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2021 engineering and construction industry outlook

April 28, 2021

The US engineering and construction (E&C) industry began 2020 on a bright note—and then COVID-19 hit. Despite the challenges that have resulted, there are reasons to be optimistic. Explore five engineering and construction industry trends that will impact the coming year, from connected construction to new business models.

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Mailhot de Mexico

Mailhot de Mexico is a company of Canadian origin founded in 1956 by Gilles Mailhot in St-Jacques, province of Quebec in Canada. It is located in the Santa Fe I Industrial Park, within Guanajuato Puerto Interior, located in the municipality of Silao, Guanajuato.

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Leveraging Technology in Today’s Construction Market

whitePaper | February 4, 2020

The outlook for the construction industry in 2020 looks promising, with a recent survey undertaken by the Associated General Contractors of America clearly pointing to widespread positive sentiment across the market. With over 680,000 employers and 7,000,000 employees building over $1.3 trillion in structures each year, the industry continues to play an important role in the US economy.

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Microclimate Simulation for Urban Design

whitePaper | June 9, 2022

The built environment needs continuous adaptation to global population changes, the adverse effects of climate change, and evolving occupant requirements. To meet these evolving challenges, architects and engineers require access to highfidelity design simulation tools to accurately predict complex behavior in buildings and cities. SimScale enables architects and engineers to integrate physics-based simulation into their entire design workflow starting from the earliest stages where critical design decisions are made. Rapid assessments of the microclimate impacts on design for example, are now possible using the simple and intuitive workflow in SimScale

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whitePaper | July 11, 2022

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The Current State of Engineering Simulation

whitePaper | July 27, 2022

SimScale and Digital Engineering conducted a readership survey to obtain a high-level view of how engineers are using both on-premises and cloud-based simulation software. The research found that respondents are using simulation across their design departments and throughout the design cycle on a frequent basis, and analyzing multiple physics.

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whitePaper | October 17, 2022

Engineering calculations are at the heart of civil engineering design. The calculation sheets that accompany a project can provide evidence of the design competency and that the specifications are met. Common building calculations are formalized in design guides, such as Eurocodes, AASHTO, IBC etc. The equations tend to be mathematically simple – only needing basic arithmetic operations on the design parameters – but they still require engineering experience to determine the which, why, and when.

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