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With each year that passes without significant investment in addressing the nation’s aging infrastructure, the economic costs to both businesses and individuals rise. What solution[...]
Even though compressed chocolate does not have the same strength as concrete, a team of civil engineers and architects are exploring innovative means of using chocolate as a buildi[...]
Civil engineers face the challenge of needing to meet or exceed the expectations of three parties – the client, their firm, and the public – for a project to succeed. How doe[...]
Civil engineers face the challenge of needing to meet or exceed the expectations of three parties – the client, their firm, and the public – for a project to succeed. How doe[...]
Does your surveying firm’s 2015 capital investment plans follow industry trends? The staff of Point of Beginning worked with BNP Media to conduct a market research study of land su[...]
A German transportation manufacturing firm recently announced their plans to test a cable free elevator in 2016. If successful, this innovative system will increase efficiency and [...]
A community tragedy, such as a school shooting, requires architects to design spaces that are not only functional, but also promote the emotional recovery of a community. One of th[...]
While Integrate Project Delivery (IPD) contracts foster collaboration and allow faster project development cycles, the terms of these agreements tend not to fit with traditional pr[...]
A group of engineers from Stanford, California State University, and University of California Berkeley have built and tested an earthquake resistant house they claim can eliminate [...]
A multidisciplinary research study presented at the 2014 Conference of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA) provides quantitative evidence of the effect of the desig[...]
By establishing clear policies concerning employee substance abuse, the surveying firms reduce their risk of law suits related to third party injuries caused by accidents involving[...]
One of the challenges engineers face in green design is the cost of solar panels. A new process using inexpensive silicon shows promise in reducing the cost of solar cells. Even th[...]