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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What is an Environmental Engineer?...................................... 3, 4, 5 

Chapter 2: Environmental Engineering in Everyday Life........................ 6, 7, 8

Chapter 3: Environmental Engineering in Sports..................................... 9, 10, 11

What is an Environmental Engineer?

   An Environmental Engineer, also known as an Ecological Engineer, work to improve 

our environment and solve problems that might come from pollution, population, global 

warming or natural events. Environmental Engineers use all areas of science to solve 

problems especially biology and chemistry.

Environmental Engineers work all over the world with different cultures and in different 

environments; in one place they might work on preventing erosion, in another helping 

people get fresh, clean drinking water. They might help large factories help control the 

air pollution they produce or help them use their resources better.   Environmental 

Engineers help design buildings and even are involved with making your favorite sports 

more enjoyable. Environmental Engineers help people while helping the environment. 

   The U.S Department of Labor has a handbook that lists how you can 

become an Environmental Engineer. Studying in school, especially in 

science and math is a great start. After high school there are plenty of 

universities that offer degrees in Environmental Engineering. Getting 

experience is also important, so joining science clubs and getting 

involved in community service projects are good for you and good for 

your community.

   The U.S. Department of Labor also lists qualities of an Environmental 

Engineer besides education. Reading and writing are important skills. 

Getting along with others and being able to solve problems are also 

very important. 

A good imagination is probably one of the most important qualities; 

Environmental Engineers have to use their imagination to design and 

invent solutions to the challenges they face.  

Environmental Engineering in Everyday Life

    Environmental Engineers are working on making homes, office 

buildings, and factories energy efficient and eco-friendly. One office 

building in Seattle, Washington called the Bullitt Center, will use 26 

geothermal wells for heat and cooling. Geothermal energy we get from 

the heat inside the Earth. The Bullitt Center will have solar panels, 

recycled construction materials, and even non-flushing toilets that turn 

human waste to compost.

    In Serbia Environmental Engineers built a tower that is purposely 

designed to be hit by lightning and looks like something from a sci-fi 

movie. When the building, named Hydra, is struck by lightning it stores 

the energy it gets from the lightning in batteries. The energy from the 

batteries is then used to separate hydrogen from water and the 

hydrogen is used for energy. Wow, free energy from lightning and 

water! 

   In the Basque region of Spain a new car called the Hiriko (which 

means “urban”) is being released on the streets. The Hiriko is 100% 

electric. The car can actually fold itself to fit into small parking spaces. 

In the United States General Motors is working on the EN-V (Electric 

Networked Vehicle); drivers will be able to use their smartphones to 

call the car to them instead of walking to the car. Environmental 

Engineers are “driving us” into the future.

   You can look through your school books and magazines at home and 

find examples of the work of Environmental Engineers all over the 

world; every dam, skyscraper, or factory has probably hired an 

Environmental Engineer to make sure that they aren't harming the 

environment.    

Environmental Engineering in Sports

    Environmental Engineers are helping people enjoy their time off by 

making sports more enjoyable. In Sweden Environmental Engineers are 

working to create an indoor winter wonder-bland that will last year 

round. Skipark360 will be an indoor arena where people can enjoy ice 

hockey, skiing, and slalom racing. Along with having a 150 foot wide, 

600 foot long indoor ski slope, the arena will create its own snow and run 

on renewable energy.  

   The country of Qatar will be hosting the 2022 World Cup soccer 

tournament. Qatar gets very hot in the summer and Environmental 

Engineers had to come up with a way to keep players cool; their 

solution, a remote-controlled, solar powered “cloud.” The cloud will look 

something like a flying saucer and will hover over the arena to keep the 

players and fans cool in the 115 degree heat.  

   Environmental Engineers are helping The Philadelphia Eagles to go 

green with their stadium. They are spending $30 million to remodel the 

stadium. The stadium will have 80 wind-turbines, 2,500 solar panels, and 

installing a bio-diesel/natural gas power plant. 

    If the Philadelphia Eagles wanted to make things even greener they 

could use the invention of Tom Broadbent. Mr. Broadbent invented a 

system that generates electricity each time you flush the toilet. Actually, 

the system is set up in the drain of a house, each time someone takes a 

shower, runs a sink, or flushes a toilet the water (and other stuff) going 

through the pipe turn a turbine which powers a generator.

   From making it snow indoors, to electric clouds, from lightning power to 

toilet power, Environmental Engineers are making our world a cleaner, 

greener, and much more interesting place to live.

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