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What is the ASCE Grand Challenge?

December 8, 2016 by Carol Metzner Leave a Comment

  The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has initiated a “Grand Challenge.” The Grand Challenge asks for a commitment from civil engineers to be innovative in all phases of project planning, design, and implementation. The Grand Challenge’s goal is to reduce infrastructure lifespan costs by 50% by 2025 and to encourage innovation and design for infrastructure sustainability. The ASCE… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Issues, Failing US Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: Carol Metzner, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Jobs, CivilEngineeringCentral.com, Sustainability, US Infrastructure

Is There A Future in Civil/Structural Shweebeneering?

July 29, 2009 by Matt Barcus 8 Comments

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com Well, you can thank this week’s blog to my new hobby of “tweeting.”  One of the other professionals that I follow made a “tweet” that led to a way cool website whose idea is worth mentioning.  The future of this “pod… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Issues, Environmental Engineering issues, Environmental Issues, Failing US Infrastructure, Fun Stuff, Highway Engineering, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: Alternative Transportation, Civil Engineering, CivilEngineeringCentral.com, Deteriorating Infrastructure., Failing US Infrastructure, The Shweeb, Transit, US Infrastructure

Some Civil Tomfoolery

June 17, 2009 by Matt Barcus 2 Comments

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com Tired of reading about the failing infrastructure?  Tired of waiting for your firm to reap the benefits of the infrastructure stimulus package?  Tired of hearing about how the civil engineering industry is struggling and that civil engineering jobs are few and… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: Civil Engineering, Failing US Infrastructure, Humor, US Infrastructure

Questions Of The Month – Final Tallies Revealed

June 4, 2009 by Matt Barcus 1 Comment

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com Each month at CivilEngineeringCentral.com we have a Question of the Month.  This question is posted on our home page and is included in each issue of  “The LinkedIngineer” as well as our monthly e-newsletter which is sent out to nearly 10,000 members… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering Issues, Energy, Failing US Infrastructure, Fun Stuff, Human Resources, Interviewing, Poll Results, The U.S. Economy & Civil Engineering, The Workplace, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: Career Path, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer Jobs, Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Companies, civil engineering firms, Civil Engineering Jobs, CivilEngineeringCentral.com, down market, Failing US Infrastructure, Human Resources, human resources issues, Land Development Jobs, LinkedIn, Networking, Solutions, US Infrastructure

Can You Name That Highway?

March 25, 2009 by Matt Barcus 4 Comments

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com My father and grandfather were chemical engineers, my younger brother studied civil engineering, my older sister scored over 1400 on her SAT’s.  Apparently that “smart” gene, along with the gene that provides a full head of hair, managed to bypass me.  … 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Fun Stuff, Highway Engineering, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Jobs, Fun Stuff, Highway Engineering Jobs, US Infrastructure

Will Our Infrastructure Ever Make Honor Roll?

March 11, 2009 by Matt Barcus 4 Comments

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com   I did a little bit of investigating (well, not that much…about 1 minutes worth!)  in regards to the American Society of Civil Engineering’s (ASCE) report card that we have all come to love so much.   Since it’s inception in 1988,… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Failing US Infrastructure, Politics and the Environmenta, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: ASCE, Civil Engineering, CivilEngineeringCentral.com, Deteriorating Infrastructure., Failing US Infrastructure, US Infrastructure

Civil Engineering & The Presidential Election

October 7, 2008 by Civil Engineering 2 Comments

SO….  Earlier today we sent out an article to the civil engineering community highlighting the current stances of Barck Obama and John McCain on many of the infrastructure issues that directly effect the civil engineering industry.  This was a non-partisan article that was aimed at providing our readership relevant information from reliable sources in respect… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Failing US Infrastructure, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Jobs, politics, US Infrastructure

Ready For Gustav, But Ready For Another Katrina?

September 4, 2008 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com In light of the recent hurricane that blasted through the Gulf Coast this past holiday weekend I would be remiss in doing my job if I did not comment on it as it specifically relates to the civil engineering industry.  … 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Failing US Infrastructure, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: Hurrican Gustav, Levees, US Infrastructure

$1,500,000,000,000…Does This Get Your Attention?

May 21, 2008 by Carol Metzner Leave a Comment

By Carol A. Metzner, President, The Metzner Group, LLC and Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, CivilEngineeringCentral.com Last week the CBS Early Show aired a segment concerning the deteriorating U.S. Infrastructure.    ASCE President David Mongan and outspoken NY Engineer “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz contributed to the discussion. You can see the short video report here: Yes, you are hearing correctly on… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Failing US Infrastructure, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: ASCE, Failing US Infrastructure, US Infrastructure

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