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A Continued Push: Digitalization & Environmental Permitting

Civil + Structural Engineer

One of the firms supporting the AEC industry’s charge towards efficiency and transparency is Ecobot, which launched in 2018 as one of the first digital solutions for environmental permitting. Data collected during environmental permitting at scale can be leveraged to track biodiversity, landform, surface, and subsurface soil data nationwide.

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Changes coming to NYC construction safety, permitting

Construction Dive

The code update will affect the definition of a major building and how many permits a superintendent can be involved with at one time, according to former DOB assistant commissioner Peter Amato.

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Digitizing Environmental Permitting for Successful Restoration Projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

Environmental data and permitting are the vital first steps for construction projects of all kinds. The City of Beaumont, TX contracted the firm to survey a site, secure permits, and restore wetland functions to Lawson’s Canal, a defunct water supply canal that had been filled for an emergency equipment staging area.

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Single-Family Permits Increased by 26% During March

The Pro Builder

During the first three months of 2024, the number of single-family permits issued year-to-date reached 241,311 compared with 191,695 during the same period last year. regions showed an increase in the number of permits, the range of permit increase varied from 38% in the West to 12.5% of the total single-family permits issued.

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Single-Family Permits Show Increase in February

The Pro Builder

Single-Family Permits Show Increase in February ibush Mon, 04/15/2024 - 09:44 Year-to-date ending in February, single-family permits were up in all four regions of the U.S. Year-to-date ending in February, the number of single-family permits had risen in all four U.S. of the total single-family permits issued.

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Secrets of Environmental Permitting Solar Farms

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Ken MacDonald, Regional Director of Environmental Permitting and Compliance with UES First, a secret is only a secret if one doesn’t know it. There are lessons learned, hints discovered, and tips earned through permitting and compliance for tens of thousands of acres of solar energy facilities. What are the potential effects?

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Philly launches digital tool to ease building permitting process

Construction Dive

The pilot aims to improve access to information about necessary permits, approvals and other requirements for some residential and commercial projects, the city said.

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