For Engineers Week 2020, we’re introducing you to a few engineers at Parametrix. They’ll be sharing what inspired them to pursue a career in engineering, what they enjoy most about their career, and their advice for those pursuing a career in engineering. Today, meet JC Hungerford. JC leads Parametrix’s Puget Sound Water Division and has […]

By John Phillips, ENV SP When catastrophes like storms, earthquakes, fires, or terrorist attacks occur, the first response is automatic: addressing casualties. The second response, which is nearly as urgent, should be ensuring that critical infrastructure is still in place, starting with power and water. When power and water systems malfunction, the immediate effects of

By Eleanor Allen, Parametrix Board Member and CEO at Water For People Although water is abundant in nature, the amount of water available to drink and sustain life on earth is fixed and is becoming increasingly more strained as demand for water increases with population growth and development. Leveraging reliable and robust technology, financing, and

By Darby Watson Smart and Connected Communities use the internet of things and data collection to manage assets and resources efficiently to improve people’s lives. While cities and communities rise to embrace new technologies, they must also make sure that the results are equitable and provide for a more sustainable and inclusive future. At the

By Bardia Nezhati, PE, PTOE Intelligent mobility is a rapidly growing trend in urbanized areas to connect people, services and communities through the power of technology. It involves reimagining infrastructure-heavy approaches across all transportation modes and enabling the power of data and analytics, advanced technologies, and artificial intelligence. It has the potential to transform the

In this series, we follow the employee-owners of Parametrix to see what a day on the job for them entails. We recently caught up Parametrix employee-owner Alex Johnson at the Shake Mill Revetment Repair project for King County in North Bend, WA. He walked us through what’s happening at the project and what his role

By Richard Roché, RG, LHG Each year, Parametrix selects three projects of the year that exemplify our core values, mission, client service, and innovation. The Airport Solar project was named among the top three 2019 Parametrix Projects of the Year. Read about the project below. Parametrix recently conducted a natural resources survey on the site

Eastgate P&R Rapid Charger Station By Steve Olling, PE, PMP, ENV SP The concept of a zero-emission bus fleet isn’t as far off as you might think. In fact, transit agency King County Metro has been using zero-emission trolley coaches in Seattle for nearly 80 years. The agency has also been recognized as a national

By Jim Dugan Tacoma Public Schools’ Boze Elementary School is the first ever public K-12 school approved by the State of Washington to use the design-build method of project delivery. Since the school received approval in July 2017, multiple school districts have submitted for design-build approval to deliver public K-12 schools. Construction is now underway

Montesano, WA is a town of around 4,000 located 40 miles southwest of the state capital. For years, the City’s wastewater treatment plant has been peacefully located along the banks of the Wynoochee River. However, now movement of the river threatens to overtake the treatment plant. The bank continues to erode at an alarming rate