It Takes Special NHI Instructors to Keep Transportation/Hydraulic Engineers Up to Date
By Anthony Alvarado, PE, CFM, While a college engineering program is logically the first step to learning the ins-and-outs of the profession, ask any practicing engineer, and they will likely say their learning didn’t stop with their college diploma. In fact that’s only the beginning. Being an engineer requires continual learning to keep up with… Read More »
Quality of Life and Community Resilience: Ensuring a Vibrant Future for Downtown
By Jason Ilstrup and Mike Scholl A community’s goal for its downtown is that it enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors by providing a hub where people come together. Over the past 18 months, however, the resiliency of downtowns has been tested more than it has for decades. Among the keys to… Read More »
Plan Ahead: Proactive Approach Can Help Communities Bounce Back When Disaster Strikes
By Craig Gooding and Craig Schuh, PE When people think of resilience, disaster recovery is often the first thing that comes to mind. But recovery is just that – bouncing back after disaster has struck. But what if communities took a proactive approach, so when disasters happen (and they will!), those communities can come back… Read More »
Tags: Community Resilience, Dam Monitoring, Infrastructure Planning, Mapping Services, Monitoring Program, Natural Disasters, Planning for Resiliency, Prepared Systems, Resiliency
