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KEITH HEMPEL NAMED PRESIDENT OF LPA DESIGN STUDIOS

Civil + Structural Engineer

LPA Design Studios today announced the promotion of Chief Design Officer Keith Hempel, FAIA, to president of the 58-year-old integrated design firm. Hempel, who joined LPA in 1995, has been an integral part of the firm’s growth, helping to develop an integrated design process that has produced industry-leading results.

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Homes That Are Both Prefab and Predesigned

The Pro Builder

But customized designs, even with prefab components, can end up extending the schedule and increasing the budget. That’s one issue that a new partnership between a prefab panel company, B.PUBLIC Prefab , and a design firm, Hereabout Home , aims to solve. Rendering courtesy B.PUBLIC Prefab Just how high is the level of performance?

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

Owners and design teams are not protected by todays inadequate and vague polished concrete specifications. The industry urgently needs a specification framework that is measurable, verifiable, and defensible. Photo courtesy Bennett Build The polished concrete problem The design industry has struggled with polished concrete for years.

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Poettker Construction launches drones program

CCR Magazine

This innovative initiative enhances pre-project planning, improves construction visibility, boosts safety measures and increases operations efficiencies. We are also able to use the drone to obtain existing topographical information enabling us to make preliminary plans and prepare earthwork budgets early in the project design process.

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Early Collaboration: The Key to Commercial Construction Risk Mitigation

Commercial Construction Blog

Yet, with strategic planning, collaboration, and communication, we have learned how to collaborate to proactively manage these risks, ensuring smoother project delivery and protecting investments. Here are several strategies for achieving better project outcomes through early collaboration: 1.

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Bentley Systems: Open Data Ecosystems to Advance Infrastructure Engineering

Civil + Structural Engineer

It’s flexible, collaborative, and built on a foundation of data that can be shared securely. The partnership builds on Bentley’s recent acquisition of Cesium , the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. Bentley Asset Analytics Open data and AI can come together to enhance asset performance.

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Ware Malcomb Announces Construction is Complete on DECISIO Health’s Corporate Headquarters in Houston

Civil + Structural Engineer

HOUSTON – Ware Malcomb , an award-winning international design firm, today announced that construction is complete on DECISIO Health , located at 520 Post Oak Blvd. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design and branding services for the 15,000 square foot interior office renovation. Suite 600, in Houston.