Adaptive reuse, the practice of repurposing old structures for new uses, is becoming more popular. This practice allows historic properties to meet needs while preserving history and reducing the environmental impact of tearing down properties and... (Read More)

Preserving historical structures for the modern day isn’t always easy. Sometimes, a complete redesign is required to make a historic structure work for new needs. We had the opportunity to contribute to a unique project in our home state of Utah... (Read More)

Civil engineering has always been at the heart of humanity itself. Arguably the oldest engineering profession, our ancestors applied civil engineering principles to place a roof over their heads. Structures of early civilization like the Great... (Read More)

One of the aspects of our job as civil engineers that many people don’t think about is how we have to navigate bureaucracy. We have to work with regional and government authorities for almost all our projects to get the necessary permits and... (Read More)

Mankind has long sought to show her dominance over all species on the planet through awe-inspiring structures. From the Great Pyramid of Giza that was constructed over 4,500 ago to more recent structures like Burj Khalifa, humans have continued to... (Read More)

Surveying technology has been around for as long as man has been constructing edifice structures on the land. Only the methods used for land surveying have evolved through the ages to make the surveyors' job more efficient and their data more... (Read More)

Have you heard of the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse? In 1981, a fourth-floor elevated walkway stretched over the hotel lounge in Kansas City, Missouri. On a busy Friday evening during a dance, the walkway gave way, crashing onto the crowded lobby... (Read More)

From the dawn of civilization, mankind has sought to build awe-inspiring structures - from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Great Wall of China. Behind these momentous structures, civil engineering played a crucial role. Civil engineering is... (Read More)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transformed the Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) industry by improving conventional design processes' efficiency. Many studies have found collaborative solutions on BIM to improve client/team... (Read More)