Category: Geotechnical Engineering

Meng Wei Lu, PE, GE, Appointed to Vice President

Meng Wei Lu, PE, GE is a geotechnical engineer with Earth Systems’ Ventura office. Since joining Earth Systems in 2015, Meng Wei has distinguished himself through technical expertise, dedication to quality, and a hands-on approach that exemplifies our core values. A licensed Civil and Geotechnical Engineer, he provides project management and technical oversight on a… Read more »

Sustainable Ground

Green building starts with sustainable ground conditions.   What is Green Building? Green building is a practice of design. It focuses on environmentally responsible and resource efficient processes to reduce a building’s impact on humans and the environment during its lifetime. Efficient utilization of water, energy, building materials, and natural resources are significant to the goals… Read more »

The Anthropocene – A New Geologic Epoch?

Geologists debate if the earth has entered a new geologic time – the Anthropocene epoch. Earth’s history divides itself into eons, eras, periods and epochs. They define significant geologic or paleontological events, such as the emergence of mammals or the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. The conventional geologic theory states we are currently in the… Read more »