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MoSCoW is not just the capital of Russia

by Sustainable CE | Jul 26, 2021 | Civil Engineering

Recently I was re-watching the old 1974 classic “Earthquake.” And even though the acting or the script s high art, at least in my opinion, the special effects for the time were quite impressive. Also, as a licensed California civil engineer, I can appreciate the movie...

Greening the Urban Landscape

by Sustainable CE | Jul 20, 2021 | Sustainable

A couple of decades ago, a colleague told me he envisioned turning Montgomery Street into a city garden. His vision was to someday walk up Montgomery Street after work and pick fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and other veggies for a dinner salad. At the time, I thought he...

Studying for the PMI-ACP and PMP

by Sustainable CE | Jul 15, 2021 | Project Management

At PM Workshops, my business partner and I are currently writing a book of sample questions for the PMP exam and the PMI-ACP, which will ultimately be tied into PMBOK 7 when it comes out. And as I try to write thoughtful questions and include extracts from case...

Sustainability begins at home!

by Sustainable CE | Jul 8, 2021 | Sustainable

Personally, the pandemic reinforced the meaning of the adage “necessity is the mother of invention.” However, I would add innovation to this old refrain. In addition to inventing new ways to get around the pandemic, such as the popularity of using “zoom,” we also had...

The “greening’ of San Francisco

by Sustainable CE | Jul 5, 2021 | Sustainable

Although sometimes it feels like “positive” changes occur at a glacial pace, change is still happening all around us for the sake of a ‘greener” environment, such as workshops on reclaiming water at home for garden landscaping, planting trees in the Mission...

Five things to look for when hiring a civil engineer

by Sustainable CE | Jun 29, 2021 | Civil Engineering

As the economy starts roaring back in the Bay Area, as well as throughout much of California, we are seeing more and more construction work in the residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. Therefore, the need to hire civil engineers (CEs) has...

Sustainable Buildings in San Francisco

by Sustainable CE | Jun 27, 2021 | Sustainable

We usually only hear about sustainable buildings, otherwise known as “green” buildings at times, because we see them on the news, or we see a plaque from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), or someone informs us to make a living or working there more...

Sustainable San Francisco

by Sustainable CE | Jun 26, 2021 | Sustainable

Even with all its big-city ills, San Francisco is considered one of the most sustainable cities worldwide. This is due, in part, to the City legislation mandating sustainable development and setting goals, and drafting legislation for utilizing renewable energy,...

What is Sustainable Civil Engineering?

by Sustainable CE | Jun 25, 2021 | Civil Engineering, Sustainable

For the longest time, civil engineers seemed like the antithesis of sustainability. We were seen as “land reapers,’ or wanting to “pave” the world, and so on. And, for the most part, it was partly true in earlier decades. We, as civil engineers, were expected to...

Balancing Growth and Sustainability – a Project Case Study

by Sustainable CE | Jun 23, 2021 | Sustainable

I recently joined a committee that reviews new building projects based on their negative and positive impact on the community. When I joined, I thought and was told that my background as a civil engineer would be instrumental. And even though I knew that there would...

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