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DRMP Leads Largest LED Lighting Conversion Project in Florida

Civil + Structural Engineer

LED lighting not only boasts extended longevity but also offers superior light quality while consuming less power. This translates to increased public safety as well as reduced maintenance and power costs. Conventional survey methods would have been costly and time consuming for comprehensive pole location surveys alone.

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Survey: Manual Processes Hurt Quality Control and Add Costs on Construction Sites

AEC Business

A new survey of 500 US executives and managers in construction and engineering found that nearly half still use manual collection processes to capture critical data on job sites. These manual processes increase the time needed to make decisions, hurt work quality, and leave firms facing unnecessary costs.

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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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Episode 5: Value Engineering and Cost Optimisation — Cost Management

iField Smart

Reading Time: 2 minutes In an industry as quick as construction, cost management is everything. Rising material costs, labour shortages plus complex projects mean we need to be smarter with our budgets without compromising on quality. Simplified design: Simplifying complex designs without compromising integrity.

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4 Trends in Sustainable Site Design

Civil + Structural Engineer

A straight-forward design of parking islands with trees and shrubs not only hide site features like utility infrastructure they also provide shade to cool the field of pavement and improve air quality. Sustainable site design can offer cost-savings while being ecologically responsible. who is one of our go-tos for sustainable design.

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What Are The Construction Benefits Of Precast Concrete?

UK Construction Blog

For instance, rather than moulding, setting, and then installing a wall on site, a precast retaining wall can be matched to the specific design of the project, created in the factory, and then allowed to cure in a controlled environment. Precast concrete is fully inspected and then mixed in a controlled, appropriate environment.

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A bullseye for construction: Eliminating error and rework with cutting-edge tech   

Civil + Structural Engineer

Recent estimates put the cost of rework at around 5 percent of total project costs, and also suggest it accounts for more than 30 percent of all work on site. Whilst this is all well and good, it comes at a time when labor shortages are escalating, construction costs are rising, and the climate crisis is heating up.