Step one of a Subsurface Investigation: The Desktop Study. Each site has an underlying geologic unit, which is the first thing I look up. The …

Construction has been underway for a new residential subdivision along South Caln Road in Caln Township, Thorndale. For the past year, I have had the …

For certain Howell projects involving permits—such as NPDES permits with earth disturbance greater than 10 acres and Full Sewer Planning Modules—a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum …

Growing up, I always excelled in math and science and loved building things. For a long time, I thought I might become a handyman or …

Have you ever seen something that looked so familiar, but you couldn’t quite put your finger on where you had seen it before? That’s exactly …

Today happens to be a bit of a milestone for me—45 years old! It also dawned on me that it’s been 23 years since I …

In this edition of “Old School Surveying”, I would like to talk about networking. And since this is “old school”, I am not talking about …

For first-time visitors to our office conference room, one of the first comments I typically hear is what an awesome view we have. For those …

So, what is the difference between SPT and CPT? At a glance, the answer is quite simple. One starts with an S, and the other …

Segmental Retaining Walls (SRW) are built from modular concrete blocks and layers of geogrid reinforcement. At Howell Engineering, we design these walls using the same …