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 [...]
Dec
After a hurricane, LIDAR to the rescue
In late August, Hurricane Laura formed in the Atlantic Ocean, quickly becoming a deadly Category [...]
Dec
What is the purpose of BIM?
BIM or Building Information Modeling is quickly becoming the standard in building and project design. [...]
Nov
ALTA Land Surveys
In the real estate industry, land surveys are important. They give important details of a [...]
Nov
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) [...]
Nov
What are the Benefits of 3D Printing?
Prototyping is a crucial part of product development. It helps manufacturers bring their ideas to [...]
Nov
10 Things Your Landscape Architect Wishes You Knew
While most of us spend the majority of our time indoors, there’s still something that [...]
Oct
Architect Versus Civil Engineering
From Burj Khalifa to the Eiffel Tower, mankind has created several awe-inspiring structures with sophisticated [...]
Oct
7 Reasons to hire a structural engineer
The structural integrity of a building must be preserved at all times to avoid the [...]
Oct
Top 5 best landscape architects of all time
From the Grand Canyon in the USA to the Golden Circle in Iceland, we’ve come [...]
Oct