Subsurface Utility Engineering: A Wise Investment
By Kasey Hayes In today’s world, building and rebuilding are facts of life – from wider roads to larger housing complexes, bigger buildings, and revitalized downtowns. While these changes to roads and buildings are highly visible, within every project is an often-underemphasized component – the utility infrastructure. About the Expert: Kasey Hayes is a subsurface… Read More »
Tags: Colorado, Electromagnetic Locating, Ground-Penetrating Radar, Subsurface Utility Engineering, SUE, Vacuum Excavation
What Do Environmental Engineers and Environmental Scientists Do?
A five-year redevelopment effort turned the City of Glendale, Wisconsin’s former Bender Road Landfill site into a vibrant community park and collegiate-level baseball facility. On the highest level, environmental engineering has two goals. The first is to help correct the mistakes of the past that have led to the environmental issues of today. The second… Read More »
Tags: Bioswales, Blighted Areas, Brownfield, Contaminants, Ecology, Environmental, Environmental Engineers, Environmental Scientist, Industrial Sites, Landfills
Native Plants Improve Environment, Reduce Maintenance Costs
Native plants play such a critical role in our ecosystems. They have coevolved with the soils, rainfall patterns, and climatic conditions of a region. Native plants also have specialized relationships with the birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife of a region, providing nutrition and nesting. A common misconception is that all plants can provide the… Read More »
Tags: Biodiversity, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design, Native Planting, Native Plants, Sustainability