Category Archives: Sustainability

Drones for engineering

Drones are transforming the architectural, engineering and construction industries. Civil engineering is one of the [...]

Structural steel unites trends in structural engineering

Several trends in structural engineering all involve structural steel right now. That points to the [...]

Sculptors have engineering challenges, too

Every civil engineering project shares one common element: the environment. Every structure has to fit [...]

Advances in concrete technology

Concrete is one of the most useful construction materials. It’s durable, versatile and cheap to [...]

Seismic analysis: an essential part of structural engineering

One objective of structural engineering is to protect against the catastrophic damage an earthquake can [...]

Five exciting trends in civil engineering

It’s an exciting time to be in civil engineering. Advances in electronic technologies, material sciences [...]

Engineering the intelligent building

There’s a lot of talk about smart building design and smart building technology. It promises [...]

The ROI of intelligent building

The smart building, intelligent architecture, the Internet of Things — these buzzwords are common in [...]

Elements your structural engineering contract must include

Structural engineering projects are complex, with stringent requirements for quality and safety for the people [...]

Zero Scape or Xeriscape?

How many times have we all heard somebody say “zero-scape”? Sounds interesting…except it’s “xeriscape”, not [...]