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Under Water?

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Baltimore city employee drowned inside a wastewater treatment plant in June 2019 when she fell through a grate walkway. “My Fall protection grates are frequently used at wastewater treatment plants to protect workers. A state agency fined the sewage treatment plant $168,000 for safety violations at the plant.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

The park expands Arlington County’s ability to meet Chesapeake Bay Watershed regulations while cultivating native plants and providing new boardwalk areas and fresh interpretive designs. Planned by SWA Group architects and designed and managed by the engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.,

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Making headway: what to do about tower crane safety?

Practical Law Construction

With yet another tower crane collapse (this time on a retirement living project in Kent – thankfully no one was injured), we must ask ourselves “is the current crane safety regime in the UK adequate?” They provide height and lifting capacities for constrained sites while occupying only a minimal footprint.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.