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A Continued Push: Digitalization & Environmental Permitting

Civil + Structural Engineer

One of the firms supporting the AEC industry’s charge towards efficiency and transparency is Ecobot, which launched in 2018 as one of the first digital solutions for environmental permitting. As these changes occur, the task of the environmental consultant remains the same: to assess land use risk and opportunity for their client.

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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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Ecobot Completes Strong Quarter With Major Usage Milestone and New Product Offerings

Civil + Structural Engineer

Ecobot, the company driving the digitization of environmental permitting, today announced the launch of its end-to-end photo reporting feature for environmental assessments. This robust, centralized photo management system produces polished photo reports for environmental assessments. ASHEVILLE, N.C.-

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raSmith Announces Leadership Changes in Municipal Services Division 

Civil + Structural Engineer

raSmith, a multi-disciplined civil and structural engineering and surveying firm, has announced leadership changes in its municipal services division. He has managed projects that include sanitary sewer evaluation surveys (SSES), flow monitoring, dye water flooding, and utility and roadway construction/reconstruction. BROOKFIELD, Wis.

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Placing AI Front and Center for Infrastructure Week

Civil + Structural Engineer

Lastly, AI can revolutionize how the government manages our most important projects. However, for the government to realize its ambitions, it must change its processes for managing major projects. The public sector is taking the lead in addressing our most important infrastructure challenges.

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Homes England relaxes funding to turbo-charge estate renewal

Construction Enquirer

Homes England has today unveiled changes to its grant funding regime to open the door to using the cash for new replacement homes on estate renewal projects. The agency hopes the changes to permitted allocations through the Government’s Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26 will help to accelerate big estate renewal plans.

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How 2023's Housing Market Conditions Are Affecting the 2024 Housing Market

The Pro Builder

The mix of inventory changed during the year to more completed inventory, which expanded by 22.2%. Single-Family Home and Multifamily Housing Starts Data for 2023 The total number of building permits for 2023 was down 11.7% from 2022, recording 1.469 million permits. Single-family permits dropped 6.9% not yet started.