4D: Construction with Less Guess, Less Stress

4D: Construction with Less Guess, Less Stress
3D has made it possible to view the design of a complete structure, its sections, and systems, and to rotate them all from the comfort of a keyboard. This leaves less to the imagination during the review process and construction. Add a sophisticated Gantt chart schedule and you can know a lot about how a project is going to come together. If progress stopped right there, we’d have a level of technology whose capabilities will intrigue us for a long time. But, it hasn’t. 3D is merging with the final dimension—time—in a way that will make the construction of complex, time sensitive projects more predictable. We’re entering the era of 4D. To understand how 4D works, imagine if you could travel forward into time and set up a camera at a job site that takes a picture each day, from multiple perspectives, of a project being constructed. Impose on each frame a readout of the day the shot was taken, make each element of the construction clickable and data-rich, and you will have an idea of what 4D portrays—before construction even starts. Basically, it is an “animated,” intelligent sequence of a virtual project being constructed. Continue Reading →

The Military Engineer Magazine Article: “Energy Planning for Laboratories”

The Military Engineer Magazine Article: "Energy Planning for Laboratories"
SSOE Group's Ed Royzman, PE, and Meredith Mayes, PE, LEED AP, discuss how master planning and smart phasing are the first steps to reduced utility costs and energy compliance at federal laboratories that have outlived their electrical and mechanical systems. Continue Reading →

Facility Care Magazine Article: “Free Flow”

Facility Care Magazine Article: "Free Flow"
This article discusses how to unplug the internal bottlenecks and remedy the design flaws that increase patients' length of stay in the emergency department. Continue Reading →

Engineering Inc. Article: “Best – Laid Plans”

Engineering Inc. Article: "Best - Laid Plans"
In an age of budget constraints and sustainability, master planning creates opportunities for firms and long-term benefits for clients. SSOE Group's Alan Liddy, senior project manager, is interviewed for an article on master planning for Engineering Inc.'s July/August issue. SSOE India project, Pearl City Food Port, a 300-acre Special Economic Zone, is also featured in this article. Continue Reading →

Food Engineering Magazine Article: “Tech Update: Cooling and Freezing Equipment”

Food Engineering Magazine Article: "Tech Update: Cooling and Freezing Equipment"
Today's economy creates hard choices for processors selecting cooling and freezing equipment systems. But solutions exist to decrease energy usage and convert the reject heat of cooling to useful energy to heat water. SSOE Group's Mark Hoffman, senior project manager and business leader of SSOE's food division, is interviewed for Food Engineering's September Tech Update on Cooling and Freezing Equipment. Continue Reading →