Every once in a while a project of ours unexpectedly becomes infamous. This was the case for one particular custom home in Los Altos Hills that U&R engineers and surveyors have painstakingly been working on for years. In February of
California’s stormwater discharge regulations, have changed significantly over the last couple of years. Often referred to as “C.3”, these regulations have required new projects with over 10,000 square feet of new or improved impervious surfaces to clarify the stormwater runoff
Today’s land surveyors can do more than the standard topographic map, boundary survey, and construction staking. A land surveyor is an expert at measuring all types of things very accurately. With his total station, data collector, and computer he can
It was 1978, “Saturday Night Fever” was showing at the Moffet Drive-in and “Staying Alive” was the number one song playing on eight-track tape players. Gas prices had just climbed to $0.80 per gallon and words such as Yahoo, Cisco,
On September 9th, Underwood & Rosenblum tragically lost one of its beloved employees. Terri Stanley unexpectedly passed away in her sleep at her home in Los Altos. Terri had worked as U&R’s exuberant receptionist for the past three years. She
One of the most famous scenic vistas in the world is the Tunnel View Overlook on Highway 41 in Yosemite National Park. Almost anyone who has ever visited Yosemite Valley has a photo taken from this scenic road stop. Located
It’s a nice, warm, and sunny spring lunch hour, and the U&R engineers are gathered in a darkened company conference room watching a vendor’s slide presentation about stormwater treatment and passing around a crazy-looking filter gadget. What’s going on here?
During the second week of September, U&R’s Theo Martinez and I had the opportunity and honor to attend the third biannual Walk/Bike California 2007 Conference in Davis, California. This weeklong conference was attended by hundreds of walking and bicycling advocates
The challenges of protecting the natural landscape while preserving historic cultural resources are numerous at Henry Coe State Park in Santa Clara County. With hundreds of square miles of ranch lands and wilderness, Henry Coe is the second-largest state park
By combining the digital detail of Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) and the high speed and accuracy of robotic total station surveying, U&R has created the “World’s Largest Dimensionally Accurate Map of California.” As part of the Fremont Unified School