Comments for The Metzner Group Blog http://themetznergroup.com/blog Blog about Architecture and Civil Engineering Topics Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Green Engineering Jobs: Coming to an Ocean Near You? by Sean http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=3468#comment-574 Sean Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:25:02 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=3468#comment-574 A variety of wind farms are being proposed, designed and constructed across the US. Cape Wind proposes the first offshore wind farm on Nantucket Sound, “… Miles from the nearest shore, 130 wind turbines will gracefully harness the wind to produce up to 420 megawatts of clean, renewable energy. What a great thing this is, I believe that wind farms should be used more and more around the world to create as much green energy as possible. Wind and a basic force of nature that we can use to our benefits. A variety of wind farms are being proposed, designed and constructed across the US. Cape Wind proposes the first offshore wind farm on Nantucket Sound, “… Miles from the nearest shore, 130 wind turbines will gracefully harness the wind to produce up to 420 megawatts of clean, renewable energy.

What a great thing this is, I believe that wind farms should be used more and more around the world to create as much green energy as possible. Wind and a basic force of nature that we can use to our benefits.

]]> Comment on New Year- Time To Get A New Job? by aepcentral http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=4180#comment-573 aepcentral Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:01:12 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=4180#comment-573 Thanks! :) Thanks! :)

]]> Comment on New Year- Time To Get A New Job? by Rita Wilson Harris http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=4180#comment-572 Rita Wilson Harris Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:05:01 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=4180#comment-572 Carol-Great article and I love the video clip! Carol-Great article and I love the video clip!

]]> Comment on Civil Engineering “Dream Projects” by Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011 from CivilEngineeringCentral.com « http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=3912#comment-558 Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011 from CivilEngineeringCentral.com « Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:11:58 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=3912#comment-558 [...] 5.      Civil Engineering “Dream” Projects [...] [...] 5.      Civil Engineering “Dream” Projects [...]

]]> Comment on The Civil Engineering Boss Who “Knows It All.” by Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011 from CivilEngineeringCentral.com « http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=3728#comment-542 Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011 from CivilEngineeringCentral.com « Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:11:52 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=3728#comment-542 [...] 3.      The Civil Engineering Boss Who “Knows it All” [...] [...] 3.      The Civil Engineering Boss Who “Knows it All” [...]

]]> Comment on Hiring and Job Interviews GONE WILD! A Few True Tales from the Civil Engineering Job Search Archives by Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011 from CivilEngineeringCentral.com « http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=3369#comment-479 Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011 from CivilEngineeringCentral.com « Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:11:45 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=3369#comment-479 [...] 1.      Hiring and Job Interviews Gone WILD!  A Few True Tales from the Civil Engineering Job Search Archiv... [...] [...] 1.      Hiring and Job Interviews Gone WILD!  A Few True Tales from the Civil Engineering Job Search Archiv… [...]

]]> Comment on Civil Engineering Salary Cuts and Layoffs Continue by Structural Engineer http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-435 Structural Engineer Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:07:38 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=2791#comment-435 I blame the colleges and partially ASCE for this surplus. I really don't understand why nobody gets this but me. (oh here I go...I'm on my soapbox now) Lets take the medical profession for example....do you really think that highly skilled doctors and surgeons get paid extremely well because they went to schools and colleges and told young people to become doctors when they get out of college. Hell no!!!!! The medical profession got it right and we are struggling to understand why we are not as valuable as professionals such as doctors. Well girls and boys....We screwed ourselves. There are too many of us and that is the bottom line, PERIOD!!. We need to make it harder to get a degree, and we need to make it harder to become a PE and we need to make it illegal to outsource work to other companies for engineerng production done on projects here in the states. This will be the only way to truley advance our profession, period. I am ready to get paid better. Too much liability, and too little pay. I am ready to jump ship if are leaders (ASCE) don't pull their head out of their "you-know-whats" and try and solve this problem, rather than advertising out profession to everybody coming out of school with a high school diploma. Done!!!! I blame the colleges and partially ASCE for this surplus. I really don’t understand why nobody gets this but me. (oh here I go…I’m on my soapbox now) Lets take the medical profession for example….do you really think that highly skilled doctors and surgeons get paid extremely well because they went to schools and colleges and told young people to become doctors when they get out of college. Hell no!!!!! The medical profession got it right and we are struggling to understand why we are not as valuable as professionals such as doctors. Well girls and boys….We screwed ourselves. There are too many of us and that is the bottom line, PERIOD!!. We need to make it harder to get a degree, and we need to make it harder to become a PE and we need to make it illegal to outsource work to other companies for engineerng production done on projects here in the states. This will be the only way to truley advance our profession, period. I am ready to get paid better. Too much liability, and too little pay. I am ready to jump ship if are leaders (ASCE) don’t pull their head out of their “you-know-whats” and try and solve this problem, rather than advertising out profession to everybody coming out of school with a high school diploma. Done!!!!

]]> Comment on Sustainability in Civil Engineering by q http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=28#comment-29 q Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:11:10 +0000 http://civilengineeringcentral.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-29 While I understand the importance of the Topic and certainly have no qualms with it, I have become tired of the topic being over used in the curriculum of my university. It is becoming a meaningless buzzword. While I understand the importance of the Topic and certainly have no qualms with it, I have become tired of the topic being over used in the curriculum of my university. It is becoming a meaningless buzzword.

]]> Comment on Sustainability in Civil Engineering – Part 2 by Gillespie Engineering « Craig's DIY Tips http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=3968#comment-567 Gillespie Engineering « Craig's DIY Tips Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:52:17 +0000 http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/?p=3968#comment-567 [...] Sustainability in Civil Engineering – Part 2 (civilengineeringcentral.com) [...] [...] Sustainability in Civil Engineering – Part 2 (civilengineeringcentral.com) [...]

]]> Comment on Civil Engineering Jobs – Will Any Job Do? by Willy Loman http://themetznergroup.com/blog/?p=1619#comment-270 Willy Loman Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:42:43 +0000 http://civilengineeringcentral.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-270 I respectfully disagree with the insinuation that "working harder" will get you a job. Basically, engineering firms are in the position that they can hire experienced professionals to do entry level work for entry level wages. If you do not have a considerable amount of specialized experience, your chances of getting an offer at this point are slim to none. If you are a young engineer entering this field, the economy has already had serious negative impacts on the course of your career. Unless you feel like waiting around for the boomers to retire, I would suggest cutting your losses and doing something in the medical field. I respectfully disagree with the insinuation that “working harder” will get you a job. Basically, engineering firms are in the position that they can hire experienced professionals to do entry level work for entry level wages. If you do not have a considerable amount of specialized experience, your chances of getting an offer at this point are slim to none. If you are a young engineer entering this field, the economy has already had serious negative impacts on the course of your career. Unless you feel like waiting around for the boomers to retire, I would suggest cutting your losses and doing something in the medical field.

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