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Homes That Are Both Prefab and Predesigned

The Pro Builder

Their collaboration enables homeowners or builders to select from Hereabout’s list of preexisting, ready-to-use design plans, then build the home using B.PUBLIC’s prefab floor, roof, and wall panels. We can offer something that looks custom and performs at the highest level, but we don’t reinvent every detail,” Dillman says.

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How unpiloted systems are changing the landscape for civil and structural engineers

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Josh Rayburn Unpiloted systems continue transforming civil and structural engineering by improving efficiency, accuracy, and safety while empowering civil and structural engineers to control costs. An autonomous flying laser sensor makes scanning and capturing a building from the air easier.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages.

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National Safety Month 2024: Top Tips for Risk Management

Safety Services Company

Accidents and injuries not only disrupt productivity but also escalate costs and potentially lead to legal repercussions. By proactively adopting control measures, you can cultivate a culture of safety that safeguards your workers and underpins a thriving business. It’s time to rewrite these narratives.

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Trimble Monitoring Software Expands Sensor Support to Deliver Broader Rail and Structural Deformation Analytics for Survey, Monitoring and Construction Professionals

Civil + Structural Engineer

BERLIN, Germany – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today at the INTERGEO conference the latest release of Trimble ® 4D (T4D) Control software, version 6.5, Additionally, the software allows for relative track monitoring where an as-built survey has not been performed. Availability Trimble 4D Control version 6.5

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A new risk landscape is reshaping owner-contractor relationships

Civil + Structural Engineer

Others have pinpointed spiraling labor costs, inflation, and interest rate rises as major risks on the horizon. Traditional design-bid-build models where the burden of risk was principally shouldered by contractors are gradually giving way to more collaborative models where risks and responsibilities are more evenly shared.

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Bentley Systems: Open Data Ecosystems to Advance Infrastructure Engineering

Civil + Structural Engineer

The partnership builds on Bentley’s recent acquisition of Cesium , the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. At the end of the day, AI’s true power will be measured by its ability to improve outcomes—more sustainable designs, faster and safer builds, and more reliable infrastructure systems.