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10.22.2020

Where Different Paths Meet: The Benefits of Our Association Leadership Experiences

Contributed by Seth Lawler, Mathini Sreetharan, and Shane Putnam

This past week the American Water Resources Association National Capital Region Section (AWRA-NCRS) held its 8th annual Water Resources Symposium. Conducted ...

10.15.2020

Port Terminals: The Rising Need for Expertise

Contributed by Ken Spahn and Wael Youssef

The port and intermodal industry is essential for trade, commerce, and the economy. The saying goes, “if you’ve seen one port, you’ve ...

10.08.2020

Evaluating the Nuances of Outpatient Facilities

Contributed by Alex Harwell

Learn more about outpatient facilities and business healthcare in this short podcast with Alex Harwell:Your browser does not support the audio ...

10.01.2020

Energy Roundtable Q&A

Contributed by Doug Sullivan, Peter Garvey, Joe Estrada, and David Taylor

As the energy industry—renewables, transmission and distribution, and oil and gas—continues to evolve, we spoke with four of our leaders in the ...

9.23.2020

Encouraging Flexibility as a Personality Style

Contributed by Dave Rutkowski

As a growing multidisciplinary A/E/C firm with offices across the U.S., the size and scope of our services continually evolve. One communication ...

9.17.2020

Enterprise Data Centers: Designing Robust Technology Infrastructure

Contributed by Robert Foley

Data centers are the lifeblood of many corporate enterprises from leading software industry companies to major banking investment firms. While not structurally ...

9.10.2020

Curiosity, Discipline, Leadership: Lessons from an Education at The Citadel

Contributed by Donald E. Stone, Jr.

This month, I am honored to be inducted into The Citadel’s Academy of Engineers. Since learning of this recognition earlier this year, ...

9.03.2020

Making the Latest Technology Operational: Heavy Rainfall Threat Analysis

Contributed by Dana McGlone

Getting caught in flash flooding, facing understaffed emergency management teams, and delayed project timelines are all potential realities cities face when a ...

8.26.2020

Don’t Underestimate a Lesson Learned from an Unrelated Project

Contributed by Will Oren

Architects have a unique job—it’s our responsibility to design a space to meet needs, or look at an existing space and imagine ...

8.20.2020

Adaptive Reuse in Action: Challenges, Benefits, and Impacts from the Pandemic

Contributed by Erica Nelles and Dan Anderton

Times of economic downturn leave many anchor store spaces and malls vacated, but the recent pandemic is accelerating this trend and is ...

8.13.2020

Climate Resilient Communities: Engineering the Art of Data Science

Contributed by Siva Sangameswaran

The ProblemFlooding and natural disasters continue to impact human life, the built environments, and natural ecosystems. The causes are complicated and ...

8.06.2020

The Cause and Effect of Record Low Energy Prices

Contributed by Joe Estrada

The price of energy is currently at record new lows and it’s largely in part due to low fuel prices across all ...

7.30.2020

How My Engineering Career Got Started

Contributed by Alex Arteaga

Mechanical engineer Alex Arteaga started working on the Capitol Crossing development project six months into his professional career at Dewberry. In this ...

7.23.2020

State Road 120/Union Road Interchange: California’s First Diverging Diamond Interchange

Contributed by Howard Zabell

Delays are the bane of any project, but an approximately six-month delay on a new interchange that serves as a critical piece ...

7.16.2020

A Smart Investment: The Billie A. Hall Public Safety Center

Contributed by James Healy and Katie Vondrasek

The City of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, recently celebrated the opening of a new public safety center, designed to bring municipal court, police, ...

7.09.2020

What's the Difference Between Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build?

Contributed by Carl Kaczmarek

The design-build project delivery method has been used in the U.S. for almost 30 years, but there is still some confusion about ...

7.02.2020

Offshore Wind—A Critical Part of the Domestic Renewable Power Portfolio—‘Shovel Ready’ in 2021?

Contributed by Peter Garvey

The smart money generally does the talking, so if the proposed investment in recruiting key resources to support the offshore wind (OSW) ...

6.25.2020

Diverging Diamond Interchanges: A Key Tool in the Transportation Toolbox

Contributed by Steve Kuntz

Transportation engineers have several interchange configurations in their toolbox that can be selected to create a commuter experience that is both safe ...

6.18.2020

A National Firm with a Community-Based Practice: A Story on the Hurricane Michael Recovery Efforts

Contributed by Cliff Wilson

At Dewberry, we pride ourselves on being a “national firm with a community-based practice.” I’ve never seen that so clearly put into ...

6.11.2020

Virtual Public Engagement: The Rule, Not the Exception

Contributed by Annette Manz

It’s no secret that the world around us is changing. Even before the current pandemic, we’ve seen a cultural shift pushing us ...