The College of Engineering at Drexel University has initiated a new series called Conversations, in which faculty will address topical, occasionally polemical issues from an engineer’s perspective. In their inaugural column, they feature eDesign Dynamics' Principal Engineer, Dr. Franco Montalto, who is Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at the University. He represented Drexel at the international 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) held last month in Katowice, Poland.

Story by Wendy Plump, published online by Drexel University College of Engineering.

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eDesign Dynamics' Senior Hydrologist, Ian Lipsky (left) is working with John Stephens and neighborhood groups near the site of deadly flooding on Washington Boulevard in 2011. They hope to reduce flooding by bringing an old stream back to life.

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Story by Oliver Morrison, published online by publicsource.org.

EDD principals Franco Montalto and Eric Rothstein traveled to Grenada for the first of 6 missions funded by the Green Climate Fund. During this first meeting they met with various stakeholders from the private sector, civil society and government, including the Deputy Prime Minister, three Permanent Secretaries, and the new national Minister for Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, Disaster Management and Information, pictured above. Specifically, the goal of this first mission was to synthesize local knowledge regarding the climate risks faced by this small island state, and how its wastewater, drainage, roadway, and coastal infrastructure could potentially be upgraded to reduce those risks.  Mission 2, which will be in October, will include a three day workshop to go further in elaborating these infrastructure-driven resilience strategies.

Dr. Franco Montalto, Principal Engineer at EDD, was named the Environmental and Water Resource Engineer of the Year by the Philadelphia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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eDesign Dynamics' GI design work and research featured prominently in the Department of Environmental Protection's NYC Green Infrastructure 2017 Annual Report.

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The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.

DEP is a New York City agency of nearly 6,000 employees that manages and conserves the City’s water supply; distributes more than one billion gallons of clean drinking water each day to nine million New Yorkers and collects wastewater through a vast underground network of pipes, regulators, and pumping stations; and treats the 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater that New Yorkers produce each day in a way that protects the quality of New York Harbor. To achieve these mandates, DEP oversees one of the largest capital construction programs in the region. As the City agency responsible for New York City's environment, DEP also regulates air quality, hazardous waste, and critical quality of life issues, including noise.

In the April 24th Weekly Pipeline, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection's Deputy Commissioner of Sustainability, Angela Licata, acknowledged and thanked eDesign Dynamics for consultation towards achieving reductions in stormwater runoff via green roofs in New York City.

As part of the DEP Green Infrastructure Research & Development consultant team, EDD is proud to do its part in working towards the shared goal of a healthy environment.

Read it here >click< in the Commissioner's Corner.

 

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.

DEP is a New York City agency of nearly 6,000 employees that manages and conserves the City’s water supply; distributes more than one billion gallons of clean drinking water each day to nine million New Yorkers and collects wastewater through a vast underground network of pipes, regulators, and pumping stations; and treats the 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater that New Yorkers produce each day in a way that protects the quality of New York Harbor. To achieve these mandates, DEP oversees one of the largest capital construction programs in the region. As the City agency responsible for New York City's environment, DEP also regulates air quality, hazardous waste, and critical quality of life issues, including noise.