Website For the Village of Blume the Eco-Sustainable Community is Now Live

PE Squared has been involved with the Blume project from the start and is proud to be bringing this innovative community to light. A model of sustainable site design the Village of Blume is poised to become the region's first Eco-Sustainable Community, establishing a footprint for others to follow.

Also check out the facebook fan page. Below is the promotional video produced by project team member Cultivatus.

HEC-RAS Version 4.1 Released

Exciting news for those of us doing floodplain studies. A new version of HEC-RAS has been released to the public. I am particularly exited about the new GIS tool RAS Mapper with Floodplain Delineation Capabilities. Just learned how to do this with Civil 3d now I have a new tool to play with.

1. Features

2. New RAS Mapper Floodplain Delineation Capabilities
3. Hydrologic Routing Reaches Within an Unsteady Flow Model Run
4. New Flow Data And Boundary Conditions Editor for Unsteady Flow
5. Contraction/Expansion losses for Unsteady Flow
6. Minor Losses for Unsteady Flow
7. New Junction Hydraulics Option for Unsteady Flow
8. Groundwater Leakage for Storage Areas
9. Water Quality Modeling Enhancements
10. Sediment Transport Modeling Enhancements
11. User's Manuals and Help System

Charlotte Storm Water Quality

Concerned with the quality of your storm water and ground water the City of Charlotte wants you to know we can all help.  Meeting at Hickory Grove Library at 6:30 pm, April 8, 2010.

New Green Construction Code Unveiled

Today the International Code Council (ICC) released Public Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC).  The new code concerns the construction of new and existing commercial buildings.  The IGCC aims to address sustainability by significantly reducing energy use.  It also addresses sustainable site development and land use, providing for preservation of natural and material resources, as well as energy efficient appliances, renewable energy systems, water resource conservation, rainwater collection systems and distribution systems and the recovery of used water (graywater).

Firethorne files for bankruptcy protection

Firethorne Country Club has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today at Mecklenburg County Superior Court.