Tag: Engineering
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RMF Engineering Welcomes New Shareholders Summers & Girard
RMF Engineering, a leader in full-service MEP engineering, today announced the addition of two new shareholders in the company: Joshua Summers, PE, CCM, and Richard Girard, PE, HFDP. “It is my pleasure to announce that Joshua Summers and Richard Girard have been offered and have accepted ownership shares in RMF Engineering. Joshua and Richard have…
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Caroline Gumble appointed CEO of professional engineering institution
Caroline Gumble has been appointed CEO of the Welding Institute. She will join the professional engineering body on 7 July after she steps down as CEO of the Chartered Institute of Building, which she led since 2019. Before her tenure at CIOB, Gumble had an extensive business transformation career within the engineering industry, both in…
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Technologies With the Highest ROI Potential in Engineering and Construction
KPMG’s 2023 Global Construction Survey presents insights from 267 individuals; professionals from engineering and construction firms (121) and project owners (146) from a variety of industries. The survey covers several topics, including innovation and technology. Following are picks from the technology results. Technology adoption trends The 2017 Global Construction Survey revealed industry adoption of technologies like BIM,…
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Meet Shehzan Mohammed, Director of 3D Engineering and Ecosystems at Cesium
Shehzan Mohammed is Director of 3D Engineering and Ecosystems at Cesium. Aarni Heiskanen interviewed him on the innovations in geospatial technology, game engines, and the value of open standards to the developer community. Shehzan is a keynote speaker at WDBE. Shehzan grew up in India and did his undergraduate studies there. He moved to the…
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Life-Cycle Cost Analysis & Its Role in Value Engineering
When starting a new construction project, every building owner’s goal is to maximize the value of their facility. During the value engineering process, an owner and their project team look for ways to do just that. But sometimes, value engineering focuses too much on reducing the short-term costs of the project, and not enough on…
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Engineering, Architecture, and Modern Technology – An Interview with Dr. Jakob Strømann-Andersen
We sat down with Dr. Jakob Strømann-Andersen of Henning Larsen’s Sustainability Engineering Department. Our talk covered the need for interdisciplinary research, sustainable practice, and how technology will lead change in the years ahead. Can you tell us a bit about your professional background and what you’re currently working on? I’m a partner with Henning…
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The Business of Engineering: An Interview with Matthew Loos
Matthew Loos is an experienced project manager in the civil engineering industry. He works as a project engineer at Jones|Carter in Fort Worth, Texas. In this interview, we discuss Matt’s new book, The Business of Engineering. It is not very common that an engineer writes a non-technical book. What inspired you to do so? Matt…
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The Importance of Construction and Engineering Insurance for Independent Firms
In recent months, the construction industry in the UK has experienced huge growth, and alongside a boom in manufacturing this has triggered a widespread economic recovery. Business owners in the sector will have been concerned to learn that this growth has stalled in the last month, as construction expanded at its slowest pace in more…