What they cover
Practical Engineering (Grady Hillhouse) explains civil and environmental engineering concepts with hands-on demonstrations and models. Content covers water treatment, dam engineering, power grids, flood management, sewage systems, and infrastructure resilience. Hillhouse builds physical models to demonstrate engineering principles, making abstract concepts tangible.
Why they matter
Green infrastructure requires understanding the infrastructure we already have. Practical Engineering explains the water, energy, and transportation systems that the green transition must upgrade or replace. Hillhouse's engineering background and model-building approach make complex infrastructure topics genuinely comprehensible. His videos on water treatment, grid resilience, and flood management provide the context needed to evaluate green infrastructure proposals.
How to engage
Subscribe to YouTube. The channel's infrastructure-focused content is useful for students, planners, and anyone trying to understand how cities and utilities function.
Start here
Watch his video on how water treatment plants work, which provides the foundational knowledge needed to understand water infrastructure challenges and the engineering of clean water systems.