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Secrets of Environmental Permitting Solar Farms

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Ken MacDonald, Regional Director of Environmental Permitting and Compliance with UES First, a secret is only a secret if one doesn’t know it. There are lessons learned, hints discovered, and tips earned through permitting and compliance for tens of thousands of acres of solar energy facilities. What are the potential effects?

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Early Collaboration: The Key to Commercial Construction Risk Mitigation

Commercial Construction Blog

Early Engagement for Improved Decision-Making Engaging GCs early provides Directors with critical insights that enhance the project’s overall design and feasibility. During this stage, the client/GC team collaboratively address site assessments, permit requirements, and scheduling, leveraging the GC’s practical experience in the field.

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The Key Drivers of Successful Infrastructure Projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

To make this possible, we have developed new digital tools like ProgramAdvance, which operates as a shared information hub for our program teams, and our Program Controls Engine, which digitizes the program controls process for alignment between top-down strategy and bottom-up execution.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

Retrofitting the Ballston Wetland Park was a high-priority project in Arlington County’s Stormwater Management Program, and they were able to seek community input through a stakeholder advisory committee as well as with several community meetings to provide input to the design process.

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4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery

BDC Network

4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery 0 qpurcell Thu, 10/03/2024 - 07:52 AEC Tech Kristen Forward, Design Technology Futures Leader, NBBJ, shows four ways the firm is using AI to generate value for its clients. In the future, AI could facilitate a dynamic, integrated handoff tailored to each party's specifications.

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Read the Latest News on Top Construction and Engineering Hazards, March Permits Down 8.8%, US Team Builds $1.2bn Hanoi Embassy, $70.5 Million B-21 Hangar Contract, and O-I Glass Builds Its First American Magma Facility

Construction Daily News

Meanwhile, March saw a slowdown in new construction, with permits falling by 8.8%. million to build a hangar for the B-21 bomber. Sustainable energy and modern building approaches will overhaul the risk landscape, with drastic changes in design, materials, and construction processes,” Berruguete added. “To March Permits Down 8.8%

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How Practitioners are Applying AI and CFD Research to Advance Wind Engineering 

Civil + Structural Engineer

Wind tunnel testing (WTT) has been and continues to be the primary choice for accurate quantitative evaluation of wind flows around buildings. Scientific research often happens in a sterile environment with controlled inputs. An expert in building-related wind microclimate could make this educated prediction in a matter of minutes.