{"id":5443,"date":"2020-08-07T20:23:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T20:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2021-01-06T17:12:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T17:12:54","slug":"the-essential-engineer-finding-beneficial-solutions-for-clients-and-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/the-essential-engineer-finding-beneficial-solutions-for-clients-and-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"The essential engineer: Finding beneficial solutions for clients and communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0<\/span>Mark Bellon<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges to nearly every workplace and home across the country, and for many of us, those challenges have become opportunities for adaptation and development.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether it’s\u00a0<\/span>having<\/span>\u00a0your entire workforce work from home for the first time or figuring out how to decontaminate a large facility to\u00a0<\/span>continue<\/span>\u00a0serving clients, the pandemic has changed\u00a0<\/span>much about\u00a0<\/span>how we think about our work.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span>h<\/span>is era<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0has<\/span>\u00a0brought to light which services and professions\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>essential. Civil engineering by nature is a profession that brings public health, safety, and wellness to communities with every project.\u00a0<\/span>Among other things, c<\/span>ivil engineers ensure that people have clean water, that wastewater drains appropriately, that roads allow for easy passage and emergency access,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that utilities reach\u00a0<\/span>their destinations<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Such engineering design keeps our communities and families safe and is<\/span>\u00a0essential for\u00a0<\/span>new and expanding\u00a0<\/span>businesses.\u00a0<\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0feasibility, design, and other phases of projects that go on behind the scenes\u00a0<\/span>enable<\/span>\u00a0the construction opportunities that follow \u2013 which keep people working, help\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>economy recover, and keep up with demand.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As we’ve seen,\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>worldwide pandemic forces out-of-the-box thinking for solutions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to new challenges<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0engineers a<\/span>re trained to do\u00a0<\/span>just that<\/span>, and we are working t<\/span>o find<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>answers\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>will help keep us\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>safer and avoid\u00a0<\/span>further\u00a0<\/span>disruption to our everyday lives.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Design solutions\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and will continue to be\u00a0<\/span>a significant part of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0<\/span>era<\/span>, in public, private, retail, outdoor, and many other spaces. We likely\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>have to reimagine much of how we engage with the world, including\u00a0<\/span>such\u00a0<\/span>aspects as pedestrian travel. And as we continue to see increased interest in rural living,\u00a0<\/span>states such as Montana and others\u00a0<\/span>will need to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>navigate the development demand increase<\/span>\u00a0thoughtfully<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span>\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0proud to be part of the conversations taking place to drive future decisions.\u00a0<\/span>Like all IMEG<\/span>\u00a0team<\/span>s, the Missoula team has\u00a0<\/span>expanded our ability to bring solutions to our clients<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 and\u00a0<\/span>our history of building up communities strengthens our resolve. While none of us can predict the future, we\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0do our best to learn from the past and adapt our current approach to bring our clients the best possible outcomes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s what being essential is all about.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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