Three Tips to Drive Innovation in Your Civil Engineering Firm
This is a guest blog by Nick Heim, P.E. As technology continues to move forward at a breakneck pace, so do the speed of civil engineering projects. Clients are expecting their consultants to complete projects faster today AND provide more value for the fee being paid. One of the ways that civil engineering firms can […]
Paying It Forward: Engineers Can Make an Impact
You might be thinking, “What does this have to do with engineering?” I’ll tell you. One of the most valuable traits that an engineer can possess is empathy, which is the ability to understand and share in another person’s emotions. What better way to exercise this trait than by helping others? Whether it is […]
Innovation and Product Testing in Engineering – Ep 058
In this episode of The Structural Engineering Podcast, we talk to Annie Kao, PE, Vice President of Engineering at Simpson Strong-Tie about innovation and product testing in engineering and why seismic retrofitting is so important in structural engineering. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Annie in This Episode: What would you […]
Accelerated Road Research Facilities – The Key to Improving Our Highways
This is a guest blog by Emil G. Bautista Highways as well as road research are an important part of the infrastructure of every country in the world. They provide the framework to move people and goods from one point to another, and this makes them an important piece to our economy and quality of […]
Instalaciones de Investigacion Acelerada de Carreteras – La Clave Para Mejorar Nuestras Carreteras
Las carreteras son una parte importante de la infraestructura de cualquier país del mundo. Estas proporcionan el marco para mover personas y bienes de un punto a otro, y esto las convierte en una pieza valiosa para nuestra economía y calidad de vida. Basado en datos de la Oficina de Estadística de Transporte de los […]
Four Ways to Increase Efficiency in Your Engineering Business – Ep 253
In this episode, we talk to Andrea Dallan, an engineer, an entrepreneur, and CEO of Dallan Spa, an Italian family business about efficiency and sustainability in manufacturing. Andrea will list four specific aspects that you can implement in your firm to improve efficiency in your engineering business. The strategies can be applied in one’s career […]
How to Write Emails That Get the Job Done
What if you could write really good emails? Would it boost your career? I’m sure it would because being able to write really good emails would make you stand out from the crowd. Most people write emails that are average or below average. How do you know if your emails are above average, or even […]
Healthy Conflict: How Disagreements Spur Innovation
For most engineers, conflict at work is something to be avoided. It’s about as desirable as spilling coffee on your pants before a big presentation or dealing with (yet another) paper jam. There’s an important difference, however, between conflict and most other office challenges: conflict is incredibly important. In fact, almost all innovative products and […]
Working on Mega Infrastructure Projects and the Eurasia Tunnel Project – Ep 030
In this episode of The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast, we talk to Alp Gökalp, the deputy general manager of Kasktas Co. Inc., Istanbul, a leading specialized geotechnical contractor in Turkey about geotechnical applications and mega infrastructure projects in Turkey, and his involvement in the Eurasia Tunnel Project, an underwater tunnel between Asia and Europe. Engineering Quotes: […]
Building Your Networking Skills as a Civil Engineer- Ep 181
In the episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk about a topic that is of the utmost importance to civil engineering professionals which is relationship building. I will look at it from the perspective of someone that is not comfortable networking, whether they are shy, an “introvert”, or they’re just uncomfortable in social settings, […]
