ASCE Plot Points Podcast

<p>Kristin Schultheis is a senior project planner at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. And that likely conjures images of urban areas, working across the biggest city in Wisconsin.<br> And that would be...

<p>This week, in recognition of Earth Day, the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute's Environmental Health and Water Quality Committee is bringing three conversations to the ASCE Plot Points podcast.<br> The...

<p>Something is happening this week at the American Society of Civil Engineers that hasn’t happened in nearly 12 years.<br> ASCE has a new leader at the Headquarters building in Reston, Virginia.<br> Peter O’Neil...

<p>Civil engineering risk management is not only an important topic, it can be a nebulous one.</p> <p>Gray areas, assumptions, communication breakdowns, in other words: a real mess.</p> <p>So ASCE has launched a new...

<p>It’s snow season in a lot of places right now – which means salt season.<br> And salt season isn’t great for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is contaminated water.<br> So, Connie Fortin and Tim Olson...

<p>After more than a decade of experience building teams that build airplanes, Lisa Schleuter has added a new job title to her resume: children’s book author.<br> Schleuter has published a new book called Ollie the...

<p>AI takes up a lot of oxygen in the room right now.<br> But when it comes to specific impacts, do we have a strong industry-wide understanding? Does anyone know?<br> Mark Coates, vice president of the Infrastructure...

<p>This Thanksgiving week we’re reminded of the deep connection between civil engineering and community service.<br> Which of course means the civil engineers who have made that kind of generosity a way of life.<br>...

<p>Infrastructure is risky business.<br> The money is big. The stakes are high.<br> And it’s not something that always gets talked about, but issues of risk mitigation can be some of the most important aspects of a...

<p>Anna Lisonbee is a water resources professional engineer in training for Hansen, Allen, and Luce in Sandy, Utah.<br> And while she is admittedly still early in her career, Lisonbee is not simply passing time waiting...

<p>There are a lot of ways to get your message out to the masses in 2025.<br> Social media, videos, podcasts.<br> But not everyone can say they’ve shared their love for community and civil engineering with a mural.<br>...

<p>Rod Jones is a project manager for Holder Construction in Ashburn, Virginia.</p> <p>But even as he is progressing in his own career – ENR named him a Top 20 Under 40 in 2024 – he’s acutely aware of attracting more...

<p>Isamar Escobar joined ASCE as a student several years ago. And since then, she not been a member in name only. She’s ranked among the most active of active ASCE members, planning this event, chairing that committee...

<p>With the AI revolution upon us, it’s easy to see technology and human beings on opposite sides of a spectrum.<br> But for Duncan Griffin, director of sustainability for HDR’s Health Design Practice, technological...

<p>ASCE members know Rossana D’Antonio as a member of the Society’s Board of Direction.<br> She is the executive director for NV5, a global consulting firm. Prior to that, she was the deputy director of the Los Angeles...