Civil engineers handle the maintenance and design of the built environment. This includes various infrastructures like roads, bridges, and railways. The civil engineering industry shapes our world by designing, creating, and maintaining critical infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and railways. Roads, bridges, and railways are critical infrastructure that connects communities, people, and businesses. They are… Read more »
National Engineers Week is a celebration of the contributions of engineers to our society. This annual event serves as a platform to recognize and appreciate the innovative work of engineers across various fields, highlighting their role in advancing technology, solving complex problems, and driving progress. It plays a pivotal role in inspiring the next… Read more »
Unless you’re in the middle of nowhere, you’ll see the craftsmanship of a civil engineering firm. If you’re planning any type of infrastructure project, you’ll probably need to partner with one. Civil engineering firms provide a vast array of services that include various sectors. What Do Civil Engineering Firms Do? You might have heard… Read more »
By: Chris Howard The North and South Roundabout project is for the Town of Erie, which will connect the new planned town center at Erie Pkwy and County Line Rd. The project is being constructed in two parts: a roundabout north of Erie Pkwy at Maxwell Ave., and another to the south of Erie Pkwy… Read more »
International Women in Engineering Day – June 23, 2022 Happy International Women in Engineering Day! In honor of this day, Baseline highlights one of our engineer staff who has contributed greatly to the company for the last 10 years, and happens to be retiring next week — Linda Arnold! Linda grew up in rural Vermont… Read more »
Women’s History Month Women’s History Month is a month-long celebration in March, acknowledging women’s accomplishments and contributions throughout history and now. This month, we provide a few highlights from the ladies at Baseline. Julie Esterl, Principal Planner – When I was hired as a planning technician in 2015, one of the first clients I began… Read more »
When Baseline Engineering Corporation (Baseline) was founded by John McLain, PE, in 1998, the company’s foundation rooted from its expertise in civil engineering. From there, various different specialties have been added to the company’s services such as planning, surveying, landscape architecture, and more. Undoubtedly, John’s passion for the engineering industry, and the people within it,… Read more »
Streetscapes play an important role in forming the visual aspects, function, and identity of a built environment. Streetscapes help with traffic calming, accessibility, character, a sense of history or community, urban public life, moving people safely and efficiently, and supporting land use function and aesthetics. When designing streetscapes, a deep… Read more »
Chris Manning, PE, Baseline’s Water/Wastewater (W/WW) Division Manager for the past five years, was officially promoted in January to Division Manager and Operations Partner. Through this transition of roles, Chris hopes to continue focusing on the big picture of the company; he plans to use the experience and knowledge he has gained over the years… Read more »
As employees worldwide were forced to transition into working remotely full-time, everyone adjusted to this unfamiliar territory in different ways. Many have found comfort in relating to or learning from others’ experiences as people navigate through the unknown and accept this virtually-based environment as the new norm. Michael Lujan, one of Baseline’s engineering project managers,… Read more »
Steve Batchelder, one of Baseline’s most tenured project engineers, is transitioning from the Golden office to the Steamboat Springs office. Steve brings over 20 years of experience to Baseline and has provided high-quality designs while also maintaining efficiencies in his work which has benefited both the company and its clients. The Steamboat Springs office was… Read more »
Baseline is proud to announce a new service category in public information management (PIM) for CDOT construction. For each project, we work with the contractors to develop a strategy for engaging with the public and ensuring that the community is notified of any disruptions as well as communicating project information through CDOT. We develop initial… Read more »
Working from home can be both a blessing and a challenge. Baseline transitioned to full remote work in a span of weeks in late March to protect employees during the pandemic. With a majority of our employees normally working in office, this was quite the transition for many. Learning how to operate entirely online has… Read more »
Recently, two Baseline projects were showcased on various news sites. One new design project is located in Broomfield, CO, and is a 600,000-sf business park and includes two multi-story office buildings, five single-story office buildings, six R&D and flex buildings, a retail building, and four retail pad sites. You can read more about this exciting… Read more »
Engineering Story of the Day “About three years into my engineering career, I found myself lying face-down on a skateboard 15 or so feet underground in a newly installed 42” sanitary sewer trunk. I had a smart level in one hand and used the other hand to pull myself along a rope that two engineers… Read more »
Engineering Stories of the Day “I was blessed to have great mentors and great internships when I was younger. This really helped me to establish my skills and learn the engineering trade at an accelerated pace. This would set me up to be a better engineer in the future. So my advice to others would… Read more »
Engineering Stories of the Day “Out of college, I was working nights as a field engineer for the Mass Department of Transportation, and when winter came and paving operations were slowing down, I was given the option to move to days and help out in the design office for the season. I really enjoyed my… Read more »
Engineering Story of The Day “I was designing a hydraulic asphalt lined overflow pond for a sanitary sewer lift station. The pond area already existed as a decommissioned WWTP lagoon. It supposedly had a clay liner (found out from the geotech that it did not…). It had an old lift station that came on when… Read more »
Engineering Story of The Day “When I was planning and engineering a 1,100-acre resort project in Costa Rica, a local employee of Baseline and I set out to find 2-3 wells on the property to use as our water source. One step in the process is sampling and testing the groundwater to know what technology… Read more »
Last week, the Colorado Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a report card for Colorado’s infrastructure—the first since 2010 — garnering a C- grade for the state. Baseline Engineering Corporation Division Manager and ASCE Colorado Section President, Kim Swearingen, PE, MBA, attended and emceed the Infrastructure Report Card release on January… Read more »
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