Organization News

Well, spring is finally here. It also means the end of street opening moratoriums in cities and towns across the Commonwealth. So, as the spring flowers pop up so will traffic detour signs and construction... Read More

BSCES has always considered public outreach and advocacy an important part of its mission. For many years, BSCES has had a legislative fellow program that provides for qualified BSCES members to serve... Read More

Happy New Year to all! As we head into this new year BSCES leaders are looking to focus on supporting our local ASCE Student Chapters. Ten Massachusetts colleges and universities have one of these student... Read More

Here we are at the end of 2022. I don’t intend to get all “Auld Lang Syne” in this article, but it is a good time to reflect on BSCES’s past year and plans for its future. Read More

BSCES’s 2022-2023 season is in full swing with lots of committee activities, webinars, and the slow but steady start of in-person events. For example, during the months of October and November we hosted... Read More

The focus of this month’s issue is Climate Change Mitigation. As an environmental engineer and LEED AP this is a subject near and dear to my heart. The impact of climate change is becoming more apparent... Read More

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Summer is here! And so, we come to the end of one BSCES fiscal year and the start of a new one. While the challenges of the pandemic remained ever present during the planning and execution of this past... Read More

April showers bring May flowers, and in a college town like Boston, the month of May can also bring caps and gowns. While we will most likely continue to experience the reverberations of COVID-19 disruptions... Read More

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This month heralded the first day of spring with a shift from dormancy towards growth and renewal. While we continue to experience disruptions in global supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate... Read More

While clean water is often taken for granted until its supply is threatened, the frozen version isn’t far from a New Englanders’ mind this time of year. Whether it is icicles stretching longer or snow... Read More

I used to think that wintertime in New England was a quiet time for the construction industry, thanks to Mother Nature’s frigid interventions. But now I understand the bustling activity merely shifts... Read More

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This past month, we experienced lots of great reasons to enjoy the outdoors here in Massachusetts...There are so many wonderful opportunities to appreciate both the natural and man-made elements of... Read More

This time of year is always an exciting time to be in Boston, the students move back in, the air cools, the trees change colors, and the BSCES program schedule heats up. If we’re lucky, the lights stay... Read More

Welcome to the first issue of BSCESNews for the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE’s 2022 Fiscal Year! While all of us continue to flex and adjust to the myriad of new challenges before... Read More

This is my final President’s Report, I am turning over the reins this month to the competent hands of 2021-2022 BSCES President Shallan Fitzgerald, PE, from Harvard University | Harvard Allston Land... Read More

Despite being an old-lady of 173 years, BSCES is still agile enough to adopt new technologies and experiment with new ways of making BSCES more relevant to its members. Let’s celebrate our recent accomplishments. Read More

In my short time as BSCES president, I’ve learned that the secret sauce that allows BSCES to simultaneously take on so many activities is the countless hours of volunteer time by our many generous active... Read More