Osborn Consulting – A Four-Time Washington Best Place to Work
For the fourth time, the Puget Sound Business Journal has named Osborn Consulting to its Washington’s Best Workplaces list, ranking it #8 in the medium companies category. This prestigious list honors the exceptional businesses that set the standard for workplace excellence in Washington State.
Ecology Stormwater Manual Revisions: What They Mean for You
It’s a Thursday afternoon in Vancouver, the second official day of the APWA Washington Chapter Spring Conference, and a crowd is gathering in the Spruce Room. Osborn’s very own engineers, Maria Peraki, PhD, PE and Courtney Dale, PE stand behind the podium, ready to impart knowledge on the growing audience. The topic? How to navigate the changes being made to the Ecology Stormwater Manual.
2024 Osborn Consulting Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to eradicate the historic barriers that have prevented BIPOC individuals from accessing these professions throughout the history of the United States. Our scholarship founders strongly believe that the design challenges faced by the AEC industry in modern times can only be solved by a diverse set of voices and perspectives. We are excited to witness the practical and creative design solutions scholarship recipients will create in the future!
Osborn Consulting Launches New Alternative Delivery Practice
We are proud to announce the launch our Alternative Delivery Practice! This new practice leverages the in-house passion and experience of Practice Lead Kelsie Jeppesen and other highly skilled team members to focus on the unique challenges and opportunities that come with alternative delivery.
National Playground Safety Week
It’s National Playground Safety Week – a time to reflect on our own fond memories and the joy as adults watching children burst with excitement as they climb, explore, and engage with other children – completely unaware of how essential the experience is to their own personal growth.
Proactive Stormwater Budget Coming to Spokane Valley
The City of Spokane Valley has experienced significant population increase in recent years and is subject to increasing regulatory requirements for stormwater. Having not increased their stormwater utility fee in close to 15 years, the City hired Osborn Consulting to lead a consultant team in devel…
Happy World Wetlands Day!
February 2nd is internationally known as World Wetlands Day! This day recognizes the importance in conserving our wetlands and all the functions they contribute to our society. Some of these many functions include biodiversity, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and flood management.
OCI ha…
Green Area Maintenance in the Spotlight
Success for green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) can only truly be measured years after the plans are stamped and the last plantings are in the ground. The responsibility of ensuring the longevity and functionality of a GSI system rests in the hands of operations and maintenance (O&M) staff.
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Sustainability Ambassadors
The Sustainability Ambassador program is an organization dedicated to empowering local youth to catalyze community and sustainability for a real-world impact. Through ambassador programs, internships, mentor programs, etc., they are continuing to teach, motivate, and create a generational effort fo…
Making More Than A Park
On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, Osborn Consulting joined the University of Washington in celebrating projects by Pacific Northwest landscape architects at the Out in Front: Landscape Leading opening reception. This biannual 2-week exhibition is sponsored by the University of Washington Department of …
Osborn Presentations at PNCWA 2019
Tarelle Osborn and Robert Parish, two of Osborn Consulting’s Principal Engineers, will present at the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association 2019 Conference next week (September 8-11). The PNCWA Conference will be held in Portland, OR, for 3-days of networking, panel discussions, and workshops….
Osborn Consulting Welcomes Cascade Design Collaborative
We are proud to announce that Cascade Design Collaborative, a Seattle-based Landscape Architecture and Urban Design firm, has joined Osborn Consulting!
Osborn Consulting’s team of civil engineers have had the pleasure of working alongside the talented landscape architects and urban designers at C…
Rhododendron Park Wins ASCE LOCEA Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Seattle Section has recognized Osborn Consulting, Inc. (OCI) and the City of Kenmore for their work on the Rhododendron Park Waterfront and Open Space Access project. The project received a Local Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award on June 1…
Q&A with Osborn Women Engineers
In honor of International Women’s Day, March 8, we collected stories, inspiration, and words of wisdom from Osborn Consulting female engineers who are paving the way in our historically male-dominated industry. Osborn Consulting has developed a truly unique team of highly qualified and col…
Sewer Rehabilitation Spotlight
Two of OCI’s Sewer Rehabilitation Projects recently received competitive construction bids that came in under the engineer’s estimates. OCI provided engineering design for a combination of spot repairs and relining sites for the City of Bellevue’s Sanitary Sewer Repair Project. The relining metho…