2018

Transit Transformations: Three Leading Industry Trends

Contributed by Steve Santoro

According to the American Public Transit Association, U.S. public transit systems provided 10.1 billion trips in 2017, a 30 percent increase ...

5.24.2018

Great Lakes: Predicting Storm Surge on Ice-Covered Lakes

Contributed by Jeff Gangai

The Great Lakes basin is an enormous watershed that includes the five Great Lakes and land in the surrounding eight states and ...

5.17.2018

What Happens When a High Tide or Coastal Storm Surge with Rainfall Happen at the Same Time in Your Community?

Contributed by Rahul Parab

There are two ways to find the solution to this question. First Solution - Boots on the Ground During the Event The ...

5.10.2018

Dulles Metrorail Silver Line Phase 2 Steel Bridges – Supporting Metro’s Newest Extension

Contributed by Ross Burhouse

The highly anticipated Metro Silver Line Phase 2 will span 11 miles, including six new stations, and will connect Reston, Virginia, to ...

5.03.2018

Gaining Perspective: Post-Hurricane Deployment to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Contributed by James Mawby and Shannon Reed

In September 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria, both Category 5 storms, caused extensive damage to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

4.26.2018

Port Sustainability: A Holistic View of Port Operations

Contributed by Heather Wood

Before I joined Dewberry this year, I spent nearly 20 years working in the ports and intermodal industry, learning the ins and ...

4.19.2018

The Path to Project Manager and Beyond: Tips for a Successful Engineering Career

Contributed by Craig Johnson

I have spent all 36 years of my career at Dewberry, which makes my path to leadership very unique for this day ...

4.12.2018

Industry Look-Ahead: a Conversation with Chairman Barry Dewberry and Two Dewberry Board Members, Terry Boston, and Geraldine Knatz

Contributed by Barry Dewberry, Terry Boston, and Geraldine Knatz

In the upcoming issue of Dimensions: Annual Review, we’ll reflect on the past year’s achievements. With the help of our newest ...

4.05.2018

Expanding a Facility That Serves as More Than Just a Place to Stay

Contributed by Alex Wei

Ronald McDonald House has a long history across the world of providing a "home away from home" for critically ill children and ...

3.29.2018

Moving Our Transmission Lines Underground

Contributed by David Taylor

The undergrounding of distribution lines (less than 69kV) and high voltage transmission lines (above 69kV) continues to grow in the U.S., particularly ...

3.22.2018

Strategy: It’s Not Just the Name of the Game, It’s What Your Clients Want

Contributed by Dave Maxwell

It's human nature to chase opportunities that present themselves and grab our interest. We chase new jobs, relationships, experiences, and more. Simply ...

3.15.2018

Improving Healthcare in Rural Communities

Contributed by Cassey Franco

In many areas of the country, access to high-quality healthcare can be a challenge for residents of rural communities. According to the ...

3.08.2018

Build it Back: Rebuilding Communities for Resilient Families

Contributed by Steven Eget

People are at the heart of the work that we do. We design sustainable and energy efficient buildings so people are comfortable ...

3.01.2018

Protecting our Coastal Communities

Contributed by Seth Lawler

According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as of the 2010 census 39 percent of the nation's population lived ...

2.22.2018

Hear from an Engineer: Where Did You Start, and Where Are You Now?

Contributed by Jose Pereira, Patrick Covil, Sharon Freiland, Deji Ajose-Adeogun & Grant Smith

In honor of Engineers Week, we asked several professionals around the country to share their answers to the question: "What area of ...

2.15.2018

Five Years In: Leadership in New Jersey Contaminated Site Remediation

Contributed by Charles Stebbins

By the early 2000s, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and New Jersey legislature realized that the state's 20,000+ contaminated ...

2.08.2018

We’re Going to the Chapel and We’re Going to….Upgrade the Utility and MEP Systems

Contributed by Stephen Webb

Durham is filled with public parks, museums, world-class restaurants, and universities, and its population continues to grow with the addition of small ...

2.01.2018

Big Data Tools Provide a Big Boost to Planning

Contributed by Mat Mampara

Web-Based Analytics Lead to Smarter Capital Planning and Risk Management As an engineer, one of the most exciting developments I've seen in ...

1.25.2018

Local Funding for Community Projects: How our Grant Writing Experience Plays a Role

Contributed by Justin Ford

We see it all the time: plenty of work, not enough funding. This is an unfortunate predicament for many of our clients, ...

1.18.2018

Mapping the Everglades: GIS Data Collection for the U.S. Geological Survey

Contributed by Erin Meadows

Three years out of my college degree, on my second major data collection project as a geospatial analyst with Dewberry, I found ...