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Drones an Invaluable Tool for Civil EngineerING
Drones have become invaluable tools in civil engineering, offering a range of benefits that enhance efficiency, safety, and precision in various tasks. Some key advantages include: Surveying and Mapping: Drones enable rapid and accurate surveying of construction...
Project Feature: Whitewater Bridge
The historic Whitewater Cut-off Bridge sits in Riverside County of California, over the fast-moving Whitewater River. Sensequake and our partner JMC2 performed a temporary test using our wireless Larzé sensing system to scan the structure and evaluate the overall...
SB-326 5 Quick Facts
What is SB-326?The SB-326 Bill was passed on August 30, 2019, to prevent future balcony collapses, like the one in Berkeley, California, that resulted in the deaths of six students and injuries to seven others in 2015. The law is an amendment to Civil Code Section...
NHEA Shaketable and Sensequake
Did you know the conventional building codes profess a technique that gives highly uneconomical Seismic Retrofit solutions for buildings & bridges. This is because most engineers are taught analysis based on linear behavior of structures. It’s a well-known fact that...
Latest Safety Trends in Residential and Commercial Buildings
When you’re responsible for a residential or commercial building, you’re also responsible for the safety and security of people visiting, living, or working in it. Nowadays, new technologies allow for better monitoring of your indoor and outdoor space. Here, JMC²...
Transform Obsolete Buildings to Must Have Venues
Attention West Coast industrial building owners - raising roofs on existing buildings will be a game changer! For decades, the patented "E-Z Riser" process has transformed industrial buildings across the Eastern Seaboard from obsolete to modern, high-cube structures....
Don’t Let Weather Hazards Destroy Your Home
Your home is 10 times more likely to be damaged by water than by fire, and during a downpour, it is easy for water to get into your house. Heavy rain can make your roof leak and your basement flood and cause damage to outside walls and shrubs.
Featured Partner
Matt De Vito Estimator, Project Engineer for EZR Roof Raising Division How long have you been with the company/industry? About 3.5 years. I started my career as a product engineer in manufacturing, mainly in the plastic & rubber molding industries. However, I...
Meet our new Intern: Sofia Castaneda
Sofia is a second-year student at UCSD, studying structural engineering. Here's a quick Q&A to get to know her! Q- What or who sparked your interest in engineering? A- My dad being a civil engineer first sparked my interest in engineering, then throughout school I...
Sensequake technology – Historic Landmark Renovation of the Parliament of Canada
Below is an interesting interview with the former senior project manager of the Canadian Parliament Rehabilitation project, Michael Petrescu, with Sensequake's CEO, Farshad Mirshafiei, Ph.D., P.Eng., and the president of our partner company in California OKAMOTO...
Must-Have Investment Property Tips for First Timers
If you are looking to boost your income and develop financial independence, it might be wise to consider owning an investment property. When you own a rental property, you give yourself a chance to directly impact what kind of return you get on your investment. This...
Could Standardized, County-Issued Construction Permits Work in California?
Okay design professionals – have you ever gotten a call from a developer who wanted to hire you for their project but had concerns that you had never done work in a particular city before? Why should this matter? We’re licensed professionals who understand the...
Save Money with New Reduced Wind Loads
By Bodhi Goswami, PE, Project Engineer, Okamoto Structural Engineering It is a well-known fact California witnesses frequent earthquakes leading to its stringent seismic design requirements for new and retrofit buildings. But is it equally well known that for smaller...
Why Use Sensequake to Have a Building Baseline
When seismic events hit a building, the common layperson sees one of two things: either the building appears fine to the untrained eye or there is obvious damage. However, to those in the building industry, this is not the case. Experts understand that damage from...
The Rise of Modular Construction
Modular construction is a method used by several companies to build houses and other structures quickly and affordably. While its use was once limited, today, modular construction is even used in high-end projects, and experts predict that the modular building...
The Tiny House Movement
In 2014, FYI Network aired their first episode of Tiny House Nation called the "172 Sq Ft Dream Castle." In this episode, a young Tennessee couple and their toddler moved into this very small home, designed by the show’s hosts, renovation experts John Weisbarth and...
Awesome Storm Water Solutions
Every new building project requires the proper management of storm water to ensure the building structures and contents are protected from water. Although the primary function of drainage systems is the property protection, these systems need to also treat the first...
After Covid-19, What will Office Space Look Like?
We are proud to be a sponsor of the Southern California Development Forum's Virtual Town Hall entitled: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Future of Office Space So much has changed over the past few months and much more is to come. We are looking forward to joining other...
How to Find the Right Team of Professionals When Building Your Dream Home
If you want a home that’s perfect for you, there’s only one solution: Build that home yourself with the help of professionals. Because when you custom-build a home, you get to make sure that every last design detail is just the way you like, and hiring the right pros...
New Technologies that Are Changing the Civil Engineering Industry
New technology can transform entire industries, especially revolutionary technology. Since 2000, we’ve witnessed these major changes as computers have made the world more and more interconnected. These changes have affected the civil engineering industry, too. Here...
Stage Your Home on a Budget to Save Money and Sell It Fast
When you put out that “For Sale” sign, you want your home to sell quickly, but how do you make your house stand out from the rest? Even better, how do you do that without spending a fortune? The answer is to choose projects wisely. These budget-friendly projects give...
New Technology in Structural Engineering
Structural engineering is a time-honored profession that dates back as far as 2700 B.C.E. when construction on Egypt’s pyramids began. And while it’s true that many underlying principles in the industry have stayed steady over the years, it would be a mistake to...
The Benefits of Working in Civil Engineering
Picking a career path can be difficult, especially if you’re hoping to find something that allows you to express your creativity while still helping to make the world a little bit better and more efficient every day. Civil engineering can be a great choice! Not only...
How Structural Engineering Can Perfect Your Design
1. Design and Practicality It can be easy to become a bit overly focused on certain aspects of a design when your major concern is form and function. You might agonize over how to shape a specific space, for example, or where to place certain departments or services...
SENSEQUAKE™ Unlocks Your Building’s True Structural Performance
What the human eye can't see In North America, a large portion of the buildings and infrastructure built last century are nearing the end of their design life. Nowadays, the most commonly used practice for investigating the health of these structures is through visual...
5 Most Important Skills for Civil Engineers
When you think about careers that are vital to everyday life, you might think of doctors or police officers as the most influential. What you might not immediately picture is the civil engineer. From designing bridges to effective water treatment pathways, however,...
ICSC Southern California Idea Exchange Notes
Here's what I learned attending the International Council of Shopping Center's Idea Exchange. There were probably 800 attendees, and it was a full day event.First-Timers Orientation Breakfast Moderator: Chris Wilson, Executive VP, JLL Recommended attending the Western...
Secrets to the Ultimate Project Execution System
John Cruikshank was recently interviewed on an episode of "Greater Success and Happiness in Reach" where he talked about the secrets to project execution that helps small businesses and entrepreneurs reach greater success and happiness.
HEAVEN SENT
I have worked as a civil engineer for the past thirty years, but only once during that time have I been asked “Will you be our project manager/engineer for a live event to catch a skydiver with no parachute jumping from 25,000 feet?” Talk about Extreme Engineering!...
Winning!
We all love winning. In the professional services industry nothing beats receiving a letter from an agency starting with the phrase “we are pleased to inform you that you have been selected”. Not only do you feel the exhilaration that your team just beat out your...
Why Storm Drainage Systems Are Money Well Spent
As a developer or architect, you have a responsibility to make sure every dollar is spent adding value to your building project. In addition, every project you do has to comply with the numerous local codes. Since every project is affected by federal, state, county,...
Civil Engineering: The Second Most Underrated Job in America
Talk about flying under the radar and without a parachute! This is what civil engineers have been doing their entire careers. It’s not like they make reality shows or sitcoms about civil engineering companies, or there are many lead characters in the movies who are...