Performing construction projects in Boston, I am often reminded that this is a unique geographic city with geology that has a constant history of extraordinary man-made changes since its founding in... Read More
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BSCES posts two different types of news; organization news, below, which includes the latest BSCES and ASCE announcements about program activities, undertakings, and member benefits, and industry news, which includes local and national occurrences impacting the civil engineering profession.
Performing construction projects in Boston, I am often reminded that this is a unique geographic city with geology that has a constant history of extraordinary man-made changes since its founding in... Read More
As the newest president of BSCES, I welcome all BSCES members to the 176th year since our founding in 1848. Lending perspective to our historied legacy, other ASCE Region 1 sections were founded over... Read More
Greetings members, I hope you're all having a nice spring! We are entering the last month of the BSCES fiscal year and my final month as president. But we have many great events and trainings still... Read More
Happy spring everyone! It is hard to believe that 2023/2024 winter is already over, though it seemed like spring was here at various times throughout the early months of 2024. With the real springtime... Read More
As a BSCES member and volunteer leader, one thing that I can count on this time of year is hearing how successful our New England Regional Future City and Model Bridge Competitions were. The Future... Read More
I hope you are all having a wonderful start to 2024! The special theme of this month’s newsletter is Business Practices and our featured group is the Engineering Management Group (EMG). The mission... Read More
Season’s Greetings BSCES Members! The special theme of this issue is Geotechnical Practices and Scott Jacobs, PE, from our Society Sponsor, Keller, has a great article perfectly aligned with this theme... Read More
The theme of the November issue of the newsletter is Structural Design. From my review of this newsletter’s articles and what I hear from colleagues, structural design is becoming increasingly challenging,... Read More
The theme of the October issue of the newsletter is Resilient Design. When I hear the term resilience, I think about how the engineering industry is adapting to deal with the impacts of climate change... Read More
With the fall season beginning on September 23, we are happy to be releasing the first issue of our newsletter for fiscal year 2024, which marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Boston Society... Read More
June 30 marked the end of my year as BSCES president. The year went by quickly. It was a great pleasure to work with my fellow volunteer leaders and The Engineering Center Education Trust (TECET) staff... Read More
This month’s theme is Utility Engineering. This field of engineering focuses on the unique challenges faced in the construction of utility projects. Utilities are the backbone of our nation’s infrastructure... Read More
The theme for this newsletter is Outreach and Volunteerism. Outreach and volunteerism have always been an important part of BSCES. Our organization would not exist without the voluntary help provided... Read More
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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