Practical Site Engineering: Science and Techniques
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Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 5:00 pm
Accommodating Multiple Purposes of Site Engineering
Engineering for built elements
Slope stabilization
Stormwater management
Landscape aesthetics
Sustainability goals: minimizing disturbance and preserving natural features
Considering the Impact of Soils and Landforms
Understanding the role of soils
Soil characteristics, classification and engineering properties
Identifying the underlying geological conditions
Understanding the watershed
Considering site topography: high points, low points and plane surfaces
Site Engineering for Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
Reviewing state and local regulations
Drainage systems
Sediment traps and basins
Buffer zones
Slope stabilization
Establishing proper building material handling and storage
Establishing equipment/vehicle fueling and maintenance practices
Low Impact Development
Principles
Design considerations
Lessons learned
Site Plans
Site plan contents
Soil investigation and considerations
Surface water and groundwater considerations
Excavation specifications and hauling
Site Grading
Grading for roads, sidewalks and paths
Grading for stairs and ramps
Grading slopes and retaining walls
Case Study: Applying Science and Technology to a Site Engineering Problem
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
7.0 Continuing Ed. Hours
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers
7.0 Cont. Ed. Hours
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 continuing education hours to architects and landscape architects (HSW) and 7.0 continuing education hours to engineers in most states, including Virginia. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Virginia.
This event has been approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for architects and landscape architects in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP0000024700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire program. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Lloyd Ntuk
Principal, LAND Engineering, PLC – Washington D.C. Metropolitan AreaMr. Ntuk is a civil engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the land development industry. He is the managing principal for LAND|Engineering, PLC, a civil engineering design firm focused on site planning, green building consulting, and construction management. Mr. Ntuk received his B.S. degree in Civil Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering from George Mason University. He spends 20 percent of his time as an executive, 30 percent as a designer, 40 percent as a geek, and 30 percent solving complex math problems.