JRH Recent Blog Posts

JRH Engineering's guiding principles are: Engineering Excellence. Delivered on Time. Built on Value. If you build in Houston, you already know permitting delays can stall a project for months. The City of Houston recently launched a new 30-Day Residential Permitting Pilot Program aimed at cutting review time for select single-family residential projects. It's a meaningful shift for developers, contractors, and property owners. But a faster review clock only helps if your plan

A 100+ acre Texas site was sold as utility-ready. Here's why capacity, distance, and pipeline conflicts changed the real cost of the deal.

Subdividing land involves surveying, utility planning, drainage, and county approval. See how JRH Engineering handles it in TX, NC, and FL.

Stormwater injection wells can reduce surface land dedicated to drainage in South Florida, increasing developable acreage and project ROI.

Water intake structures range from municipal treatment plants to private wells. See how JRH Engineering designs water supply for land development.

See how existing ponds and tanks became compliant detention facilities on real Texas sites — the same dual-purpose thinking cities are adopting.

Honest engineering advice can save developers from unnecessary costs and bad decisions. See how JRH Engineering applies that in real projects.

JRH Engineering's principal hit a growth ceiling doing everything himself. Here's the lesson, and what a coordinated team actually delivers.

Some building permits require a stamped, sealed engineering plan. See what triggers that requirement across TX, FL, and NC projects.

Parts of Texas are still flooding as of July 2026. JRH is helping developers keep projects on schedule with drainage design and flood-resilient planning.