As SESI Consulting Engineers (“SESI”) marks its 50th anniversary, the firm is addressing a fundamental shift that is reshaping real estate development across the Northeast: engineering feasibility is increasingly determining whether projects move forward long before design or approvals begin. Rising construction costs, evolving environmental regulations, infrastructure limitations, and extended municipal review timelines are driving developers to evaluate risk, cost, constructibility, and sustainability at the earliest stages of site selection. As a result, geotechnical, environmental, and civil engineering input is now central to development decision-making, not simply design execution. “Since its inception 50 years ago, SESI has provided well-reasoned solutions that […]