Since I started my career in 2005, there has been talk of a new approach to mass timber construction known as CLT (cross laminated timber). Cross Laminated Timber has been around in Europe since the early 2000’s. European designers have… Continue Reading
For the past few months, I have been working with Reid Middleton’s Alaska office on the design for a new, seven-story parking garage in Anchorage. The South Central Foundation Parking Garage will be located in Anchorage Alaska, near the center… Continue Reading
The things I learned in my first few years out of college have served me well, providing personal and career growth. I started my career with a job opportunity working for an industrial contractor. The company, much like other large-scale… Continue Reading
Collapsed concrete building in China in 2008. (D. Swanson Photo) Civil Engineering is engineering for society. Our profession is really all about people. In fact, we probably could retitle our profession "People Engineering." One of the main tenets of… Continue Reading
Errors or inefficiencies in construction documents, as you know, can be murder on a project’s schedule and budget. The construction community’s authority on communication and construction documentation, CSI, has a program to improve the quality of construction documents. For all… Continue Reading