Visualize life as an infinite circle of giving. Someone does something nice for you? Do something nice for someone else, and pay it forward. On today’s episode of ASCE Plot Points, we meet civil engineers who have taken this philosophy to heart. Jose Aguilar, who works for Psomas in Tucson, AZ, talks about how he made his idea for an inspiring student competition a reality
Civil engineers are problem solvers. However, the biggest pitfall that civil engineers face during the problem-solving process is working within self-imposed constraints. To inspire a-ha moments, they must disrupt conventional ways of thinking and take on a more human-centered approach. In this episode of the ASCE Interchange, Brent Darnell, owner and president of Brent Darnell International and an emotional intelligence expert, discusses how design thinking
It’s been 15 months since Hurricane Harvey pelted Southeastern Texas with historic levels of rain. The resilience efforts continue, led by civil engineers like Carol Haddock. Haddock, the director of public works in Houston, gives us an update on the progress made in her hometown since Harvey [skipto time=”1:28″]. In this week’s Changing the World segment, University of Central Florida student Zachary Loeb talks about
There’s a great, big world out there waiting for you to explore. Travel can be a game-changer for the perspectives that shape your work as a civil engineer. ASCE 2018 President Kristina Swallow discusses her experiences traveling the world and the way those trips have expanded her horizons ([skipto time=”2:22″]). In this week’s Career Minded segment, Clark Nexsen CEO Chris Stone talks about the skills
Doug Taylor, P.E., M.ASCE, Region 9 disaster preparedness chair, has been rallying ASCE members to help assess and tag structures in Paradise, CA, site of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history. Taylor provided ASCE News with the following update on the group’s work: We just completed Day 5, and it’s been a fascinating and wearying experience. Roughly 30 volunteers started on Thursday morning (11
Ron Klemencic is having a good year. Engineering News-Record named him its 2018 Award of Excellence winner, followed by a cover feature highlighting Klemencic’s remarkable career of innovation and collaboration. Far from resting on his laurels, though, Klemencic’s relentless drive to push the industry into the future continues. The chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates and director of the Charles Pankow Foundation used the
What’s your inventive infrastructure idea? The ASCE Innovation Contest can help it become a reality. The fourth annual ASCE Innovation Contest is accepting submittals through March 4. Enter in any of five categories: • improvements in clean water • Internet of Things • new construction materials • next-generation transportation • sustainable engineering “Innovation is how we lead change that improves the build environment, reduces life-cycle
As California continues to contend with the deadliest wildfires in the state’s history, Doug Taylor is rallying ASCE members to help. Taylor, P.E., M.ASCE, the ASCE Region 9 disaster preparedness chair, has worked year-round to get more ASCE members in the state trained as Safety Assessment Evaluators. “We’ve tried to get more and more people certified so they can respond when disasters like this happen,”
Somewhere along the way, the world mistakenly got the idea that civil engineers were shy, awkward number-crunchers, incapable of making eye contact during a conversation. The ASCE Plot Points podcast is here to straighten out that misconception. The new show – launching later this month on your favorite podcast platform – explodes the myth of the socially nervous civil engineer, introducing you instead to a
For civil engineers climate change is more than a social obligation, it’s a matter of business. As Terry Neimeyer, CEO of KCI Technologies, said at the 2018 ASCE Industry Leaders Forum, “In my own company, we’re being asked by our clients to design projects and facilities that are resilient and sustainable – and to account for future climate change.” Neimeyer hosted the ILF panel discussion, “From Disasters
