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The Role of Accurate Planning in Commercial Construction

CCR Magazine

Without proper planning, even the best-designed commercial construction projects can face delays, cost overruns, or legal issues. These areas are home to diverse projects ranging from retail complexes to large-scale office buildings. In Texan cities like Waco and Dallas, where commercial construction is thriving, the stakes are higher.

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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. However, between a proposal to harness the sun’s power and throwing the switch lies the complexity of environmental permitting. Spoiler alert: There are no real “secrets.”

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Disaster response planning around the globe

Civil + Structural Engineer

Any change to the natural and built environment has a significant impact on its local surrounding, not just commercially and environmentally, but practically too. Floodbase provides WFP Zimbabwe with emergency maps of forecasted flood events. Lets take, for example, a new port on the Mediterranean coastline.

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Zweig Group’s 2024 Rising Stars In the AEC Industry

Civil + Structural Engineer

By recognizing the young professionals already making a profound impact on the AEC industry, we are able to get a full view of its future. Through this work, this year’s class of Rising Stars have directly benefited the design profession, their employers, project owners, and society.

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WSP Geospatial Threat Management Tool Cited for Engineering Innovation

Civil + Structural Engineer

DALLAS — A specialized geohazard risk management platform to identify, inventory and track geohazards across more than 32,000 miles of TC Energy’s U.S. The 2023 winners were selected from 61 nominated projects with more than 1,500 votes cast from Southern Gas Association members. Winners were announced on June 13.

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USDOT Provides "So-So" Update on MAP-21 for Transportation Projects

Best Practices Construction Law

Department of Transportation provided an update to Congress on the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), requiring the Acceleration of Project Delivery (Subtitle C). MAP-21 is the first long-term surface transportation authorization since 2005 and provides for $105 billion for 2013-2014.

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Barrier breakthroughs: Achieving airtightness in modern construction

Construction Specifier

Photo courtesy Intertek As building codes and standards evolve, the demand for airtight, environmentally friendly building enclosures increases among building owners, insurers, and design professionals. Within the AEC industry, research focuses on predicting and quantifying the impact of air leakage. By Matthew Ridgway, P.E.