Building Information Modeling, or BIM for short, is revolutionizing the construction industry by allowing designers and engineers to collaborate on 3D models, filled with huge amounts of accurate and intelligent data. As great as that sounds, as the industry is still in the ‘evolving’ stage when it comes to translating this data to the field. …

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Pre-engineered Buildings When people refer to a pre-engineered building (PEB), they usually refer to a metal structural building. In structural engineering, a pre-engineered building (PEB) is designed by a PEB supplier or manufacturer, that is fabricated using the best-suited inventory of raw materials. that is available from all sources and manufacturing methods that can efficiently satisfy a wide …

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Drones are increasing in popularity every passing year as more and more people are using it for various different purposes. It has come a long way since it was first introduced during the 1st World War, when these models were launched by catapult or flown using radio control. It was, as a matter of fact, …

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In-situ or Cast-in-Place concrete is the concrete usage that forms on-site and is poured directly into those forms. The concrete can either be transported, already mixed in large mixing trucks, or it can be mixed on site and poured into pre-set forms. Precast Concrete, on the other hand, refers to any piece of concrete that …

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Before we get into the GOOD of Precast Concrete, let’s first determine what is precast concrete and what is it used for? As the name suggests, precast concrete is poured and molded over rebar or wire and then cured offsite. This involves pouring concrete into pre-made molds and then cured under ideal conditions within the …

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The construction industry is getting more and more competitive every day. With evolving technologies and new techniques to complete projects being introduced, we are in an era where even the most complicated of structures, the same ones that took years and years to be completed, are now built within a matter of months. One of …

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