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When To Hire a Structural Engineer over a Civil Engineer

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If you are undertaking a new construction project, renovating a home extensively, or carrying out other construction works, you may need to hire a civil engineer, structural engineer, or both. When a building collapses, you need the input of both a civil engineer and a structural engineer.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. The use of modular construction reduced the project's timeline from the average five to seven years to three. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers.

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John Friedman and Alice Kimm include dining room crane in Los Angeles house

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A yellow construction crane was mounted into a linear skylight in the dining area The studio included a yellow construction crane mounted into a linear skylight above the kitchen and dining room that lifts the mirrored aluminium dining table, extends it out over the balcony and lowers it to the pool deck two storeys below.

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Atherton Pavilions by Feldman Architecture

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Lifting the pavilions’ concrete foundations at the front and rear of each pavilion creates the illusion that the structures are floating over the lush landscaping. At either end of each pavilion, concrete returns back to the site, tying the structures back to the earth. Photo © Adam Rouse. Photo © Adam Rouse.

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LMN Architects creates mass-timber business school for University of Washington

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The structure was made using mass timber. Mass timber – an engineered wood product – elements include glued laminated timber structural posts and beams and cross-laminated timber flooring. Design-builder: Hoffman Construction Company. Civil engineer: Mayfly Engineering & Design, Pllc.

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The L Gale Lemerand Student Center, Daytona, Florida

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5 architects – New York, NY Structural Engineer: BBM Structural Engineers, Inc. Longwood, FL Civil Engineer: Parker Mychenberg & Associates, Inc. Gale Lemerand Student Center Location: Daytona Beach, FL Client: Daytona State College Architect: ikon.5 5 architects ikon.5 5 architects ikon.5

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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

There are many different types of engineers involved in the building industry. While it’s best to hire an engineer when doing any type of construction, they are not always necessary. At their most basic function, structural engineers design the bones of a new building to resist forces caused by gravity and the elements.