by Gaurav Mehrotra | Nov 14, 2022 | Construction, Engineering, Learning Aid, Lessons, Safety
Executive Summary. As-builts are critical to future projects and can save Owners thousands or millions of dollars. As-builts can also save lives. Do them and do them contemporaneously (which means as you go, not after the fact). What are as-builts? As-builts are...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Nov 9, 2022 | Learning Aid, Lessons, Safety
Executive Summary. Most resume readers consider professional experience, as an engineer or construction professional, as starting upon graduation. In a cooperative education program, it’s starts during college. What is cooperative education? Cooperative education (or...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Nov 4, 2022 | Learning Aid, Lessons, Safety
Executive Summary. Water in an excavation can tell a story. It can provide valuable information if you watch it carefully. Here are some things to look for in that trench. Why do I care about water? Just so you know – as an aside to my civil construction readers –...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Oct 26, 2022 | Business Development, Learning Aid, Lessons, Software
Executive Summary. It’s like Excel™, but not Excel™. It’s a great fit for logging: submittals, RFIs, letter, potential change orders, et cetera. Read on for a quick review of this not-so-heard-of product in our industry. Recommended! What is Smartsheet™? Smartsheet™...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Oct 18, 2022 | Business Development, Learning Aid, Lessons, Podcast
Executive Summary. Ever prepped to pour a concrete encasement and lost sleep over whether or not it would float during the pour? Learn here how easy it is to calculate that buoyancy force. Archimedes was the man. Archimedes was a Greek mathematician that, back in the...
