Five Common Types of Civil Engineering Projects

In places where urbanization hasn’t occurred, stormwater—water from rain, melting snow, and ice—will soak into the soil to nourish plants, replenish underground aquifers, and fill streams and rivers. But, in developed metropolitan areas covered with impermeable surfaces like pavement and...

What Does a Topographic Survey Entail and Why Is It Important? Before you begin a construction or engineering project, you must fully understand the land’s topography. Depending on the specific parcel, there may be man-made and/or natural features that impact...

The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) has awarded MFS Consulting Engineers & Surveyor, DPC a Design and Construction Services in Connection with Geotechnical Explorations and Special Inspections On-Call contract for field explorations, evaluate sites, perform analyses, interpret results...

The Importance of Ethics in Engineering Engineers have an ethical responsibility to the public, the profession, and the world at large. Engineers’ work shapes our urban environment and, in turn, the way people see, interact with, and operate the world...

Once again, the #MFSPicks photography challenge was in full force. This round’s winner was, Randy Jackson, Project Manager at Geod Corp., MFS’s affiliated survey & mapping company. We had some great photos to choose from, here are some of the...

Choosing to Join a Professional Association Professional engineering associations and societies have provided students, fledgling engineers, and experienced professionals with value since the 1800s. And today, there are countless organizations you can choose from to help design your career path...

Are you currently building or have plans to build a commercial structure? If so, there’s a strong likelihood that it will require a special inspection, as set forth by the International Building Code (IBC). If this is news to you...

Three Trends in Waterfront Revitalization Projects For several decades, there’s been a renaissance of urban waterfronts. City planners and investors have viewed waterfront revitalizations as an opportunity to beautify the city, create commerce, and draw in tourists and residents alike...

Civil engineers have a long and storied past of growing and redefining the idea of society through a structural perspective. From Archimedes of Syracuse to John Smeaton to Isambard Brunel, to Henry Bessemer, engineers have shaped the world to its...

In the world of engineering—whether you’re working on a commercial, residential, or agricultural project—one of the first considerations must be water accessibility. If there’s an inadequate, onsite water supply, then it’ll need to be delivered via a water distribution system...