Below are a few of the projects and topics in which Shore Consulting Group is currently engaged or has been engaged:

Obtained Continuing Education credit on November 17, 2021 for completion of an Engineering News Record sponsored webinar entitled “Enhance Progress Tracking With Site Reality”. The webinar centered on keeping stakeholders informed throughout every stage of the project life via automated site documentation. By utilizing drone flights and 360 cameras, companies are able to perform daily project inspections in a fraction of the time. Of particular interest were examples of a digital twin on the job site which can be shared with clients and stakeholders. Such an approach also facilitates inspection of critical path items as well as documentation of adherence to safety protocols.

Obtained Continuing Education credit via a professional development webinar presented by the Engineering New Record on September 23, 2021. AEC project teams create information of many data types, various formats and from a range of applications. The webinar discussed how large firms aggregate data to improve the way they work internally, while also improving the way they communicate project status with other project stakeholders. Several of the leading firms shared their expertise through specific project examples, showing how GIS, BIM, CAD, LiDAR and other information sources are combined to improve project delivery across design, construction and owner/operator workflows.

Shore Consulting Group sponsors Indian River High School scholarship program through the Paul Wolfe Sr. 35th Annual Golf Tournament on August 27, 2021.

Participated in the development of a Middle Peninsula Local Government Dredging Implementation Plan in the counties of Gloucester, Mathews, and Middlesex, Virginia. Without continual maintenance of the navigable waterways in the Middle Peninsula of Virginia, marine traffic will have to be diverted, boating safety will be jeopardized, and recreational and economic activity curtailed. The impact will result in reduced economic activity, reduced shoreline property values, and fewer real estate taxes flowing to the local government. The Implementation Plan analyzes the costs of dredging 22 channels and determines the feasibility of establishing a regional dredging program either through contracting with the private sector, establishing a publicly operated dredging program and/or a combination public/private partnership.

Obtained Continuing Education Certification via a professional development webinar presented by the Floodplain Management Association on June 17, 2021 entitled “NFIP Requirements for Accessory & Agricultural Structures”. The webinar, based on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy, was designed for floodplain managers, city planners and engineers, private consultants, government agencies, elected officials, academics in hydraulics and hydrology, and joint power authorities. More information can be found at https://floodplain.org/?

Obtained Continuing Education Certification via a professional development webinar presented by the Engineering News Record on April 21, 2021 entitled “Construction Technology Trends from the Financial Managers Point of View”. The webinar focused on leveraging data analytics, improving forecasts, cash flow, and overall corporate performance, including a discussion on financial management best practices around construction technology. More information can be found at https://www.enr.com/events/3586-construction-technology-trends-from-the-financial-manager-s-point-of-view

Participated in the development of a Section 408 evaluation for the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel expansion project in the cities of Hampton and Norfolk, Virginia. The evaluation included the identification of potential impacts on federal projects in the expansion footprint. Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, as amended (33 USC 408), provides that the United States Army Corps of Engineers may grant permission for another party to alter a Civil Works project upon a determination that the alteration proposed will not be injurious to the public interest and will not impair the usefulness of the Civil Works project. The resulting Section 408 permit, in concert with corresponding joint permit application requirements, paved the way for construction of the $3.8 billion project, the largest highway construction project in Virginia’s history.

On March 25, 2021, Mark Mansfield participated in a professional development series webinar entitled “Designing Your Next Shoreline Project”. The webinar focused on innovative techniques offered through the use of Geosynthetics to include increasing the useful life of dredge material management areas which support shallow draft navigation channels.

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM: Addendum to the 2017 CRS Coordinators Manual

On January 7, 2021, Mark Mansfield participated in a professional development webinar entitled “We Have A Solution For That”. The webinar was provided by TenCate Geosynthetics and consisted of 3 case studies; Nicholas Reck, Msc.Eng, APM presented on incorporation of pavement interlayer in a rehabiliation design in Fleming District, Kentucky. Tom Stephens presented on dredging and dewatering contaminated sediments using geosynthetic dewatering technology for the construction of a new port in Santos, Brazil. Santino Piccoli presented on construction for a main outfall sewer in very weak organic silts and peats using multi-layered high-modulus geotextiles in Akron, Ohio.

Obtained Continuing Education Certification for FEMA/STARR training on November 18, 2020 entitled: Flood Insurance Promotion

Obtained Continuing Education Certification for FEMA/STARR training on October 14, 2020 entitled: CRS & Substantial Damage Properties Management Plans

Obtained Continuing Education Certification for FEMA/STARR training on October 13, 2020 entitled Changes in the CRS: The 2021 Addendum to the CRS Manual

Obtained Continuing Education Certification for FEMA/STARR training on August 18, 2020 entitled The Role of the Community CRS Coordinator

Obtained Continuing Education Certification for FEMA/STARR training on August 19, 2020 entitled Watershed Management

Obtained Continuing Education Certification for FEMA/STARR training on May 21, 2020 entitled Inspecting Floodplain Development

NFIP/CRS Update Newsletter

Obtained Continuing Education Certification for FEMA/STARR training on February 13, 2020 entitled Elevation Certificates

Obtained continuing education credit for FEMA Pre Disaster Mitigation Program training on October 3, 2019 entitled “Benefit Cost Analysis Basics for Projects”

Obtained continuing education credit for completing the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program CRS on August 15, 2019 entitled “NFIP Basics”

White Paper: Ten Misconceptions About the National Flood Insurance Program and Repetitive Loss Properties, July 2019

Obtained continuing education credit for completing the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program CRS on July 17, 2019 entitled “Flood Warning and Response”

Obtained continuing education credit for completing the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program CRS on July 16, 2019 entitled “Repetitive Loss Properties and the Community Rating System”

Obtained continuing education credit for completing the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program CRS on June 19, 2019 entitled “Preparing an Annual Recertification”

Obtained continuing education credit for completing the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program CRS on June 18, 2019 entitled “Credit for Drainage System Maintenance”

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revolutionize civil works business practices

Revolutionize USACE Civil Works Partner Session

Shore Consulting Group sponsors Indian River High School Scholarship program through the Paul Wolfe Sr. 34th Annual Golf Tournament

White Paper: NFIP Community Rating System, May 2019