By Keith Savel In 2017, seventeen named storms caused $202 billion in damages. Hurricane Harvey, by far the most damaging storm to hit the U.S., caused $125 billion in damages over 28,000 square miles in the Houston area, pouring more than 50 inches of rain over six days and displacing[...]
Click here to download PDF version by Jackson Wandres, RLA, Director of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, NV5 Leonardo da Vinci once described water as “the driving force of all nature.” People are drawn to lakes, rivers, seas and oceans because water has historically facilitated commerce, industry, travel, recreation and[...]
By Steven A. Lipson, CIH, CSP, Vice President, OHS&E Services, NV5 Legionnaires’ disease is on the rise. Found in potable and non-potable water systems, the Legionella pneumophila bacterium is natural to fresh water environments like lakes and streams. However, when introduced to drinking water systems, air conditioning systems and even[...]
By Sergio Granados, Director of Gas Engineering, NV5 Natural gas utilities across the U.S. face ever-changing state and federal regulations. At the same time, they’re experiencing a critical internal knowledge gap due to experienced frontline employees leaving the workforce. For the first time in their existence—in some cases the first[...]
Retrocommissioning (RCx), or the assessment and optimization of building performance, is a scientific process that relies strongly on data and technology to deliver effective and reliable results. The tools required to complete the task include the review of existing drawings and energy bills, interviews with building operators, data-logging devices, as[...]
By Matthew H. Smith, Senior Health Physicist, NV5 It’s no secret that our workforce is getting older, a trend that is affecting some market sectors more than others. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the median age in manufacturing, for instance, is 44.5 while transportation and utilities sectors show[...]
What are the best options for school districts, cities and other public agencies to finance solar projects? Let’s have a look. POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (PPAS) A 20 to 25-year arrangement with a solar developer, where the developer sells the generated electricity back to the site owner. Read more about the[...]
By Jason Newhuis, PE, BSCx, CEM, LEED AP, Sr. Project Manager, and Jerry Bauers, P.E., Vice President, NV5 Data centers, commercial office buildings and, especially healthcare facilities, all have one thing in common—mission critical operational space that would suffer from a lengthy shut down or poor operation of HVAC or[...]
A MarketsandMarkets report1 predicted the global smart building market will grow from $5.73 billion in 2016 to $24.73 billion by 2021, increasing at a compounded annual growth rate of 34% over this period. Today’s technology advances—from energy management and lighting control to sensors that measure structural damage and stress after[...]
By Ellen Messer Wright, CHP Some of the most complex and technically challenging projects in the highly-regulated nuclear industry are those that require both industrial hygiene and radiation protection controls. Every task must be managed with considerable care and planning to prevent the potential for human or environmental harm. While[...]
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Our internal innovation and development team constantly analyzes new technology and develops solutions to meet our client’s challenges. Our Technically Speaking series is one way we share our technical findings with the professional community.
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Our internal innovation and development team constantly analyzes new technology and develops solutions to meet our client’s challenges. Our Technically Speaking series is one way we share our technical findings with the professional community.
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NV5 Geospatial releases a new predictive modeling platform for vegetation management that uses existing lidar and historical data to identify the relative level of asset risk from trees by quantifying the potential for causing asset damage.
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Our internal innovation and development team constantly analyzes new technology and develops solutions to meet our client’s challenges. Our Technically Speaking series is one way we share our technical findings with the professional community.
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