ESI opens the 2023 Education Consortium with this popular, all-encompassing, fact-packed historical trip through Northern Virginia land development. History of economy and real estate sectors of the NOVA region are discussed, starting with industries that first developed during colonial era through early part of the twentieth century. The instructor also provides a glimpse of the explosive growth and construction that began in the 1930s and accelerated development after World War II through today. A comprehensive look at impacts of change in infrastructure, transportation, local regulations, land use policies, and growth of federal government influences are outlined. Painter takes the learner through a fact-based learning experience and open eyes to 300 years of change.


Instructor: Andrew A. Painter, Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, P.C.
Tuesday, January 10 3:30-6:30 p.m. (In-person & Online)

This class will help participants understand the issue of tree canopy decline throughout the region and identify steps engineers can apply in planning community projects to support best practices and forestry research.

  • Designing to maximize tree preservation 
  • Avoiding tree preservation deviation request if possible 
  • Best Construction practices
  • Designing and building to save tress
  • Lessons learned
  • Which species to use and what plants are not appropriate


Instructor: Dr. Jim McGlone, Virginia Department of Forestry
Thursday, January 12 3:30-6:30 p.m. (In-person)


This class will help participants understand the issue of tree canopy decline throughout the region and identify steps engineers can apply in planning community projects to support best practices and forestry research.

  • Designing to maximize tree preservation 
  • Avoiding tree preservation deviation request if possible 
  • Best Construction practices
  • Designing and building to save tress
  • Lessons learned
  • Which species to use and what plants are not appropriate


Instructor: Dr. Jim McGlone, Virginia Department of Forestry
Thursday, January 12 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Online)


The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) operates Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), the Dulles Airport Access Highway, and the Dulles Toll Road. In the past, MWAA managed construction of the Silver Line project—a 23-mile extension of the Washington region’s Metrorail public transit system through Fairfax County and into Loudoun County, Virginia.  As of June 23, 2022, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced that it had taken over control of the Phase 2 project from the MWAA.

Specifically, this class will highlight all civil engineering endeavors including demand capacity forecasts, stormwater management, erosion and sediment, and dry utility master plans. Baggage conveyance systems and modernization of facilities will be highlighted as well.

Mr. Natsuhara has more than 25 years of experience in engineering, construction and acquisition management. Natsuhara oversees the $1 billion Reagan National Airport improvement program, which includes the construction of a new concourse to replace 14 outdoor regional aircraft boarding areas and the relocation of security checkpoints in the B/C Terminal to allow passengers post-security connectivity between the terminal gates. Prior to joining MWAA, Natsuhara served as principal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy for installations, energy projects, environmental and safety concerns. He also held a senior leadership position for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he managed property and facilities.


Instructor: Roger Natsuhara, SVP MWAA Civil Engineering
Thursday, January 19 3:30—6:30 p.m. (In-person)

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) operates Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), the Dulles Airport Access Highway, and the Dulles Toll Road. In the past, MWAA managed construction of the Silver Line project—a 23-mile extension of the Washington region’s Metrorail public transit system through Fairfax County and into Loudoun County, Virginia.  As of June 23, 2022, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced that it had taken over control of the Phase 2 project from the MWAA.

Specifically, this class will highlight all civil engineering endeavors including demand capacity forecasts, stormwater management, erosion and sediment, and dry utility master plans. Baggage conveyance systems and modernization of facilities will be highlighted as well.

Mr. Natsuhara has more than 25 years of experience in engineering, construction and acquisition management. Natsuhara oversees the $1 billion Reagan National Airport improvement program, which includes the construction of a new concourse to replace 14 outdoor regional aircraft boarding areas and the relocation of security checkpoints in the B/C Terminal to allow passengers post-security connectivity between the terminal gates. Prior to joining MWAA, Natsuhara served as principal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy for installations, energy projects, environmental and safety concerns. He also held a senior leadership position for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he managed property and facilities.


Instructor: Roger Natsuhara, SVP MWAA Civil Engineering
Thursday, January 19 3:30—6:30 p.m. (Online)

An informative site visit to IAD highlighting sustainability initiatives for future development, land use compatibility, economic development opportunities, discussion of environmental impacts, and emerging technologies. What happened to the people movers? How has the Silver Line affected future planning? How to plan demand capacity forecasts are highlighted with discussion of stormwater management, erosion and sediment, and dry utility master plans. Baggage conveyance systems and modernization of facilities will be toured.


Instructors: Sophie Ji, Thomas Beatty, Andrew Hascall, Keith Autry, Roger Natsuhara
Thursday, March 30 1:00-4:00 p.m. (In-person)


This class will highlight:

·         Framework that FEMA and related agencies base policy and make directives which affect local governments. (100 year flood, etc.)

·         USGS programs in operational topographic map production, collection, and dissemination of a national lidar program.

·         Creating networking initiatives and links to infrastructure efforts to maintain a national hydrography dataset for use by Federal, State and local governments.

·         Future visions for integrated topographic data.

·         Use of USGS data in infrastructure planning. 

The National Geospatial Program (NGP) at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provides the digital geospatial foundation for the United States and is responsible for designing, planning and executing the national topographic mapping program. Dr. Tischler provides management oversight and direction to the NGP, including The National Map, the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, the 3D Elevation Program, the National Hydrography Dataset, the US Topo Map Series, research activities performed at the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), and geospatial data and information in response to natural disasters. Dr. Tischler also serves as the Department of the Interior representative to the Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Prior to joining the USGS, Dr. Tischler worked as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Geospatial Research Laboratory in Alexandria, VA providing strategic and technical oversight to a variety of basic and applied geospatial research projects.


Instructor: Mike Tischler, Ph.D., Director of National Geospatial Program, USGS
Thursday, February 9 3:30-6:30 p.m. (In-person)

This class will highlight:

·         Framework that FEMA and related agencies base policy and make directives which affect local governments. (100 year flood, etc.)

·         USGS programs in operational topographic map production, collection, and dissemination of a national lidar program.

·         Creating networking initiatives and links to infrastructure efforts to maintain a national hydrography dataset for use by Federal, State and local governments.

·         Future visions for integrated topographic data.

·         Use of USGS data in infrastructure planning. 

The National Geospatial Program (NGP) at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provides the digital geospatial foundation for the United States and is responsible for designing, planning and executing the national topographic mapping program. Dr. Tischler provides management oversight and direction to the NGP, including The National Map, the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, the 3D Elevation Program, the National Hydrography Dataset, the US Topo Map Series, research activities performed at the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), and geospatial data and information in response to natural disasters. Dr. Tischler also serves as the Department of the Interior representative to the Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Prior to joining the USGS, Dr. Tischler worked as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Geospatial Research Laboratory in Alexandria, VA providing strategic and technical oversight to a variety of basic and applied geospatial research projects.


Instructor: Mike Tischler, Ph.D., Director of National Geospatial Program, USGS
Thursday, February 9 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Online)

With the guidance of a unique facilitator, participants will identify current constraints on the scope of civil engineering—developing, designing, planning, calculating, monitoring construction as well as executing and managing the construction of buildings, roads and physical structures.

This class is focused on a review of scoping's essential role in defining issues and the results of scoping that affect personnel and time allocations.  Also discussed,  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)—a national policy for environmental impact, created the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which makes recommendations for State providers such as VA DEQ. NEPA was the first major environmental law in the United States and is often called the "Magna Carta" of Federal environmental laws. NEPA requires Federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of proposed major Federal actions prior to making decisions. Stormwater management, erosion and settlement control will also be related to State of Virginia environmental review process, Virginia Environmental Impact Report Procedure (VAEIR), which is aligned with NEPA. 


Instructor: Dr. Gary Blank, NCSU, Associate and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Thursday, February 16 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Online)

Much of our current water infrastructure traces its roots to the Roman Empire. Moreover, some of the greatest monuments from antiquity that survive today are colossal aqueducts that lace the old Roman Empire. Please join the unabashed water & Roman guy, Dr. Bill Hunt, as he explores how Roman engineers planned, designed, and maintained water infrastructure including aqueducts, water delivery systems, reservoirs, and drainage. Their philosophies are compared to what we use today when researching wastewater, stormwater and erosion and sediment constraints.

Dr. Hunt will further discuss Americans' love of entertainment traces its roots to antiquity. While many cultures valued entertainment (e.g., the Greeks), the peak of entertainment infrastructure occurred during the Roman Imperial era. Theaters, amphitheaters, and horse racing (the circus) were standard fare for Roman fun. Explore how the Romans engineered entertainment both in Rome and throughout the empire. Participants will learn how much Roman civil engineering thought survives today in current large entertainment spaces.

Since 2000, Hunt has assisted with the design, installation, and/or monitoring of over 150 stormwater control measures (SCMs), including bioretention, stormwater wetlands, innovative wet ponds, green roofs, permeable pavement, water harvesting/cistern systems and level spreaders. He teaches 20-25 short courses and workshops each year on stormwater design, function, and maintenance throughout North Carolina and the United States.


Instructor: Dr. Bill Hunt, NCSU, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor & Extension Specialist
Thursday, February 23 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Online)

Join us in welcoming Dr. Kun Xie, as he guides participants through a basic understanding of R programming language and transportation safety modeling--how it relates to developing trends in economic development,  the future of engineering capabilities and hiring qualified individuals.

His instructional interests include transportation safety, transportation reliability and resilience, incident/emergency management, transportation planning and management, connected and autonomous vehicles, and intelligent transportation systems.  His research provides local policymakers with the data needed to implement safety-related changes for transportation.

 

Instructor: Dr. Kun Xie, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University
Thursday, March 2 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Online)


A discussion and review of Fairfax Virginia’s Best Management Practices (BMP’s) for dealing with excess wastewater flow. Fairfax County researched future flow projections and compared them to existing capacity of pipes, pump stations, and treatment systems. The study showed that facilities in northern Fairfax County had insufficient capacity to handle future flow. Based on this research,  wastewater flows from northern Fairfax County will be pumped to the Noman Cole Pollution Control Plant wastewater treatment facility in Lorton VA. To transport the flows to the treatment facility, Fairfax County has developed three main components of transmission infrastructure: a gravity sewer pipeline,  a pump station, and a force main—a pressurized pipeline.


Instructors: Bill Barrack and Katharine Sager, Fairfax County
Thursday, March 9 3:30-6:30 p.m. (In-person)

A discussion and review of Fairfax Virginia’s Best Management Practices (BMP’s) for dealing with excess wastewater flow. Fairfax County researched future flow projections and compared them to existing capacity of pipes, pump stations, and treatment systems. The study showed that facilities in northern Fairfax County had insufficient capacity to handle future flow. Based on this research,  wastewater flows from northern Fairfax County will be pumped to the Noman Cole Pollution Control Plant wastewater treatment facility in Lorton VA. To transport the flows to the treatment facility, Fairfax County has developed three main components of transmission infrastructure: a gravity sewer pipeline,  a pump station, and a force main—a pressurized pipeline.


Instructors: Bill Barrack and Katharine Sager, Fairfax County
Thursday, March 9 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Online)

In collaboration with MWAA’s Dulles IAD expansion, the WMATA’s newly opened Silver Line offers a look at new economic development and enhanced access to the Fairfax-Loudoun corridor.

WMATA celebrated the opening of the Silver Line Extension on November 15, 2022, connecting customers to six new stations, adding 11.4 miles of track to the Metrorail system, and beginning operations at a modern rail maintenance facility. The Silver Line Extension provides customers with a new connection to Washington Dulles International Airport, as well as service between Reston, VA,  and eastern Loudoun County. The grand opening also marks the completion of the Silver Line project, a generational infrastructure investment in Northern Virginia. Six new Metrorail stations are part of this expansion offering further economic development:

As one of the largest capital construction projects in the United States, the Silver Line provides high-quality, high-capacity transit service between the Dulles corridor and Downtown D.C., expands the reach of the existing regional rail system, offers a viable alternative to automobile travel, and supports future development. The Silver Line Extension also includes a brand-new rail maintenance and service yard, located on 90 acres of the Washington Dulles International Airport property. The Dulles Rail Yard is the largest rail yard in the Metro system and employs approximately 450 people.


Instructor: TBA
Thursday, March 16 1:00-4:00 p.m.  (In-person)


Civil constructability review is a process that utilizes construction personnel with extensive construction knowledge during the design phase of projects ensuring projects are buildable, cost-effective, and biddable. Join subject matter experts from the Heavy Construction Contractors Association (HCCA), as they provide some lessons learned and best practices for performing a constructability review. Participants are encouraged to make connections and establish working relationships with HCCA personnel as they discuss each step of review. Topics planned for inclusion: Blasting, pre-blast requirements, soil conditions, utility depths, benching, utility conflicts, wall construction, earthwork, and safety.


Instructors: Michael Trabucco, Mike Henderson, David Yergin-Doniger and P.J. Heflin
Thursday, April 20 3:30-6:30pm (In-person)

Civil constructability review is a process that utilizes construction personnel with extensive construction knowledge during the design phase of projects ensuring projects are buildable, cost-effective, and biddable. Join subject matter experts from the Heavy Construction Contractors Association (HCCA), as they provide some lessons learned and best practices for performing a constructability review. Participants are encouraged to make connections and establish working relationships with HCCA personnel as they discuss each step of review. Topics planned for inclusion: Blasting, pre-blast requirements, soil conditions, utility depths, benching, utility conflicts, wall construction, earthwork, and safety.


Instructors: Michael Trabucco, Mike Henderson, David Yergin-Doniger and P.J. Heflin
Thursday, April 20 3:30-6:30pm (Online)

Participants are encouraged to attend in person for this interactive presentation.

By the end of this class, students will be familiar with:            

·         Creating shared initiatives within workplace development

·         Identifying work style personalities

·         How to manage small groups and individual mentoring

Strength-based leadership is the ability to identify and make the best use of your own and your team members' strengths. Managers learn team members' key strengths and apply them in a way that benefits a team as a whole. Strength-based leadership approach encourages hiring based on individual abilities and aptitudes. This andragogical concept leads to greater team cohesion, as team members complement one another rather than compete for the same "territory." It will also produce a diverse team, with a wider range of strengths, skill sets, attitudes, and cultural values.


Instructor: Ellen Gray, Fairfax County
Thursday, April 27 3:30-6:30pm (In-person)


Offered as a follow-up to P505-23 United States Geological Survey (USGS)—Future Trends, this informative class provided by one of ESI’s top subject matter experts, Sean Peiffer, reviews boundary surveys, topographic surveys, site plans and trends in Metadata for future surveying.

Metadata describe information about data, including who, what, where, when, why, and how, so that it can be understood, re-used, and integrated with other data. Metadata records follow a standard format to enable interoperability, similar to Extensible Markup Language (XTM). Metadata are used for enabling data discovery, understanding data, analysis and synthesis, maintaining longevity of data, tracking progress of research projects, and demonstrating returns on investments.


Instructor: Sean Peiffer
Thursday, May 11 3:30-6:30pm (In-person)


Offered as a follow-up to P505-23 United States Geological Survey (USGS)—Future Trends, this informative class provided by one of ESI’s top subject matter experts, Sean Peiffer, reviews boundary surveys, topographic surveys, site plans and trends in Metadata for future surveying.

Metadata describe information about data, including who, what, where, when, why, and how, so that it can be understood, re-used, and integrated with other data. Metadata records follow a standard format to enable interoperability, similar to Extensible Markup Language (XTM). Metadata are used for enabling data discovery, understanding data, analysis and synthesis, maintaining longevity of data, tracking progress of research projects, and demonstrating returns on investments.


Instructor: Sean Peiffer
Thursday, May 11 3:30-6:30pm (Online)


This critical four-hour workshop helps develop ESI’s Professional Development curriculum for the next academic year. Under the direction of the Chair of the Education Committee, participants will consider classes suggested by ESI’s membership and consolidate them into a prioritized list of courses, identifying class titles, topics to be covered, and subject matter experts. Participants are subject to approval by ESI’s Director of Education, Education Committee, and/or Executive Director to ensure sufficient knowledge base of ESI curriculum and adequate representation from both the public and private sectors. 


Facilitator: ESI Educational Staff
Thursday, May 18 9:00am-1:00pm (In-person, includes lunch)

Join returning instructor, Dr. Jan Briedé, who will provide guidance, interpretation and recommendations for newly released DEQ’s Stormwater Management Solar Requirements memorandum.

On March 29, 2022, Michael Rolband, the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), issued a memorandum implementing a new and more stringent post-development stormwater management policy for solar projects that are subject to Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) requirements related to Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permitting for construction activity-related stormwater discharges.

DEQ infers that the new policy does not prohibit any alternative method of demonstrating the water quantity and water quality impacts of solar panels and any such proposal “will be reviewed and accepted or denied based on the technical adequacy and compliance with the appropriate laws and regulations.”  DEQ staff are preparing implementation guidance for the new policy, though it is not clear when such guidance will be issued.

Solar project developers should consider the implications of the new policy for their planned or ongoing projects, especially for those for which site acquisition and engineering work are underway but have not had their SWM plans approved by March 29, 2022. Also unclear is whether any needed modification of an already approved SWM plan would cause the entire project to become fully or partially subject to the new policy.


Instructor: Dr. Jan Briedé, Virginia DEQ
Thursday, June 15 3:30-6:30pm (Online)

Members may perform study research and coordination regarding a topic identified by the Executive Director. The study shall include a study plan that identifies a statement of objectives, a desired result product, and a work schedule. The study shall have a final report identifying the work process and study results. The member shall provide the format outline for the proposed study to the Executive Director no later than 30 days after enrolling in this class.

Members participating in support efforts for jurisdictions, as identified by the Executive Director, may enroll in this class. Credit is contingent on meeting product and attendance requirements identified by the Executive Director.

Members of the Executive Committee may enroll in this class. Credit is contingent on meeting product and attendance requirements identified by the Executive Director.

Members of the Technical Issues Study -- Leesburg Committee may enroll in this class. Credit is contingent on meeting product and attendance requirements identified by the Executive Director.

Members of the Education Review Committee may enroll in this class. Credit is contingent on meeting product and attendance requirements identified by the Director of Education.

Members of the Advisory Plans Examiner Board may enroll in this class. Credit is contingent on meeting product and attendance requirements identified by the Executive Director.

Members of the Engineering Standards Review Committee may enroll in this class. Credit is contingent on meeting product and attendance requirements identified by the Executive Director.

If a member seeks approval to use participation in an alternate class as credit for one of the three annually required electives to maintain DPE status, the member shall provide the following to the Director of Education, who may refer it to the Education Committee for review: 

1. Evidence that the class is from an accredited academic institution or an institution that is state or federally certified as a continuing education credit provider/sponsor. 

2. The course description and learning objectives of the alternative class, which shall address a topic comparable to one addressed by ESI classes. 

3. If the course is tentatively approved as an acceptable alternate class, the member will also provide evidence of successful completion of the course to the Director of Education before final approval to receive credit is granted.

An ESI instructor who teaches a block of instruction in any of the ESI Education Programs in the current year may enroll in this class. Instructors may enroll in P910 only once per year. Approval by the Director of Education is required.

An ESI instructor who develops a new block of instruction, or substantially updates one, in any of the ESI Education Programs in the current year may enroll in this class. Instructors may enroll in P920 only once per year. Approval by the Director of Education is required.