May 6, 2022 | Structural Engineering
When you walk across a bridge, do you worry about it falling down? Whenever you ride an elevator in a skyscraper, do you hold your breath as you watch the floor numbers light up, hoping you make it all the way to the top? After you leave your car in a parking...
May 6, 2022 | Structural Engineering
Commercial construction projects are all around us. From roads, bridges, and tunnels to parking structures, hospitals, and shopping centers, commercial construction is an industry that affects everyone on a daily basis. If there’s one thing a commercial...
May 3, 2022 | Structural Engineering
Why would you want to bother hiring a structural engineer to look at a property before you buy it? Isn’t that what the home inspector’s report is for? We looked at the foundation of a $600,000 second home here in Blowing Rock and found that approximately one...
Apr 29, 2022 | Structural Engineering
This sounds like some kind of pickup basketball tournament, but it’s probably not going to be as popular as March madness! The question people ask about architect vs. engineer vs. contractor is whether you need one or the other, or two, or all three. In terms of...
Apr 29, 2022 | Structural Engineering
This reminds me of a story G. K. Chesterton told of two men having a conversation. The first man said, “It’s raining.” The second replied, “What’s raining?” There ensued a violent conversation ending in a wonderful friendship. So the question is, “How much does...
Apr 8, 2022 | Structural Engineering
In Great Britain, a building engineer fulfills the roles we give to architectural engineers here in the U.S. The Chartered Association of Building Engineers, or CABE, is a British organization to unify the profession there. They have their own website: Chartered...
