Injury Facts 2016 stated that there were approximately 136,053 unintentional-injury related deaths in the United States in 2014, with accidental poisoning as the number one cause. This was the first time that deaths from motor vehicles was not number one. Accidental Opioid Overdoses Increasing This increase in fatalities was due in large part to accidental … Continue reading NSC: Accidental Opioid Overdoses Main Cause of Poisoning in USA →

Miss NV5 on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook? Attached are NV5’s posts on Sustainable Transportation. Sustainable transportation design can reduce miles traveled, promote mass transit, maximize use of existing transportation infrastructure. Increase efficiency, link land uses, reduce travel time, reduce CO2/greenhouse gases, & increase safety/enhance emergency response. NV5 planned 9 miles of HOV lanes & designed auxiliary lanes on Hwy … Continue reading NV5’s January Posts on Sustainable Transportation →

Miss NV5 on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook? Attached are NV5’s posts on High Definition Survey – HDS Information is power! Want the potential to capture reality? (not reality TV) Consider using High Definition Survey – HDS for a project http://ow.ly/i/1cmkc HDS is high resolution laser mapping capturing 50,000 to 1,000,000 points a second w 1/8” accuracy forming a virtual 3D … Continue reading NV5’s December Posts on High Definition Survey – HDS →

Miss NV5 on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook? Attached are NV5’s November posts on Roads and Just One Foot. Two roads diverged in a wood & I took the one less traveled – Robert Frost.  2% of U.S. is paved, 61,000 sq mi, area = State of Georgia 1000 new homes generate about 6.1 miles of … Continue reading NV5’s November Posts on Roads and Just One Foot →

Miss NV5 on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook?  Attached are NV5’s September posts about Water Conservation and Infrastructure Design Most traditional water & wastewater infrastructure is designed for 100 gallons per day per person. What is your infrastructure designed for? Avg indoor water use in the US is 60 to 70 gpd. New construction meeting CALgreen, … Continue reading NV5’s September posts about Water Conservation and Infrastructure Design →

Miss NV5 on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook?  Attached are NV5’s August posts about the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision rating system. This is the first in a ten part mini-series on series on the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision rating system.  Follow us daily to learn more. What is ISI:  The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure is … Continue reading NV5’s August posts about the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision rating system →