Category: Articles & Publications
Now is the Time to Invest in the Success of a New Generation
This Op-Ed originally appeared in the March 18, 2021 edition of the Boston Business Journal. To learn more about the Boston Opportunity Agenda's Generation Success partnership, please visit www.gensuccess.org. By Lisa A. Brothers, President & CEO of Nitsch Engineering, and Paul Blandini, Senior Director of Strategy and Business Operations at Autodesk The COVID-19 pandemic has forced ... READ MORE >
5 Keys to Success when Requesting Land Surveying Services
Today, Nitsch Engineering hosted our second virtual client seminar, "Land Surveying and GIS - What, When, and Why?". Led by Vice President, Director of Land Surveying Denis Seguin, PLS, and Senior Project Manager Mark Violette, PLS, the program shared how to acquire the land surveying services necessary for different types of projects, including a ... READ MORE >
What does Site look like to a Civil Engineer?
“‘Site’ to this civil engineer means function and beauty. Both matter,” concludes retired Founding Principal Judy Nitsch in her contributed Afterword in Site Matters: Strategies for Uncertainty Through Planning and Design 2nd Edition edited by Andrea Kahn and Carol J. Burns. The illustrated anthology features essays from industry professionals to explore the possibilities of site ... READ MORE >
Building Resilient Communities with the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program
Weather in Massachusetts keeps getting more extreme – but our ability to counteract the impact of severe storms and climate change has recently improved. Since 2010, Massachusetts has experienced four storms that caused more than one billion dollars in damage each. Since Executive Order no. 569, established in 2016, the development of policy to empower ... READ MORE >
It’s back! Delayed Small MS4 Permit will be effective on July 1, 2018!
Over the past two years, Nitsch Engineering has been monitoring the 2016 Massachusetts Small MS4 General Permit. While the permit was delayed by a year, we now anticipate the permit coverage starting as scheduled on July 1, 2018. The Small MS4 program provides a regulatory framework for managing stormwater and protecting important water resources that ... READ MORE >
Designing for Disaster Resiliency: Balancing Social and Disaster Resilience
What does housing resilience mean in New England? And how can we protect the people in our cities when disaster does strike? These were key questions that the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIANH) sought to address in their 2018 Emerging Professionals Design Competition. With recent devastations due to hurricanes and ... READ MORE >
5 Key Benefits of Drone Surveys
When it comes to land surveys, accuracy and usability are the keys for measuring success. Clients need to know that their land survey can be used as a reliable basis for design. Such surveys include FEMA, TOPO or ALTA survey Seattle to survey the efficiency of land. In many cases, using unmanned aerial vehicles ... READ MORE >
Recognizing the Value of Diversity on Project Teams
Nitsch Engineering has been a women-owned firm since our founding in 1989, and is proud to be part of the movement bringing more diverse voices into the building industry. Over the past 27 years, we have grown into the largest women-owned engineering firm in Massachusetts – at least partially thanks to diversity-focused programs like ... READ MORE >
Addressing the MS4 Permit: Where do You Start?
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new 2016 Massachusetts Small MS4 General Permit has more stringent regulatory requirements than the 2003 permit. If you are wondering how – and when – to start working towards compliance, read on! The new MS4 permit, effective on July 1, 2017, requires MS4 communities and institutions to develop, implement, and ... READ MORE >
The MS4 Permit has Become a Reality: What Does it Mean for You?
Sustainable and resilient design have become increasingly more important for land development. As a result, managing stormwater and addressing water quality are demanding more attention on the national, state, and local levels – as illustrated by the passage of the long-anticipated 2016 Massachusetts Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) General Permit. The new permit ... READ MORE >