by Sustainable CE | May 13, 2022 | Architecture, Civil Engineering
Like many other San Francisco residents, we are continuously looking to somehow gain more space within our home’s footprint and in our backyards. And with the advent of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) some time ago, people have been trying to build out their garages...
by Sustainable CE | May 5, 2022 | Civil Engineering, Sustainable
Years ago, I was in a novelty shop in San Diego and saw a joke book for civil engineers titled “1,001 Ways to ‘Pave’ the Earth.” It was, of course, a spoof on Joanna Yarrow’s book “1,001 Ways to Save the Earth.” At the time, I thought the title was funny, but I was...
by Sustainable CE | Apr 27, 2022 | Sustainable
My family and I recently moved and decided to jettison a lot of the belongings we had been hoarding for years. The hoarding was, consciously speaking, unintentional. However, we had also consciously avoided dealing with the excess items we owned. And once we addressed...
by Sustainable CE | Apr 21, 2022 | Sustainable
As its name suggests, a rain garden is a garden that is irrigated primarily, if not exclusively, with stormwater runoff; even in a drought and in areas where it does not rain that much. And this is because native, drought-resistant, and xeriscaping are utilized to...
by Sustainable CE | Apr 14, 2022 | Sustainable
Whether your project is a new home, a new commercial, business, or industrial park, improving landscape improvements, or even a public works project, incorporating a rain garden is a great way to implement sustainability into a construction project. As the name...
