Doug Finlay

Next Gen Makerspaces: NGSS & Makerspaces

I recently began giving away a FREE Makerspace Planning Cheat Sheet on my Worlds of Making site. One of the the steps on that Cheat

EAPC Welcomes Parker Lawley

The Specialized Wind Tunnel

This company built its own wind tunnel. Pretty cool. But it didn't just build a tool to help in product design. It's what the tunnel means. It's another process play, like BG.

Elsa Pataky’s daughter shows off her engineering chops with latest project

Elsa Pataky shares photo of a robot made of recycled materials that her daughter built on social media

Too Feminine to Be a Civil Engineer

It happens frequently to me, and some female colleagues, even today, that we are told we are “too feminine” to be civil engineers.

What is Urban Planning with a Civil Engineer?

Civil Engineers focus on construction projects, while urban planning concentrates on how a construction project will fit in an urban community.

Top 5 Misconceptions about Civil Engineers: From a Non-Engineer Perspective

What is civil engineering? Civil engineering deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment. Civil engineering is actually the 2nd oldest engineering discipline. Because it has been around for so long, there have been many common misconceptions about civil engineers. This post discusses our top five. 1. They wear pocket …

Becoming a civil engineer

The demand for highly-qualified civil engineers has been on the rise for two main reasons.

ASCE: The Role of Civil Engineers in Creating Sustainable Communities

Creating Sustainable Communities: The Role of the Civil Engineer - Part II

Personal Requirements for Civil Engineers

Civil engineers may work in offices or spend much of their time on site. They may be required to work long hours and meet strict deadlines while working under minimal supervision. Civil engineers deal with various professional, skilled and semi-skilled people. Consulting and contracting engineers often travel interstate and some travel overseas. It may be necessary for some civil engineers to change residence every few years…

All Ohio Engineers Need These 5 Skills

What skills set Ohio engineers apart from the crowd? Read this article from The Advance Group to find the skills Ohio engineers need to learn - or brush up on - to improve their career.

What is the Difference between Civil Engineering and Architecture?

Learn the difference between civil engineering and architecture, and how they work together to complete a project.

Graduate Civil Engineer/Civil EIT

GRADUATE CIVIL ENGINEER/CIVIL EITAn established and rapidly growing DFW area firm that offers civil engineering, structural engineering, hydrology, land surveying, landscape architecture, land plann...

Nine Construction Projects That Went Over-Budget [INFOGRAPHIC]

Large and sophisticated construction projects have a tendency to go over-budget and to sometimes stall indefinitely. However, there have been some that have disappointed more than others. Today’s infographic covers some of the most notorious construction projects that quadrupled in …

Let your kids eat dirt, it's good for them

Bill Radke speaks with University of British Columbia professor B. Brett Finlay about his book, " Let Them Eat Dirt." Finlay's research shows that parents

Why do humans struggle to think of ourselves as animals?

Madeleine Finlay explores what it means to be human, and why we find it so difficult to accept that this includes being animals