Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2445: What Made Robert Norton Go?
Posted on · Episode: 2445 In which Renaissance engineer Robert Norton thinks about gunnery. Today, the inner life of an early engineer.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2164: Hele-Shaw
Posted on · Episode: 2164 Henry Selby Hele-Shaw, and the many faces of yesterday’s engineer. Today, a remarkable engineer from another century.
Full Show
Economic Impact of the Super Bowl: Tuesday’s Show (January 31, 2017)
Posted on · A new study commissioned by the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee says Super Bowl 51 will bring in $350 million for the city. We talk with Ken McGill, managing director of Rockport Analytics, the research firm behind the study, about how they calculated that amount, where the money is going, and what the Super Bowl […]
Bauer Business Focus
First African-American Woman To Be Named Houston’s Engineer Of The Year
Posted on · An African-American woman with a firm that specializes in designing public projects has been named by several engineering societies as Houston's Engineer of the Year.
Houston Matters
“MUD” Districts Provide Utilities for Unincorporated Areas
Posted on · Municipal utility districts — or “MUDs” — are essentially local forms of government established to provide water, sewage, and drainage services to neighborhoods not affiliated with any city. They’re subject to approval by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Houston Matters’ Edel Howlin talks with Justin Ring from the local civil engineering firm EHRA about […]
Houston Matters
Conference Focuses on Managing Stormwater and Runoff in a Greener, Cheaper Way
Posted on · This week, Houston is hosting the 2015 International Low Impact Development Conference. Low Impact Development is a land planning and engineering design technique aimed at managing storm water and runoff closer to where the rain initially fell. Justin Ring, an engineer with the local firm EHRA, sat down with Houston Mattersâ Michael Hagerty to explain […]