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Engineering Insights
Welcome to the Colman Engineering blog, where we discuss industry trends, project highlights, and expert perspectives.


Reimagining Wildfire-Resilient Infrastructure in America
As the U.S. enters warmer months, wildfires and wildfire prevention will resume a chief position among infrastructure concerns.
Staff Writer
Apr 5, 20212 min read


Potential Flood-Related Financial Loss Exceeds Current Estimations
Homeowners and renters alike may be familiar with the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)’s Flood Maps, which provide a...
Staff Writer
Mar 24, 20212 min read


2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure Highlights Need for Increased Investment
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases its assessment of the current condition and needs of United...
Staff Writer
Mar 9, 20212 min read


Engineers Reimagine Post-Pandemic Infrastructure Design Practices
As the pandemic continues to draw attention to infrastructure shortcomings all over the globe, engineers and city planners must ask...
Staff Writer
Feb 19, 20212 min read


EnviroRail Embraces Green Railroad Construction and Maintenance Through Partnership with Mechanical Concrete
The Nebraska-based railroad service contractor EnviroRail recently licensed Mechanical Concrete, an industrial strength aggregate...
Staff Writer
Feb 9, 20212 min read


Confronting Stormwater Control for Emergency Field Hospitals
Hospitals have struggled to make space for influxes of COVID-19 patients since early in the pandemic. In counties around the country,...
Staff Writer
Jan 26, 20212 min read


Limb-Inspired Bridge Column Design Offers Protection Against Earthquakes
Research into a new bridge design offers potential relief for the expensive and dangerous threats posed to bridges by seismic events....
Staff Writer
Dec 31, 20202 min read


Converting an Old 178-acre Golf Course for Stormwater Management Near the Texas Coast Completes Phase Two
One of the largest urban stormwater initiatives ever undertaken in the state of Texas recently completed phase two of the five-phase...
Staff Writer
Nov 28, 20202 min read


ENR’s 2020 MidAtlantic Project of the Year Awarded to a Washington D.C. Innovative Highway Land-Use Project
Engineering News-Record (ENR) announced the 2020 MidAtlantic Best Project of the year was awarded to a project that constructed a...
Staff Writer
Nov 17, 20202 min read


Mapping Snowmelt to Improve Infrastructure Standards for Flooding Events
Rapid snowmelt events have the potential to contribute to hazardous flooding in the United States and researchers are hoping to improve...
Staff Writer
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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