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Facility Condition Assessment Services and Sustainability
Population growth in urban settings creates unique challenges. Community infrastructure systems are undergoing elevated stress.…
Environmental Licenses and Permits For Civil Engineering Projects
Environmental licenses and permits are an essential part of implementing a civil engineering project. The…
What is Environmental Design?
We are constantly striving to find better ways to protect our planet and make a…
FEMA Floodplain Maps and Community Planning
Community planners, business representatives, and citizens are all at risk due to the unpredictability of…
What Do Civil Engineers Do?
Many of the things we take for granted in our daily lives involve engineers. From…
Facility Condition Assessment and Dam Rehabilitation Projects
The goal of a facility condition assessment is to analyze the condition of a facility…
Water Study and Community Planning
A water study provides detailed information on current water resource conditions and makes suggestions for…
Design-Bid-Build Process Preserves Community Infrastructure, Landmarks
Design-bid-build is a process used to plan and implement contracted projects. This traditional process is…
What is the Difference Between a Levee and a Dam?
We are all familiar with the terms, but what is the difference between a levee…
Invention and Regulatory Permits Increase Safety
In an ever-changing industry, safety is assured by adhering to the requirements outlined in regulatory…
Engineer HUB: Texas Firm Helps Communities Mitigate Risk Through Grant Programs
Managing community infrastructure safeguards resources and provides focus for every civil engineer, HUB, Texas city…
OEI Attends SAME Federal Small Business Conference
Representatives of OEI will attend the SAME Federal Small Business Conference being held this week.…
Flood Risk Assessment and Dam Rehabilitation, North Texas
Flooding can happen anywhere at any time of year and is the most common natural…
Civil Engineering History and the Baltimore Beltway
More than 44 years ago the Francis Scott Key Bridge was officially completed and became…
Hydrology vs Hydraulics
Hydrology and hydraulics are tools that make up hydrodynamics which is what a water resource…
One Water. Solved.
Environmental engineers face four major water resource management challenges in Texas. If these challenges are…
