Although its output stands for decades or even centuries, few fields change as much or as profoundly as structural engineering. At the cutting edge of technological development, structural engineering embraces development and change. One side of... (Read More)

The art and science of landscape architecture is often a balance of competing demands from the client, the site itself and the local environment. It encompasses art, architecture, engineering, sociology and the environment. You can see the impact... (Read More)

Civil engineering is almost always involves a challenge of one kind or another. Every construction project presents unique issues or problems — complications at the site, the ground, the surrounding buildings and the people who will use the... (Read More)

Roofs just don’t get the attention they deserve. It’s not hard to understand why. We rarely see the roof, especially of a commercial or industrial building. As a result, problems can go unseen for too long, leading to unnecessarily extensive... (Read More)

Every construction or improvement project starts at the same place: with a careful, up-to-date and professional land survey. It’s an essential and accurate picture that architects, engineers and construction professionals depend on. The key to... (Read More)

Are you thinking it’s time to ‘spruce’ up your property with new landscaping? The winter months are the perfect time of year to consider how new landscaping design could transform your space, improve the curb appeal of your property, and... (Read More)

One of the most exciting developments today in the structural engineering studio is integrating 3D visualization into building information modeling systems. Technology has transformed the way engineers work, and it continues to do so... (Read More)

Building information management, or BIM, improves productivity for architects, engineers, builders and building owners. It’s a win-win-win-win. At McNeil Engineering, we don’t see BIM as software so much as a process, an approach to every... (Read More)

Building information modeling, or BIM, has been around for about a decade now, but it may still be new to some clients, developers, construction professionals and building owners. By nature, BIM models are highly complex, and they can be... (Read More)