Hiring an engineer, an architect or a land surveyor can be intimidating. Whether you are thinking about designing your own home or want to find out licensing information for firms you are considering, you want to do your research. It can be hard to find information if you don’t know what you’re looking for so…
Hired as a Surveyor, Work as a Detective Hunting down legal descriptions, field work and piecing together a map to legally represent a property. The help wanted ad doesn’t include detective work in the description. But it certainly could have. Stage 1 Getting Acquainted: Meet the client, meet the property. Besides gathering contact info and…
Blueprints are synonymous with design plans and directions on how to build something. It is used in motivational speeches titled something like “What’s the blueprint of your life?” The term is a common description for the directions in IKEA products and, of course, the original use still stands; a drawing for a house. Except blueprints…
When it comes to designing a dream home, an eye catching store front or a prime real estate house, picking out the right team for the job is essential. It can be overwhelming to wade through the engineering firms. Of course a good price is always a great bargain. But quality shouldn’t be sacrificed when…
The quaint little town of Cairo, New York has been around since the 1700’s. With the first settlers arriving before the revolutionary war, Cairo has a lot of to remember. The Cairo Historical Society is a community organization dedicated to preserving the Town of Cairo’s rich historical past and providing opportunities for the public to…
It’s time to build your dream house! You’ve spent years imagining design and layout. The perfect amount of yard space, a garage just the right size. A home with enough room for entertaining, plenty of storage space, a floor plan that fits you to a tea. Then there’s style. You’ve looked at magazines, websites, photos,…
What if you never had to pay the electric bill? Or the water bill? Or the heat? If your home consumes no more energy than it puts out, the structure can maintain its own energy needs with no outside resources. This is called net-zero energy. In order to do that a building needs to minimize…
The Sydney Opera House is considered a masterpiece of architectural work. The designer is world renown. But it couldn’t have been built without a structural engineer. Architects are usually hired when a project is meant to be creative, beautiful and push the limits of design; something that isn’t normally done and therefore can’t be built…
“Let’s go to the town planning board meeting tonight,” said no one. Ever. Unless there’s conflict or a neighborhood has reason to rally around a cause, planning boards aren’t front and center news. But if a supercenter wants to build next door, the community gets to have a say. Some might think it’s a lot…
Engineers. The person who figured out how to apply math to real life and make a living at it. The ones who designed the place you work, the home you live in and the stores you shop at. There are numerous reasons to call an engineer, whether you’re in the business of developing land or…
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