Louis Panagopoulos

If you contact an engineering firm in Sydney you’re probably looking for some serious answers. After all, civil engineering firms in Sydney are where you go to get solutions to complex problem. However, most civil engineers in Australia do have a touch of that iconic Aussie spirit. A little but of humour helps lighten the load. I appreciate that there are 10 different types of people, the ones who understand binary and the ones that do not understand binary. That said, I tried out that joke in the office and it didn’t elicit many chuckles. This leads me to amend it to say that there are 11 types of people- those who understand binary, those who don’t understand binary, and those who do understand binary but still don’t get the joke. I guess not every engineer has a sense of humour after all…  While we’re stereotyping engineers it’s unsurprising that we lack a reputation for being outgoing. In my engineering firm in Sydney you ... Continue reading →

As any water services coordinator knows, water is simply amazing. It is such a diverse substance that it keeps every water services coordinator, Australia wide, on their toes. Being a water services coordinator in Sydney is particularly fulfilling. To learn why, just check out fact 6!  1- Water plays a big role in our learning process.  Water introduces kids to concepts such as cause and effect, temperature, calm, cleaning, sensation, experimentation, and language. In fact ‘water’ was the very first word that Helen Keller (famous deaf and blind person) learned in 1887. In her autobiography she describes the first delightful understanding of the mystery of language, associating w-a-t-e-r with that cool, flowing substance.  2- Water is one of the most powerful forces in the world.  You can readily see that salt and sugar dissolve in water. Did you know that most rocks also dissolve in water? Although some things dissolve very slowly, no ... Continue reading →