Many times I have said ”that would be interesting to talk about over a beer or two.” So here it is. Over real or virtual beers, conversations with engineers about why they are an engineer, what they like about it, and some tips that they would share with others. And then anything else interesting or humorous that comes up...
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Many times I have said ”that would be interesting to talk about over a beer or two.” So here it is. Over real or virtual beers, conversations with engineers about why they are an engineer, what they like about it, and some tips that they would share with others. And then anything else interesting or humorous that comes up...
#37 – Larry Bridge: Sustainability is good business
Built the pedestrian bridge over Sycamore St in Cincinnati.
Bert wants to use nitinol someday. It is super-elastic and has shape memory.
Larry’s dad was called Mr. Steel and his uncle worked on submarine propellors.
Thought about being an actuary
Quickly moved into project management – lots of capital products
HVAC in an R&D building is huge expense
Kosher surfactants are a thing
A big problem with waste is transporting it.
Cincinnati is building an anaerobic digester, P&G is a big “supplier”
Kentucky’s water is key to horses and bourbon.
Does burning plastic count as recycling it?
Bio-char is becoming a thing.
Larry collects guitars instead of cars.
His favorites hacks are in Excel.
Engineers need to take a finance class or two.
Decided he was an engineer, not a mechanical engineer.
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Beers with Engineers
Many times I have said ”that would be interesting to talk about over a beer or two.” So here it is. Over real or virtual beers, conversations with engineers about why they are an engineer, what they like about it, and some tips that they would share with others. And then anything else interesting or humorous that comes up...
