It’s the rainy season here in Austin, which means stormwater runoff (any precipitation that is not infiltrated into the ground) is of...

Recruiting top talent has become increasingly difficult in today’s economy with unemployment rates hovering around a national average of...

The ability for a client and the public to visualize a project in three dimensions is important for the project to be fully understood....

Adaptive reuse, the practice of renovating an existing building for a purpose other than that for which is was built, is a popular...

It’s likely that a wireless tower is part of your daily landscape, whether seen from the highway or cleverly disguised as a tree at the...

While most Engineers in Training have a degree in Civil Engineering, I graduated with a degree in Biosystems Engineering from Auburn...

The Atlanta area is in a region of the country referred to as the Piedmont, a type of environment remarkable for its forests. One of the...

Have you ever noticed the abbreviation NAVD 88 or NGVD 29 written after an elevation marker on a survey or construction drawing and...

Is your city an ADA lawsuit waiting to happen? It might be if it’s not in compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations...

Collaboration is essential between civil engineers and landscape architects to produce quality projects. When a project is a true...

If you work in the OSP industry, you know that the broadband world has been flipped upside down over the past few years and has come into...

Traffic Impact Studies are required for many development projects and can range in size from a one-page worksheet to a one-thousand-page...

In our previous blog, we discussed the high-level benefits of employing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solution in a make ready...

Master plans are a great way for property owners and developers to determine if a site in question will meet their needs. Occasionally we...

Every licensed engineer has been there. They made it through their education to earn a B.S. Degree, passed the Fundamentals of...

As a network designer and advocate for the deployment of ubiquitous high-speed broadband networks, I am often asked, “Why would someone...

A major priority in civil site design is vehicle access and parking requirements. While these may seem like trivial aspects of an...

Imagine a world with no connectivity. Yikes! A friend of mine spent a week trying to get in touch with her father after Hurricane Irma...

Stormwater management is an important design features that engineers must account for in land development. When development occurs, the...

Many developers come to our office with a simple question: “How do I get a traffic signal into my proposed development?” For the...

Engagement is a buzz word that’s been circulating the HR industry the last few years. It has been increasingly important especially as...

Have you ever encountered a highway interchange that allowed you drive on the left side of the roadway? While you may have briefly felt...

The Atlanta Urban Design Commission (AUDC), under the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, Office of Design, reviews plans and...

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are becoming increasingly popular in both the commercial and consumer markets....