The challenges posed by urban flooding and stormwater issues continue to weigh heavily on the shoulders of engineers, planners and their clients. Water, flowing rapidly over impervious surfaces such as concrete and asphalt, causes more than just ecological…

Nothing is more important than the core tenet of our profession’s ethics: protecting public health, safety and welfare. When we do not do our jobs right, people can die. I remember a few years into my career, on Dec. 3, 1984, more than half a million…

I’ve been privileged to lead the senior class at Valparaiso University through the two-semester Senior Design Course for civil and environmental engineers for the last five years. This gives me the opportunity to experience what our future engineers…

Severe natural and man-made disasters now are more commonplace and expensive. In 2024 alone, the United States experienced 27 extreme weather events that each resulted in more than a billion dollars in damage, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

For the A/E industry, 2024 ended with widespread optimism, strong contract backlogs and record financial performance for many firms. This is based on the reported performance of publicly traded A/E firms and supported by anecdotal observations of private…

Data-driven performance verification is the backbone of the stormwater treatment industry. Engineers, regulators and municipalities rely on quantitative metrics such as pollutant removal rates and runoff reduction volume to evaluate the success of stormwater…