Bridging Vision and Reality: The Architect – Civil Engineer Alliance
Bridging Vision and Reality: The Architect – Civil Engineer Alliance Where Desert Dreams Meet Sustainable Design in Palm Springs Imagine standing on a pristine desert lot in Palm Springs, sketchbook in hand, envisioning the striking lines of a modern home...
Reimagining Civil Engineering: The Sustainable Path Forward
Reimagining Civil Engineering: The Sustainable Path Forward Civil engineers are often miscast as eager to pave paradise. This narrow view overlooks our unique position at the intersection of development and environmental stewardship. While our profession shapes...
Balancing Growth and Sustainability – a Project Case Study
Balancing Growth and Sustainability – A Project Case Study I recently joined a committee that reviews new building projects based on their negative and positive impact on the community. When I joined, I was told that my background as a civil engineer would be...
What is Sustainable Civil Engineering?
What is Sustainable Civil Engineering? 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. As...
Sustainable San Francisco
Sustainable San Francisco Despite 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, as well as drafting legislation for...
Sustainable Buildings in San Francisco
Sustainable Buildings in San Francisco 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...
Five Things to Look for When Hiring a Civil Engineer
Five Things to Look for When Hiring a Civil Engineer Picture this: You’ve just purchased a beautiful piece of land in Palm Springs, ready to build your dream home. You can already see sleek, modern lines, seamless indoor-outdoor living, and a pool that perfectly...
The “Greening’ of San Francisco
The “Greening’ of San Francisco 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...