Successful Campus Projects Share Traits in Common
By Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP Campuses come in all shapes and sizes, ranging in use from education to health care to industry. Every campus has unique needs and challenges specific to the type of service they provide. Yet from an engineering perspective, many campuses – whatever their use – also have similar traits and… Read More »
Tags: Campus Design, Campus Development, Campus Planner, Campus Planning, Campus Projects, Utilities
Engineering/Architecture: What’s New in 2019
By Sue Leith, PG, CPSM It’s the start of the new year, and a yearly resolution for any organization is to stay on top of the trends and innovations that will drive its industry. The architecture/engineering industry is no different. As innovations change how people live, travel, and shop, the infrastructure they interact with has… Read More »
Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, Engineering, Engineering Trends, Modular Design, Prefab Construction, Prefabricated Construction, Resilient Design, Shared Autonomous Vehicles, Sustainable Design
Upon Further Inspection, Is That a Drone in the Chimney?
Santa comes down the chimney with a bound – or so goes the old poem. But Santa isn’t alone in navigating tight spaces. Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have been used in a few chimneys this year in Wisconsin. The chimneys in question are state-owned heating plant chimney stacks. Normally an inspector would need to rappel… Read More »
Tags: Aerial Mapping, Drones, FAA, Geospatial, Pilots, Structural Inspection, Structures, UAS, UAV, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)