Master the art of shaping land and managing water flows on construction sites. Learn essential techniques for effective grading, drainage design, and erosion control to ensure project succes
Unlock the essentials of effective land management with our comprehensive course, "Construction Site Grading and Drainage." This program is meticulously designed to provide engineers, project managers, and construction professionals with the critical knowledge and practical techniques required for successful site development, from initial planning to project completion.
Our expert instructors, drawing from decades of experience in civil engineering and land surveying, guide you through a structured curriculum that covers:
By the end of this course, you will be equipped with a holistic understanding of "Construction Site Grading and Drainage," enabling you to confidently address complex site challenges, design sustainable solutions, and lead projects to successful, compliant, and environmentally responsible outcomes.
Online Courses for Engineers
HalfMoon Education is a nonprofit continuing education provider offering live webinars and on-demand courses for engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, attorneys, paralegals, accountants and others. Since 1996, we’ve helped thousands of professionals nationwide stay current with industry standards and codes, earn CE hours, and advance their expertise through practical, expert-led learning experiences. Learn more about us at: www.halfmoonseminars.org
Project Manager with The Gateway Engineers, Inc., in Pittsburgh
Mr. Messmer has over 30 years of engineering experience in analysis, design, plan/specification development, and project management/personnel supervision for geotechnical, foundation and structural engineering projects in the transportation, industrial, municipal, and commercial fields of civil engineering. Throughout his career he has placed an emphasis on quality control and staff training. Mr. Messmer is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, the American Society of Highway Engineers, and the Society of American Military Engineers. He earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Messmer was accepted into the Academy of Geo‐Professionals in 2013
Meisner Brem Corporation
Mr. Brem is a registered professional engineer in Mass, NH, and Maine. He has led his own small civil engineering and land surveying practice for over 27 years with two offices and up to 25 employees. His experience includes designing private land developments, storm water management systems, sanitary sewer systems, wastewater treatment facilities, roadways, surveying, construction management, and a host of other professional services primarily for private, for‐profit companies. He has been involved in the design of over 3000 residential single‐family house lots many of which were Open Space or Cluster developments, thousands of condominium units, and over 2 million square feet of commercial/ industrial/institutional space. He has advised the MassDEP in numerous task forces and committees including as a present full member of the Stormwater Advisory Committee and on the Title 5, Septic System Stakeholders Group. He is currently the President, past Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors for HBRAM (the Massachusetts Homebuilders Association), Past President of NEBA, and a national delegate of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) based in Washington, DC. He is a proud 30+ year member of the Westford Rotary Club. He has co‐authored, with Harvard Law School Professors Joseph William Singer and Brandon Storm, a legal case study on real estate development entitled the “Case of the Interfaith Neighbors”, July 2016 (PSW021‐SM01).
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