Episodes

  • 24. Leveraging Real-Time Data - The Science Behind Surveying
    Mar 10 2025

    Welcome back to the Build+Revitalize Podcast. AEC professionals are swimming in data on projects like never before: soil profile information, subsurface test results, existing and proposed grade elevations, civil layouts, foundation designs, drone imagery, infrared scans, laser scans, LiDAR scans, remote vibration monitoring, pavement conditions, roofs, facades, and engineering inspections. It can be overwhelming. Expectations have evolved to increasingly rely on consultants to leverage newer tools, technologies, and processes to manage all this data – to make better and faster decisions.

    In this episode, we interview SME Project Consultant, Ryan Eiss, to talk about how Surveying is the first step in gathering crucial data on any project. New technologies have pushed Surveying to become increasingly accurate, sparking new insights and practices.

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    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    35 mins
  • 23. The Co-op Experience - Abby Crocker and Lindsay Parker
    Sep 9 2024

    Are you trying to figure out if civil or environmental engineering is for you? The best way to do that is hands-on, real-life experience. At SME, we offer college students the opportunity to start their career, and provide career clarity with our Civil and Environmental Engineering Internship and Co-Op Programs.

    Jon Camburn interviews SME Co-ops Abby Crocker and Lindsay Parker, who share their summer experiences with SME's Co-op and Internship program.

    What's the difference of a Co-op and Internship? We created the ultimate guide to help you navigate your next few years, check it out here!

    Listen, subscribe, and leave a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream. Follow @SMEUSA on LinkedIn and YouTube to never miss an episode.

    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    22 mins
  • 22. The Co-op Experience - Aidan Funk and Enock Rwigenza
    Aug 20 2024

    Are you trying to figure out if civil or environmental engineering is for you? The best way to do that is hands-on, real-life experience. At SME, we offer college students the opportunity to start their career, and provide career clarity with our Civil and Environmental Engineering Internship and Co-Op Programs.

    Jon Camburn interviews SME Co-ops Aidan Funk and Enock Rwigenza, who share their summer experiences with SME's Co-op and Internship program.

    What's the difference of a Co-op and Internship? We created the ultimate guide to help you navigate your next few years, check it out here!

    Listen, subscribe, and leave a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream. Follow @SMEUSA on LinkedIn and YouTube to never miss an episode.

    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    23 mins
  • 21. The Billion Dollar Cavern
    May 9 2024
    Wes Hemp, PE, PG, LEED AP (SME) and his old friend and client, Justin Ramirez, PE (Lochmueller Group), reminisce about the time they stumbled across steam coming out of the ground below a WWTP project, discovering what was below, and solutions to the problem.

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    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    26 mins
  • 20. Environmental Due Diligence (3/3) - Jason Cheney, David Guevara, and Bret Stuntz
    May 25 2023

    The past two episodes of the Build+Revitalize podcast have provided helpful insight on the importance of environmental due diligence. In our third episode, Jason Cheney, Dave Guevara and Bret Stuntz are back to tackle insurance recovery and alternative funding methods for brownfields projects.

    Listen, subscribe, and leave a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream. Follow @SMEUSA on LinkedIn and YouTube to never miss an episode.

    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    39 mins
  • 19. Environmental Due Diligence (2/3) - Jason Cheney, David Guevara, Arthur Siegal, and Bret Stuntz
    May 25 2023

    Jason Cheney, Bret Stuntz, Dave Guevara, and Arthur Siegal are back on the Build+Revitalize podcast series on the importance of environmental due diligence. In our last episode, they covered the basics - What is environmental liability? Where did it come from? And, why due diligence is important. They are picking up where they left off, with a conversation about the importance of due care and how to avoid the risks associated with property acquisition.

    Listen, subscribe, and leave a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream. Follow @SMEUSA on LinkedIn and YouTube to never miss an episode.

    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    31 mins
  • 18. Environmental Due Diligence (1/3) - Jason Cheney, David Guevara, Arthur Siegal, and Bret Stuntz
    May 25 2023

    The Build+Revitalize podcast is back with a look at the importance of environmental due diligence prior to property transactions, and the value that experienced environmental and legal consultants bring to the process. We are happy to be joined by Dave Guevara and Arthur Siegal from Taft Law. Together with our host, Jason Cheney, CHMM, and Bret Stuntz, they have assisted numerous purchasers through the complex process of buying, cleaning up, and redeveloping contaminated sites. In this first episode, they get us started with the basics - What is environmental liability? Where did it come from? And, why due diligence is important.

    Listen, subscribe, and leave a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream. Follow @SMEUSA on LinkedIn and YouTube to never miss an episode.

    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    42 mins
  • 17. Gender Inclusion in the AEC Industry - Ali Frye
    Mar 8 2023

    For this year's WIC Week 2023, we took the best moments from our Gender Inclusion in the AEC Industry podcast series and put them into one episode. Ali Frye returns as the host, outlining why gender inclusion is important in our industry.

    Listen, subscribe, and leave a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream. Follow @SMEUSA on LinkedIn and YouTube to never miss an episode.

    Visit www.sme-usa.com to learn how we can solve your problems and join our mission of Building + Revitalizing Our World!

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    21 mins