BROADBAND: JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
There’s nothing like a global pandemic to connect our needs for both healthcare provider access and broadband. The use of telehealth...
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THREE BENEFITS HOUSTON’S LACK OF ZONING OFFERS DEVELOPERS
Since the City of Los Angeles passed its first zoning ordinance in 1908, cities in the U.S. have widely followed suit in an attempt to...
5 CAN’T MISS DUE DILIGENCE ITEMS IN LAND DEVELOPMENT
No one wants to design a site and turn it over for construction only to later learn a pipeline company has a planned extension in the...
CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN EDUCATION
There’s no question that a digital divide exists in the United States and around the world between those with broadband access and those...
THE BENEFITS OF NATURAL CHANNEL DESIGN IN STREAM RESTORATION
If you’re familiar with the San Antonio River, you may have heard the surrounding area described as “Flash Flood Alley.” The area’s...
HOW DOES BIORETENTION HELP WITH STORMWATER MANAGEMENT?
Stormwater management is a key factor in every land development project. During the development of the land, the natural cycle of water...
COVID-19: HOW COULD IT CHANGE CIVIL ENGINEERING?
It is hard to ignore the realities of the present pandemic. COVID-19 has taken the world by storm even in the small ways we move within...
DO YOU NEED TO GO ON A ROAD DIET?
Imagine you are hired by a municipality for a streetscape project to enhance the look and function of a busy corridor. It’s a four-lane...
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS?
One of the most important design aspects of any land development project is managing the flow of water across, and sometimes under, the...
5 TIPS FOR A GREAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP
As many firms return to the office, many students are beginning their summer internships. Foresite Group is excited to welcome seven...
THREE MUST-HAVES BEFORE BEGINNING SITE DESIGN
Have you ever heard the saying “Garbage in, garbage out”? It references that if you start with inadequate information (garbage), you’ll...
PURSUING SUSTAINABILITY IN HARDSCAPE MATERIALS
Over the last few decades, landscape architects have made strong progress in producing more environmentally sustainable landscapes. In...
DEVELOPING MACHINE-BASED LIDAR EXTRACTION TO BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE
The FCC is sponsoring a new program in 2020 called the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) aimed at bringing broadband to underserved...
ONE QUESTION EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD ASK THEMSELVES
If you have spent time in the world of development, then you have probably had to read through the often mind-numbing code of a...
WHY YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING THE GIGABIT SERVICE YOU’RE PAYING FOR
Over the past five years or so, our industry has expended a great deal of marketing capital on promoting Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH),...
WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP
As a college senior majoring in civil engineering, I’ve had a lot of great classes covering the broad spectrum of civil related topics. ...
THAT MICROWAVE IS HOPPING!
Picture driving through an open countryside without a care in the world and your phone suddenly rings. You answer the call (hands-free of...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PLANT FOR THE RIGHT PLACE
Landscaping can be an expensive component of a project and choosing the wrong plants for the space only adds to the cost over time. So...
GETTING YOUR PLANS APPROVED: TIPS FROM A CITY ENGINEER
Before joining Foresite Group, I worked for the City of Phenix City reviewing submitted plans for all aspects of engineering. During my...
3D: A NEW DIMENSION IN PHOTO SIMS
We first discussed how our Wireless Services team uses photo simulations (commonly referred to as photo sims) in a 2016 blog post. We...
IS A PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR YOU?
Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHBs) are becoming more popular in use by transportation agencies, proving to be the most useful at mid-block...
GOOD COMMUNICATION FROM PAPER TO PRODUCTION
Years ago, when I was a young landscape designer in training, I attended an on-site construction meeting in a cramped trailer on a cold...
BETTER DESIGN THROUGH A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE APPROACH
It’s safe to say that engineers need to be focused on details. Getting absorbed in the small details of a site design are what make us...
TIPS FOR OBTAINING YOUR LICENSE BY COMITY IN MULTIPLE STATES
Hi, all! On this next episode of “Congrats, you made it! But wait, there’s more…” we’ll take a look at my life as a newly registered...
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