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# DS Thaler & Associates, LLC

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- [A Fearless Captain Navigating the Treacherous Shoals](https://dsthaler.com/a-fearless-captain-navigating-the-treacherous-shoals/) - DST&A is pleased to share that Lori Graf will be presenting the next 2021 Land Development Series webinar on April 27 at noon. Her presentation will be on Navigating the Treacherous Shoals of the Legislative Process: New Legislation Affecting Land Development in Maryland. We hope you will join our fearless captain on April 27. Click
- [Find your fundamentals!](https://dsthaler.com/find-your-fundamentals/) - The Fundamentals of Land Development Series: Spring 2021 is under way. If you missed them live, we will be uploading David Thaler's lectures on our website. Check out this informative lecture series on our lectures page.
- [DST&A to moderate MBIA Lecture Series!](https://dsthaler.com/dsta-to-moderate-mbia-lecture-series/) - David Thaler and Victoria Ballestero hope to see you next month at their 3-course webinar series where you will learn about The Land Development Process. This series will run during 3 lunchtime Zoom sessions in March. For more information and registration details, please click here!
- [Congratulations Kimberly Kern, PE!](https://dsthaler.com/congratulations-kimberly-kern-pe/) - Christmas came early for our engineer Kimberly Kern! We are proud to announce that she has earned her PE license! Congratulations to Kimberly Kern, PE. We hope this news finds you well, and we wish you all a very happy holiday.
- [Coming Soon: Chapman Fields](https://dsthaler.com/coming-soon-chapman-fields/) - The youngest member of our engineering team visited one of our local project sites, a single family residential community in Randallstown, MD. This project presented an uncommon opportunity for our engineers to design a low-pressure sanitary sewer. The sewer line was constructed using directional drilling as the closest public service connection was over 1500 feet
- [Welcome Aboard John Motsco, PE](https://dsthaler.com/welcome-aboard-john-motsco-pe/) - We are thrilled to announce that John Motsco, PE has joined our engineering team. An alumnus of The Pennsylvania State University, John brings with him over 16 years of land planning, zoning, stormwater management, and engineering design experience. Over that time, John has worked on hundreds of projects throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area and has
- [DST News Flash: The Bonds are Back in Town](https://dsthaler.com/dst-news-flash-the-bonds-are-back-in-town/) - Baltimore County will accept Performance Bonds beginning March 6th. On January 21, 2020 the Baltimore County Council enacted Bill No. 69-19, which authorizes the County to accept bonds as a performance security in addition to letters of credit and cashier's checks. The Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections (PAI) will accept bonds beginning on March
- [Harvesting the Sun](https://dsthaler.com/harvesting-the-sun/) - We are very excited to see the installation of this Forefront Power Solar Facility in Windsor Mill, MD. This project is a part of the Maryland Community Solar Pilot Program. Like many solar facilities in the program, it is approximately a 10 acre facility located on farm land. While this farm still requires lots of
- [David Thaler bagpiper of the Inaugural Ceremonies of Elected Officials - Baltimore County](https://dsthaler.com/david-thaler-bagpiper-of-the-inaugural-ceremonies-of-elected-officials-baltimore-county/) - INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS BALTIMORE COUNTY Goucher College, Baltimore, MD On December 5th, 2022, David Thaler bagpiped members of the color guard on stage at Baltimore County's Inaugural Ceremonies of Elected Officials. The event took place at ten o'clock a.m. at Goucher College's prestigious Kraushaar Auditorium. On that day, Judge Ruth Jakubowski administered the
- [Come to NSPECon 2022!](https://dsthaler.com/come-to-nspecon-2022/) - To whet your appetite for Philadelphia at NSPECon 2022, register for the FREE Webinar by engineer and surveyor, David S Thaler. David tells the saga of the Mason Dixon survey, the most outstanding engineering and scientific achievement of the 18th century which resolved the bitter 80 year feud between the Penns of Pennsylvania and the
- [Land Expo 2022 & An Afternoon at the Races](https://dsthaler.com/land-expo-2022-an-afternoon-at-the-races/) - Land Expo 2022 & An Afternoon at the Races Need land to develop? Have land to sell? Then come spend A full day at Laurel Park! Start off the morning with our 2022 Land Expo followed by lunch. Receive credits for: Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor and Landscape Architect. Real Estate Credits are pending. The second
- [Expanding our Team!](https://dsthaler.com/expanding-our-team/) - We are so happy to welcome new associates to our team!
- [Maryland Land Expo 2023](https://dsthaler.com/maryland-land-expo-2023/) - Need land to develop? Have land or lots to sell? Are you a professional service provider?DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITYA grand networking event bringing together buyers, sellers and service providers ready to make deals. 7:30 – 8:30 Networking 8:30 – 9:20 Dan Fulton, Senior Vice President with Zonda Advisors - “Where the Action is” 9:30 – 10:
- [Hosted Meeting of the Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force](https://dsthaler.com/hosted-meeting-of-the-accessory-dwelling-unit-policy-task-force/) - We were pleased this morning to host a meeting of the Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force, created by the legislature to address Maryland's affordable housing crisis. I was honored by Governor Wes Moore to be appointed to the Task Force. With Maryland Secretary of Planning, Rebecca L. Flora AICP
- [David Thaler Appointed to State Commission](https://dsthaler.com/david-thaler-appointed-to-state-commission/) - We were deeply honored that David Thaler was appointed by the Governor to the Maryland Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects.
- [Save the Date: LandExpo2024](https://dsthaler.com/save-the-date-landexpo-2024/) - Entitled, Why America is Under Housed and Over Parked and what to do about it is the theme ofLandExpo2024 which will be held again this year at Laurel Race Track on May 3rd 2024. Speakers will include: Jake Day, Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Tom Coale, Esq. Dan Fulton, Zonda The program will
- [David Thaler Delivers Plenary Address to the Convention of the County Engineers Association of Maryland](https://dsthaler.com/david-thaler-delivers-plenary-address-to-the-convention-of-the-county-engineers-association-of-maryland/) - We were deeply honored that David Thaler presented the plenary address on September 28th 2023 to the convention of the County Engineers Association of Maryland in Ocean City.
- [Land Expo 2024](https://dsthaler.com/land-expo-2024/)
- [State of the State: Current Issues Affecting Land Development in Maryland](https://dsthaler.com/state-of-the-state-current-issues-affecting-land-development-in-maryland/) - Begin WC Dependencies JQuery Kendo JQuery UI JQuery Alerts WC End WC Dependencies Temp THE MARYLAND BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AND THE LAND USE INSTITUTE PRESENT STATE OF THE STATE: CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING LAND DEVELOPMENT IN MARYLAND MODERATORS: David S. Thaler, PE, LS, DFE, D.WRE, FRGS, F.ASCE, F.NSPE and Victoria M. Ballestero, MBA, PE FIVE (5)
- [DS Thaler Celebrates 42 Years!](https://dsthaler.com/ds-thaler-celebrates-42-years/) - On Saturday evening, D.S. Thaler & Assoc., LLC celebrated 42 years in business at our company dinner! Our president, Brian Childress, gave the annual State of the Company address projecting a positive outlook for 2019. David Thaler was named Captain of the "DS Thaler Rowing Team" and awarded "The Golden Oar". Cheers to another year
- [DST&A attends UMD Chi Epsilon Career Fair](https://dsthaler.com/dsta-attends-umd-chi-epsilon-career-fair/) - DS Thaler & Associates was well represented at the University of Maryland Chi Epsilon Career fair held at the Stamp Student Union in College Park. We were very excited to meet potential new interns, both civil engineering and landscape architecture students. Thank you to all who visited our table and took the time to hear
- [Victoria Ballestero named Young Engineer of the Year in MD](https://dsthaler.com/victoria-ballestero-named-young-engineer-of-the-year-in-md/) - The Maryland Society of Professional Engineers held its bi-annual celebration for the newly licensed engineers in Maryland. Professionals from around the state gathered at the Engineer's Club in the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion in Baltimore. David Thaler was very pleased to not only chair the event once again, but to award our former colleague, Victoria Ballestero, the
- [David Thaler Awarded Top Consulting Engineer](https://dsthaler.com/david-thaler-awarded-top-consulting-engineer/) - David Thaler accepted the award as the top consulting engineer in the country at the National Society of Professional Engineers conference in Las Vegas .
- [DSTA named Consulting Firm of the Year](https://dsthaler.com/dsta-named-consulting-firm-of-the-year/) - We were honored to be named the 2017 Consulting Firm of the Year by the Baltimore County Soil Conservation District for "demonstrating outstanding engineering and professionalism."
- [Baltimore County Inaugural Ceremony](https://dsthaler.com/baltimore-county-inaugural-ceremony/) - David Thaler was deeply honored to once again lead the combined Honor Guards in the Baltimore County Inaugural ceremony. StartFragmentDavid with incoming County Executive John Olszewski Jr. EndFragment StartFragmentDavid with incoming County Executive John Olszewski Jr. and outgoing County Executive Don Mohler.EndFragment StartFragmentDavid with Chief Judge Kathy Cox and Associate Judge Ruth Jacubowski of the
- [Maryland Historical Trust](https://dsthaler.com/maryland-historical-trust/) - We were pleased and honored to present a lecture to the Maryland Historical Trust. David S Thaler, PE, LS, DFE, D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.NSPE assisted by his colleague (and "Mini-Me") Andrew Brown, PE presented on resolving the greatest boundary dispute of them all, the survey of Mason and Dixon.
- [Advanced Principles of Land Development](https://dsthaler.com/advanced-principles-of-land-development/) - D.S. Thaler & Assoc., was honored to moderate the first night of a lecture series presented by MBIA Land and Development Council, in partnership with The Land Use Institute. The five part series is titled Advanced Principles of Land Development and covers a wide range of topics from professionals in the field. There is still
- [Inspection Tour of the Pikesville Armory](https://dsthaler.com/inspection-tour-of-the-pikesville-armory/) - David Thaler was pleased to join the Governor and the Adjutant General in an inspection tour of the Pikesville Armory.
- [Maryland Association of Counties Summer Conference](https://dsthaler.com/maryland-association-of-counties-summer-conference/) - Brian Childress and David Thaler attended the Maryland Association of Counties summer convention last week in Ocean City! Here they are with Govenor Larry Hogan, Dr. Leonard Berger and Maryland Secretary of Planning, Wendi Peters, at the Clarion.
- [Maryland RECON in Las Vegas](https://dsthaler.com/maryland-recon-in-las-vegas/) - This past weekend, Brian Childress and David Thaler attended Maryland RECON at the ISCS Convention in Las Vegas Nevada. Take a look at all the fun they had while they were there!
- [MDSPE: Celebrating the Industry](https://dsthaler.com/mdspe-celebrating-the-industry/) - Last night, David Thaler was honored to once again chair the MDSPE's reception honoring the newly licensed engineers in Maryland. Kelly Schulz, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Registration, was the keynote speaker. Senator Joan Carter Conway was presented the award for Legislator of the Year. Special thanks to all of those
- [Matins for Her Majesty's Courts of Justice](https://dsthaler.com/matins-for-her-majestys-courts-of-justice/) - David Thaler and his wife, Carolyn, recently traveled to England and were honored to participate in the Matins for Her Majesty's Courts of Justice as the guest of the High Sheriff of the County Palatine of Durham. Check out some of the moments from the pomp and circumstance below!
- [BBC News Interviews David Thaler on Mason Dixon](https://dsthaler.com/bbc-news-interviews-david-thaler-on-mason-dixon/) - On June 19, David Thaler was interviewed by the BBC for part of a documentary on the Mason Dixon survey of 1763-1767. The survey was the first geodetic survey in the New World and the most outstanding engineering and scientific achievement of its day. The documentary will run on BBC One in the fall. The
- [DST&A Hosts a Surveying Class for Maryland State Bar Association](https://dsthaler.com/dsta-hosts-a-surveying-class-for-maryland-state-bar-association/) - DST&A was honored to hold a class at our office for the Real Property Section of the Maryland State Bar Association entitled The Art and Science of Surveying and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About ALTA/NSPS Surveys. David Thaler provided an overview on surveying and presented some tools of the trade to help the
- [Preserve at Red Run - Grand Opening!](https://dsthaler.com/preserve-at-red-run-grand-opening/) - DST&A was pleased to help celebrate the grand opening of it's latest community, The Preserve at Red Run, developed by Confier Realty, LLC who partnered with Episcopal Housing.
- [David Thaler Accepts NSPE Award](https://dsthaler.com/david-thaler-accepts-nspe-award/) - David Thaler was deeply honored to accept the highest professional engineering award in the nation at the National Professional Engineers Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. You can read the full story here.
- [David S. Thaler Awarded 2019 NSPE Award](https://dsthaler.com/david-s-thaler-awarded-2019-nspe-award/) - The NSPE Award is the highest award given to an individual by the Society. It is presented to an engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and humankind. Visit the website below to read more about David S. Thaler: https://www.nspe.org/membership/about-nspe/awards/nspe-award
- [David Thaler lectures at Washington College](https://dsthaler.com/david-thaler-lectures-at-washington-college/) - David Thaler was honored to teach the extremely talented GIS class at Washington College and hold a public lecture on campus.
- [David Thaler receives award from Governor](https://dsthaler.com/david-thaler-receives-award-from-governor/) - We are proud to share that David Thaler was honored with an award from Governor Hogan, presented by Senator Katie Fry Hester at the Maryland Professional Engineering conference this year. David was recognized for outstanding service on behalf of the people of Maryland and the field of engineering.

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- [DS Thaler & Associates, LLC](https://dsthaler.com/) - Surveyors • Civil Engineers • Environmental Engineers • Landscape Architects • Consultants • Land Planners Maximize the VALUE and POTENTIAL of your property.
- [Publications](https://dsthaler.com/publications/) - BUILD Maryland Series: Fundamental Principles of Land Development: Fundamental Principles of Land Development: Part VIIIBUILD Maryland, Jan/Feb 2018Maryland Building Industry Association Fundamental Principles of Land Development: Part IVBUILD Maryland, May/June 2017Maryland Building Industry Association Fundamental Principles of Land Development: Part VIIBUILD Maryland, Nov/Dec 2017Maryland Building Industry Association Fundamental Principles of Land Development: Part IIIBUILD Maryland, Mar/Apr
- [Lectures](https://dsthaler.com/publications/lectures/) - Lectures David S. Thaler, D. S. Thaler & Assoc., LLCAndrew Brown, Vogel Engineering + Timmons GroupNavigating the Ethical Dilemmas In Everyday Engineering and Surveying Practice:Keeping Your License, Your Integrity and Your SanityMDSPE 2021 Annual Conference David S. ThalerResolving the Greatest Title Dispute of Them All: The Mason Dixon Survey!2021 Land Use Institute Tom MinerESD As
- [Planning](https://dsthaler.com/planning/) - Landscape Architecture Our experienced and innovative Landscape Architects and planners know how to capitalize on the existing features of a site in order to maximize the space and functionality of the final design. With an extensive background working with builders, developers, communities, municipalities, and regulators, we design sites which are aesthetic, marketable, and serviceable. We
- [About Us](https://dsthaler.com/about-us/) - About Us D.S. Thaler & Assoc., LLC is proudly celebrating its 45th year as a premiere engineering design and consulting firm in Baltimore, Maryland. We have designed more than 1,000 residential, institutional, and commercial projects for both the public and private sectors. Our land development work ranges from initial feasibility studies, design of regional master
- [Projects](https://dsthaler.com/projects/) - Projects Single-Family Communities Multi-Family Communities Townhouse Communities Affordable Housing Planned Unit Developments Waterfront Projects Commercial Institutional Industrial
- [Single-Family](https://dsthaler.com/projects/single-family/) - Single-Family Residential Developments Randallstown, MD This project presented an uncommon challenge of low-pressure sanitary sewer. The sewer line was designed and constructed using directional drilling as the closest public service connection was over 1500 feet away down an old existing road and across a busy intersection. Owings Mills, MD A community center with an overall campus comprised of
- [Surveying](https://dsthaler.com/surveying/) - Surveying DST&A utilizes years of experience and the newest technologies to provide accurate and complete survey data. Our in-house survey crew gives us the capability and flexibility to respond promptly and effectively to our clients' scheduling requirements. Surveying services which we offer include: Boundary surveys ALTA/ACSM surveys Topographic surveys Location surveys As-built surveys Construction stakeout
- [Solar Projects](https://dsthaler.com/dolar-projects/) - Solar Projects Solar Array Field An agriculture field repurposed with temporary utilities to commercially harvest solar power. DST&A worked collaboratively with an area power company and utility company to process and permit the construction and use of the panels- a first in Baltimore County history. Our expert landscape architects also designed tree screening to encompass
- [Institutional](https://dsthaler.com/institutional/) - Institutional Development Campus Expansion A private school founded in 1882 that recently underwent an extensive campus building expansion. DST&A provided site planning for the expansion which included planning for a new gymnasium, open ball fields, and multi-use fields. The layout and engineering improvements were planned with the focus on maintaining the established campus atmosphere and
- [Commercial](https://dsthaler.com/commercial/) - Commercial Development Medical Center A planned commercial complex with medical office space, general office space and retail space. DST & A provided full services from initial feasibility through land planning, engineering, permitting, and close out. The development included a unique storm water management facility that enabled maximum use of the available land area. Retail A
- [Waterfront Projects](https://dsthaler.com/warterfront-projects/) - Waterfront Projects Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Development A project of over 150 acres located within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area. It was the first project to receive Growth Allocation under the current Baltimore County review process. The project design reflected the input of the surrounding community and was subject to rigorous environmental requirements. A community
- [Planned Unit Developments](https://dsthaler.com/planned-unit-developments/) - Planned Unit Developments White Marsh, MD Located across from White Marsh Mall, this project consists of 15 different property parcels. It will be completed in 11 different construction phases which includes 237 houses (both townhouse and single family), 5 apartment buildings, a new church and an assisted living facility. Owings Mills, MD This project appears to
- [Multi-Family](https://dsthaler.com/multi-family/) - Multi Family Residential Developments Apartment CommunityOwings Mills, MD. As you look at this project it looks like a newer multifamily building. It may surprise you to learn that this an affordable housing project, which is a growing part of our work portfolio. It was also an infill project that protected an environmental area in the center
- [Townhouse Communities](https://dsthaler.com/townhouse-communities/) - Townhouse Communities Rossville, MD Located across from Essex Community College, this site borders I-95 and high decibel levels impact the quality of a residential community. When designing this project, site grades were lowered at strategic places and a sound barrier constructed to obtain permissible decibel levels. This project will provide a much-needed starter home community close to the
- [Careers](https://dsthaler.com/careers/) - CAREERS We are always looking for talented people to join the D.S. Thaler & Assoc., LLC. team. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on quality and innovation, we are the right firm for you. We are preparing for the future and welcome resumes from engineers, designers, landscape architects, drafters, and surveyors. College
- [Our Team](https://dsthaler.com/our-team/) - Meet the D.S. Thaler & Assoc., LLC Team David S. Thaler, PE, LS, DFE, D.WRE, FRGS, F.ASCE, F.NSPEPrincipal and Managing Member Brian L. ChildressPresident Brian has spent his entire career in the engineering field, specifically doing land development engineering in Central Maryland. He has risen to the presidency of D.S. Thaler & Assoc., LLC. His
- [Contact](https://dsthaler.com/contact/) - Contact Us Contact Form: D.S. Thaler & Assoc., LLC E-Mail: info@dsthaler.comTelephone: 410-944-3647Fax: 410-944-3684 7115 Ambassador RoadP.O. Box 47428Baltimore, Maryland 21244-7428
- [Services](https://dsthaler.com/services/) - Services D.S. Thaler & Assoc., LLC offers a full complement of residential and commercial land development services. We have the experience to navigate regulations and we excel at finding solutions to complex land use issues. Surveying Civil Engineering Land Planning Stormwater Management Environmental Site Design Landscape Architecture Zoning, Special Exceptions, and Variance requests Permit Processing Forensic Engineering and
- [David S. Thaler](https://dsthaler.com/david-s-thaler/) - David S. Thaler, P.E., L.S., DFE,D.WRE, FRGS, F. ASCE, F. NSPE E-mail: dsthaler@dsthaler.comTelephone: 410-944-3647 Honored repeatedly for his contributions to the industry, David is the only person in Maryland who is a Fellow of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a board certified Diplomate of both The American Academy
- [Engineering](https://dsthaler.com/engineering/) - Engineering Storm Water Management Consulting In a historic Baltimore City neighborhood subject to frequent flooding, DST&A performed a site analysis to provide practical solutions to reduce problematic stormwater runoff. We worked collaboratively with the homeowner to identify onsite issues and constraints. Ultimately, we made an array of prescriptive suggestions to mitigate flooding . Environmental Site
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