Understanding Highway Hydraulics Keeps Bridges, People Safe
By Pete Haug, PE One of the principles of engineering is that water always wins. Whether contained in a river or falling in a rainstorm, water finds a way to infiltrate basements, saturate soils – and undermine bridges. The most common cause of bridge failures is from floods scouring bed material surrounding bridge foundations. What… Read More »
Tags: Bridge Failure, Bridge Foundations, Bridge Scour, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, Highway Bridge Failure, Highway Hydraulics, Infiltration, National Highway Institute, NHI, Scour
Healthy Office Design More Important than Ever
By David Delfosse and Anne Peterson The pandemic has many office employees working from home rather than risk the close quarters of many existing office buildings. While effective, it doesn’t quite replace the collaboration and continuation of a company’s culture that comes from people working together in the same building. To maintain your office for… Read More »
Tags: Building Condition Assessment, Building Remodel, Commercial Design, hotdesking, Interior Design, Office Design, Reducing Density
Know Before You Sign: Ins and Outs of Commercial Leases
By Mike Scholl Don’t fall in love. That’s the first advice I give to anyone interested in renting or buying a commercial building for their business. Of course, I’m not talking about that kind of falling in love; I’m talking about falling in love with a building. When you fall in love with a building,… Read More »
Tags: broker, commercial lease, commercial real estate, landlord, lease structure, lease terms, listing, negotiation, property, rent, tenant