When you’re preparing to break ground on your next construction project, there are lots of things to consider. Prior to purchasing your land parcel, you should have a site feasibility study done. If you decide to proceed, you’ll need surveys, such as boundary or topographical, or you may even need an ALTA/NSPS land title survey if your civil engineering firm recommends it. Once you get to the design stage, it’s important to consider what kind of impact your new building will have on the environment. Low impact design means considering the overall impact, or environmental footprint, of a new building project.  Reducing the overall environmental impact of a new building is an important goal for builders because it’s a desirable quality when it comes to resale value in today’s marketplace.

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Before you start a construction project, it’s essential to have a plan in place and consider any and all potential risks and pitfalls before they arise. During the planning phase, there are many things to consider, from zoning laws to site feasibility. Navigating this process can be tricky, but fortunately for you, your local civil engineering firm can help you with development consulting services. In addition to land surveys and construction surveys, civil engineering firms can provide development consulting in the form of: Site Feasibility Studies.  Not every parcel of land will be suitable for the use you have in mind. One sure way to derail your project is to purchase land with a particular use in mind only to discover later that it’s not suitable or cannot legally be

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Before you plan on breaking ground on your next big construction project, it’s a good idea to conduct a professional site feasibility study. A site feasibility study analyzes a property in order to determine its best use based on your goals, budget, local codes, regulations and economic viability. This process can be pretty overwhelming, especially for first-time property owners/developers. Most civil engineering firms can assist you with site feasibility studies. Are site feasibility studies necessary? The short answer is yes. Site feasibility studies can save you a lot of time and money, reduce risks and potentially improve rewards by finding out before you break ground that the property you’re considering is viable for the use you have planned.  Site feasibility studies also assist in the development of further project documentation

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Civil engineering. You’ve heard the term, but what does it mean? You might even know someone who IS one. But even if you do know one, do you know what they do all day? If not, don’t feel bad–it’s complicated. Civil engineering is a broad term that encompasses diverse skills and facets of project management. In essence, civil engineers are involved in the start of almost any building, development or infrastructure project. Civil engineers work in both the public and private sectors, seeing building and development projects from conception to completion, and they are involved in just about every phase in between. Civil engineers have been helping improve the built environment around us since about 4000 BC, when the ancient Egyptians first started trying to create roads and shelters. Today,

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Across America, businesses large and small are owned by our great country’s military heroes. We can identify these businesses through designations such as VBE, VOSB and IVOSB. In this post, we’ll explain what these designations mean and what they mean to you as a supporter of these enterprises. Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) The VBE designation is granted locally to ensure that veteran-owned businesses have an equal opportunity to participate in the purchasing of goods, services and public works. The city of Indianapolis requires that such businesses are at least 51 percent owned by veterans or persons on active duty in a military service. Having attained VBE designation means that the team at Roger Ward Engineering brings you a can-do attitude, whatever the task may be. You can show your support

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