Author Archives: McNeil Engineering

What differentiates BIM from 3D modeling?

Computers have influenced almost every industry, but it has fundamentally revolutionized the design industry. From [...]

After a hurricane, LIDAR to the rescue

In late August, Hurricane Laura formed in the Atlantic Ocean, quickly becoming a deadly Category [...]

What is the purpose of BIM?

BIM or Building Information Modeling is quickly becoming the standard in building and project design. [...]

ALTA Land Surveys

In the real estate industry, land surveys are important. They give important details of a [...]

7 Things You Must Know About Land Surveying

You’ve probably seen a land surveyor on a property peeking through a strange-looking device (theodolite) [...]

What are the Benefits of 3D Printing?

Prototyping is a crucial part of product development. It helps manufacturers bring their ideas to [...]

10 Things Your Landscape Architect Wishes You Knew

While most of us spend the majority of our time indoors, there’s still something that [...]

Architect Versus Civil Engineering

From Burj Khalifa to the Eiffel Tower, mankind has created several awe-inspiring structures with sophisticated [...]

7 Reasons to hire a structural engineer

The structural integrity of a building must be preserved at all times to avoid the [...]

Top 5 best landscape architects of all time

From the Grand Canyon in the USA to the Golden Circle in Iceland, we’ve come [...]