Construcción de Proyectos de Investigación Para El 2022 en Mnroad
Durante casi 30 años, la extensa investigación realizada en MnROAD ha brindado una gran cantidad de beneficios al estado de Minnesota y otras agencias estatales. Aparte de estos cuantificables e invaluables beneficios, MnROAD tiene un gran impacto en la educación de los futuros ingenieros de pavimentos, aprendiendo qué no hacer y demostrando y destacando tecnologías […]
The Talent Bus Does Not Have to Feel Like the Struggle Bus!
This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE As I am sure everyone in the civil engineering industry and associated disciplines would agree, it seems like there is always a need for more help. With how fast it seems that things are moving and how quickly some markets are growing, building a quality team […]
2022 MnROAD Construction Research Projects
This is a guest blog by Emil G. Bautista For almost 30 years, extensive research conducted at MnROAD has provided a vast number of benefits to the state of Minnesota and other state agencies. Aside from these quantifiable and invaluable benefits, MnROAD has had a great impact on educating future pavements engineers—learning what not to […]
The World of Trenchless Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Pipelines that carry flows under pressure represent a special set of challenges for water and sewer rehabilitation. Historically, most pressurized pipelines were rehabilitated using open cut construction. Part of the reason for that choice was a lack of trenchless rehabilitation technologies appropriate for pressurized pipelines. A lack of investment in the aging pressure […]
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Actually Stick
This is a guests blog by Jese H. Vance, P.E. Every year, many people do the exact same thing. They decide to take advantage of a fresh start by making 137 (give or take) New Year’s resolutions. After making all these resolutions, they are quickly overwhelmed, and they don’t make it more than a couple […]
Working With Consulting Engineers (GSC) From the Owner’s Perspective – Part 4 Project Completion
This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP Part 4 – Project Completion, Closeout, and Documentation In Part 4 of the 5-part blog series, I will be discussing the last steps of a project’s life cycle. These steps include project completion, closeout, and documentation. Again, having a General Service Contractor (GSC) as […]
Career Fear (And How to Overcome It)
This is a guest post by Dr. Rae Taylor In an earlier blog, I alluded to the vicious cycle of thinking you can’t study, which will guarantee that you actually can’t study. Some people messaged me about this and it got me thinking about the games our minds play on us. A few years back, […]
How to Set SMART Goals in 2022 and Make Them Achievable
It’s the end of the year. You know what that means for you, right? It’s time to set your goals for 2022. Setting Goals Requires You to Reflect on What You Did and Did Not Accomplish in 2021 What new tools did you learn to use? What new experience did you gain about working with […]
Importance of Business Development Marketing Plans
This is a guest blog by Jake Voorhees Many things are uncertain as we transition into 2022. COVID-19 is nearly two years old and continues to throw variants at us, which can make planning unpredictable. The Federal Reserve has announced a possible sooner than expected tapering of their bond buying program and interest rates are […]
Working With Consulting Engineers (GSC) From the Owner’s Perspective – Part 3
This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP Part 3 – Developing and Executing Projects with GSCs In Part 3 of the 5-part blog series, I will be discussing the development of specific project scopes of work once a general services consultant (GSC) has been selected. In my experience, having a GSC […]
