2D Hydraulics in Flood Risk Management: DEC at the Leading Edge
DEC’S Water Resources team is using a two-dimensional (2D) hydrodynamic simulation tool to visualize rainfall-runoff processes and better...
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- Aug 1
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PE a Badge of Honor for DEC’s Professional Engineers
DEC is proud to have dozens of licensed professional engineers delivering project excellence for our clients. The letters PE following a...
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- Jul 31
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How Residential Land Development Is Winning Against High Interest Rates
By Steve Sheldon, PE Principal, Land Development Back in late 2022, the Federal Reserve started a series of interest rate adjustments to...
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- May 31
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Hurricane Evacuation Plans Designed for Safe, Efficient Traffic Flow
When major hurricanes threaten heavily populated areas on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials must act quickly to evacuate millions of people...
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- May 30
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Proposed Drainage Work to Reduce Flood Risks in Baytown
In 2017, more than 3,500 homes were impacted by Hurricane Harvey in the city of Baytown. This historic storm event sparked regional...
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- Apr 24
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DEC President, CEO Michel Maksoud Honored for Mentorship Work
WTS-Houston Recognizes Maksoud for Advocating for Women in Transportation HOUSTON, Texas, April 24, 2023 -- DEC President and CEO Michel...
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- Mar 20
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Putting Tunnel Boring Machines to Work for Water Project
DEC uses large tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to excavate miles of tunnels for large-diameter water lines for the West Harris County...
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- Feb 27
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Going Above, Beyond in Structural Design
DEC President and CEO Michel Maksoud, PhD, PE, has more than 30 years of experience in structural engineering. He recently provided this...
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- Feb 19
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Meet Some of Our Amazing Engineers
If you drive a car, travel by airplane or enjoy clean drinking water, you can thank an engineer. DEC engineers have been making...
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- Oct 12, 2022
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SBA Mentor-Protégé Program a Win-Win
By Jared Erickson, P.E., PMP DEC Federal Project Manager The mentor-protégé relationship between DEC and its protégé International...
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- Oct 6, 2022
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Bringing Projects to Life with 3D Renderings
DEC is generating life-like, cinematic-quality 3D renderings to help clients and the public visualize completed projects. In this...
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- Sep 6, 2022
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DEC’s Maksoud Honored as a Most Admired CEO
HBJ Recognizes Maksoud for Leadership, Community Involvement Michel Maksoud, DEC president and CEO, left, accepts his Most Admired CEO...
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- Aug 29, 2022
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Flood Management Project Reaches Substantial Completion
DEC engineers recently participated in a substantial completion walk-through for a section of the Hunting Bayou project for the Harris...
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- Aug 25, 2022
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Hurricane Evacuation Plans Designed for Safe, Efficient Traffic Flow
When major hurricanes threaten heavily populated areas on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials must act quickly to evacuate millions of people...
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- Aug 9, 2022
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Meeting Housing Demand in the Greater Houston Region
DEC’s Land Development team is working with Texas-based Maple Development Group to meet a growing need for housing with five planned...
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- Aug 2, 2022
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Professional Engineer License Represents Expertise, Accountability
PE. Those two letters following an engineer’s name symbolize expertise, accountability and commitment. PE demonstrates that the engineer...
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- Aug 1, 2022
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DEC Internships: Investing in Future Engineering Professionals
Quality internships are key to a young professional’s career advancement. Each year, DEC hires students from Texas universities to join...
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- Jul 11, 2022
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Bexar County, DEC Win Top Public Works Award
HOUSTON, Texas, July 11, 2022 -- Bexar County and DEC have been honored with a 2022 Project of the Year Award from the Texas Public Works...
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- Jul 6, 2022
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DEC Experienced in Coastal, Program Management and Federal Projects
By Chris Sallese Principal, Special Projects As former commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, DEC’s Principal...
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- Jun 28, 2022
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DEC’s Client-Focused Land Team on Texas Development Today
Jack Carter and Steve Sheldon are the dynamic duo leading and growing DEC’s Land Development division. Together they bring decades of...
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- May 23, 2022
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Working to Protect Communities from Damaging Floods
By Ashish Waghray, P.E., CFM, and Chris Sallese, PMP Ashish Waghray, P.E, manages DEC’s Water Resources division and is a certified...
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- May 4, 2022
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Water Project Ranked in ENR Top Starts List
DEC is program and construction manager for a $1.486 billion surface water supply project in Harris County ranked by Engineering...
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- Mar 17, 2022
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DEC Celebrating 77 Years of Engineering Excellence
Making Texas Communities Better Since 1945 HOUSTON, Texas, March 17, 2022/PR Newswire/ -- DEC, a Texas-based civil engineering firm, is...
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- Jan 27, 2022
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WE’RE BULLISH ON TEXAS IN 2022
By Michel Maksoud, PhD, P.E. DEC President and CEO ABOUT MICHEL MAKSOUD As a respected civil engineer, Michel Maksoud is known for...
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- Oct 20, 2021
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Planning For Reliable Water Delivery
Reliable tap water is something we don’t think about until we don’t have it. At DEC, our engineers work with water providers to ensure
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- Aug 3, 2021
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WHY DID YOU BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER?
On August 8, 1907, the first professional engineering license was issued. Since then, PE licensure has increased as engineers across the...
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- Jul 8, 2021
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What’s next for the Texas coastal protection project?
After years of discussion, debate and study on how to protect the upper Texas Coast from devastating floods and storm surges, we could be wi
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- Apr 26, 2021
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WOMEN IN ENGINEERING INTERVIEW SERIESÂ
In honor of International Women in Engineering Day, we are featuring some of our female leaders who provide invaluable contributions to...
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- Apr 16, 2021
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Dannenbaum Engineering Modernizes Name with Change to DEC
HOUSTON, Texas, April 20, 2021/PRNewswire/ -- Dannenbaum Engineering, a Texas-based civil engineering firm for more than 75 years, has...
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- Feb 17, 2021
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Water | Why It Matters and Why We Should Care
The Value of Water We are all concerned about the price of water going up, and we can spend billions of dollars on infrastructure...
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- Feb 16, 2021
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What You Need to Know About Our Infrastructure
While the focus right now is justifiably on the energy sector and the power grid in Texas, all of our nation's infrastructure...
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