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Sustainable Grading Design

by Sustainable CE | Jul 12, 2022 | Civil Engineering, Sustainable

Though the image above might be a bit too fantastic a goal to achieve when grading a piece of land for construction, the intent is nonetheless what is important. In the image, the shock is placed in the obvious location; the flat part of the site. Additionally, the...

Re-Designing for Sustainability

by Sustainable CE | Jul 10, 2022 | Sustainable

I am currently working on several projects at different stages of design development that convert the existing built environment back to its natural state, or at least varying degrees thereof. For example, one project will convert a section of the road into a park. At...

Need for Public Space Improvements

by Sustainable CE | Jul 2, 2022 | Civil Engineering, Sustainable

I have the habit of looking for spaces all over the City whenever I go out which could potentially be turned into green, public spaces. It is a fun thing to do, imagining how an unaccepted street, abandoned lot, or extra wide paved sidewalk could house plants,...

The Urgent Need to Design and Build Community Gardens

by Sustainable CE | Jun 30, 2022 | Sustainable

There are plenty of warnings, empirical data, and even our own experiences regarding the price of food, availability, and quality (i.e., genetically modified.) However, even with all this information, we are doing very little to solve these issues as a local and...

Urban Greening in the (20)20s

by Sustainable CE | Jun 25, 2022 | Sustainable

For many of us, the 20s are still synonymous with the pandemic, which is understandable. However, the start of the decade, partly due to the pandemic, also marks a period in history when people understood the importance of open spaces and fresh air. Maybe it took the...

Civil Engineering for “Green” Projects

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...