EPA Funding Transforms, Renews Brownfield Sites
Partially through EPA funding, Ayres helped the Village of Waunakee, Wisconsin, turn a contaminated Alloy Casting site into its new library campus. It’s understandable when community leaders look a little uneasy when the words “environmental cleanup site” are mentioned when discussing a piece of developable property that could be eligible for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More »
Tags: Assessment Grants, Brownfield Remediation, Brownfields, Cleanup Grants, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Sites, EPA Funding, Grant Programs, Grants, Multipurpose Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Building Interest: National Engineers Week a Good Time to Focus on STEM Advocacy
By Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP Each year, engineers throughout the United States celebrate National Engineers Week and its importance in recognizing engineering of all types – and the impact that engineering has on our daily lives. The Engineering Management Institute’s “The Civil Engineering Podcast” has a Women in Civil Engineering series. As part of… Read More »
Tags: civil engineering, Communication, Engineering, Engineering Careers, STEM, STEM Advocacy
The Lowdown on How to Protect Property Against High Water in the Great Lakes
Courtesy Bryan Nebel of Nebel Construction. By Craig Schuh, PE Water in three of the Great Lakes (Erie, Ontario, and Superior) reached its highest level in a century in 2019, and more of the same is forecast for 2020. Public agencies, consultants, and homeowners are scrambling to react, and emergency permitting has been offered by… Read More »
Tags: breakwater, coastal landowners, erosive wave action, filter fabric, high water levels, high waves, lidar data, linear features, resilience, Riprap, seawalls, storm surge, water level rise
