Various Applications for Infrastructure Monitoring and the Modernization of Automation Presenter: Greg Gress, Howell Surveying When?   Thursday, November 9, 2023; 8:30am-10:00am Cost?   Free for CCE Members Location?  West Goshen Township Administrative Building, 2nd Floor, 1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 (please park in the lot designated for training events) Description:  This seminar will provide a review of the many methods surveyors use for monitoring movement during construction, failing soil conditions, and general structure inquiries. The presentation will end with a live interaction of an active AMTRAK construction site and the method utilized with new a new innovative process of automation. Data review will cover measurement corrections, integrated survey monitoring applications with active project datums, and detailing trend and velocity calculations. Attendees will earn one (1) PDH…more »

CHESTER COUNTY ENGINEERS FALL CONFERENCE
When?     Thursday, October 19, 2023; 8:15am-12:00pm Where?   West Goshen Municipal Building
1025 Paoli Pike, 2nd Floor Meeting Room, West Chester, PA 19380
(please park in the area designated for training) Cost?      $75  (CCE members only) Continuing Ed?  Attendees will earn up to 3 PDHs AGENDA – Thursday, October 19, 2023
8:15am-8:30am – Registration & Refreshments
8:30am-12:00pm – Conference Presentations (see below) 8:30am-9:30am – Legal & Legislative Updates for the Civil Engineer
Lou Colagreco & Alyson Zarro; Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco
Civil engineers and their clients are impacted on various public policy fronts.   Recently enacted & proposed legislation, changes to the regulatory framework, and legal decision can all significantly alter a land development project under consideration.  Learn what is new in the government affairs environment so you can better help your clients navigate their projects to completion…more »

Field Trip: Forest Restoration Study Site Visit (at Longwood Gardens) Presenter: Kristie Lane Anderson, Longwood Gardens Research Specialist When?   Tuesday, September 26, 2023; 3:00pm-4:30pm (please arrive on time) Cost?   Free for CCE Members Description: This will be a walking tour of an experimental forest restoration project being conducted by the Longwood Gardens Land Stewardship and Ecology Group. The tour will be hosted by a Research Specialist responsible for design and implementation of the study. The information shared is intended to give Engineers, Architects, Land Planners and Regulators a better understanding of the benefits and basic components of ecosystem restoration. Location? The CCE Parking & Meeting Location is indicated on the map below (click image to enlarge).  This is about 0.4 mi East from street address 402 East Street Road (Rt 926), Kennett Square, PA off of Red Lion Row (Google Map Directions). We will be walking…more »

Long Term Performance of Rain Gardens – Lessons Learned Presenter: Dr. Robert Traver, Villanova University When?   Thursday, September 28, 2023; 8:30am-10:00am Cost?   Free for CCE Members Location?  West Goshen Township Administrative Building, 2nd Floor, 1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 (please park in the lot designated for training events) Description: Dr. Traver will present lessons learned from the design and operation of rain gardens. Faculty and students at Villanova have conducted research on multiple rain garden stormwater control measures in the Philadelphia area over the past 20 years, leading to many Journal publications on the processes and performance. Dr Traver will discuss how to bring this knowledge to the design, construction and operation of these SCMs. Attendees will earn one (1) PDH. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION…more »