Category: Civil/Site
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Sustainable Landscape Architecture for a Greener Future
Explore landscape architecture and its vital role in sustainability through innovative designs that promote environmental conservation this Earth Day.
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Experts Choose Experts: Jesse Cokeley
Are you wondering how you can further your career? Jesse Cokeley came into our firm as an entry-level engineer and is now a principal. At Colliers Engineering & Design, our clients and leadership choose Cokeley again and again. The keys to his success? A strong technical background, building strong relationships, and doing good work reliably.…
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Frontline Workers Say “Call Before You Dig”
811, Know Before You Dig We all know that we’re surrounded by utilities. But we don’t often think about how many of them are out of sight, underground. Whether you are a contractor, developer or a homeowner, if you plan to dig on your property, you might run the risk of accidentally hitting buried electric,…
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Explore New Worlds at Carteret Park
If we think back to playtime when we were kids, there was no limit to our imagination. If you could believe it, you could become it. We swung from vine to vine on Jungle gyms, played cops and robbers on dome climbers, and reigned as kings and queens from the highest structure in the playground.…
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Lake Carasaljo: Keeping Stormwater Runoff at Bay
A coworker here at Maser once told me that we don’t just fix problems, we fix problems and then make it pretty. A recent project in New Jersey, the Brick Township MUA Lake Carasaljo Stormwater Improvements, is the perfect example of this.
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Oakwood Park Becomes Hybrid Turf Field
The Transformation to a Hybrid Turf Field So, picture this. It’s the early spring of 2016 in New Providence, NJ. You’re a kid rushing home from school to play soccer with your friends at the local park. But when you get there, you’re bummed to find the park is closed! It rained a few days ago,…
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My Name is SUE
Subsurface Utility Engineering: Finding Hidden Infrastructure Beneath the ground, subsurface utilities weave intricate pathways of water, electric, sewer, gas, drainage, and communication lines. But even with the most vigilant maintenance programs, the eventual repair or replacement of these subterranean utilities is inevitable. So, while above ground infrastructure has the advantage of visual inspection, what about…
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Hurricane Drones
As a wave of deadly hurricanes (Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria) etched-out a pathway of destruction (August thru September), there were so many weather models it was difficult to see which path each storm would take. Like a lot of people, we wanted to jump in to help but had to pause just long enough…
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Union City Memorializes the Men & Women in Blue
During the annual League of Municipalities in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers (NJSME) recognizes outstanding municipal engineering projects throughout the State. This year, we’re proud that three of our projects have received this honor. This week, we introduce the Union City Police Memorial Park, honorable mention in the NJSME’s Parks/Rec category.…
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Seminar Sparks Rethinking Curve Number Rainfall-Runoff Method
The USDA NRCS Curve Number Method (CN Method) is an application used to provide guidance to design engineers in calculating single event rainfall-runoff volumes that was originally developed in the mid-1950s for agricultural uplands and overland flow. Over time, the CN Method has become entrenched with governmental agencies and private entities dealing with hydrology and…
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2016: Looking Backward and Forward
In 2015, Maser Consulting experienced two acquisitions, expanded five offices and opened two new locations; Norfolk, VA and Columbia, MD. That’s a busy agenda! But the reason all of this is happening now is because way back in 1984, Richard Maser’s independent nature led him to the challenge of starting his own company and making…
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Municipalities Unite at the 2015 NJSLOM Conference & NJSME Awards
In New Jersey, the largest municipal event by far is heralded in by the NJ State League of Municipalities’ (NJSLOM) Annual Conference held within the casinos of Atlantic City, NJ. This 3-day long event is filled with handshaking, info-booths, making friends, enjoying the festivities, developing business contacts and a chance to compare notes with any one of the 565 municipalities…