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New Possibilities: A BRD High School Intern’s Reflection
This past week I spent hours usually occupied by schoolwork and junior year stress working as an intern at BIG RED DOG. Through a leadership […]
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BIG RED DOG Austin Bike Tour 2018 (VIDEO)
Team members from our Austin office recently enjoyed a Friday afternoon on a bike tour around downtown and the East Side to learn about some […]
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5 Projects Nominated for ABJ’s 2018 Commercial Real Estate Awards
The nominations have been released for the Austin Business Journal’s 2018 Commercial Real Estate Awards! BIG RED DOG is proud to be an engineering and […]
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Floodplain Variances in the City of Austin: The 7 Requirements, Explained
Buildings and parking areas are prohibited from being placed in the floodplain in the City of Austin, according to Land Development Code (LDC) Section 25-7-92. However, […]
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Transportation and Traffic Engineering the BIG RED DOG Way (VIDEO)
BIG RED DOG provides engineering services for a multitude of project types across several disciplines including Civil, Structural, MEP, Transportation, and Traffic. In this video, […]
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Construction Update: Tyndall at Robertson Hill Topping Out Ceremony (VIDEO)
White Construction Company held the “topping out” ceremony for the Tyndall at Robertson Hill project on Friday, February 16th. A topping out ceremony is typically […]
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Construction Underway at Omni Barton Creek Resort
Construction is underway the $150 million dollar transformation to the Omni Barton Creek Resort in southwest Austin, Texas. The project includes a brand new guest tower […]
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Event Recap: RED ROCK 2017
This week we teamed up with Rockford to host RED ROCK 2017 – a celebration for those who design, develop, and build Austin! We welcomed architects, […]
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Can You Use a Parking Lot as a Detention Pond in the City of Austin?
A majority of sites requiring stormwater detention will use an earthen berm or a concrete basin for storage. However, sometimes that is not feasible. If […]
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What is a Site Plan Exemption in the City of Austin?
In the City of Austin, site plan exemptions give small projects that do not have an existing site plan on file an expedited pathway to […]
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RECA Ideas Forum Recap – How Do We Build The Affordable Housing We Need?
Today BIG RED DOG sponsored the Real Estate Council of Austin‘s monthly Ideas Forum – an event that brings together a panel of experts to […]
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Coming Soon: Lynd at Lake Travis
Construction is underway at the Lynd at Lake Travis project, a 312-unit multifamily project located on 37acres near Lake Travis in Austin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). […]
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Residential Drone Delivery
Are you designing for the future? We are in a new age of technology, commerce, and engineering. At this point it would be foolish to […]
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Inc. 5000 Award
BIG RED DOG is pleased to announce that we’ve ranked #1316 on of the Inc. 5000 list. Each year for 36 years, Inc. has recognized the fastest-growing […]
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Building a Corridor with just a Top of Curb Profile
With every new release of Civil 3D, their corridor feature improves. It’s great for building roads that are constructed with a centerline top of pavement […]
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5 Reasons Wood Would be Good for Your Next Project
Our Structural team at BIG RED DOG hosted a Mass Timber Structures Seminar in our Austin office. In preparation for the event, we wanted to provide some […]
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Energy Saving Tips for High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Texas
As the major Texas metros grow, the demand for high-rise apartment buildings continues to climb. In Dallas, Houston, and Austin columns of high rises are […]
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Just Completed: Lantana Ridge
BIG RED DOG worked with GFF Architects, DCA Construction and Lincoln Property Company on the Lantana Ridge Office Park located at 7601 Southwest Parkway in […]
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Construction Update: Canopy Walk in Austin
BIG RED DOG is working with Thomas Phifer and Partners, Manchester Texas Financial Group, DWG. Landscape Architects, Thornton Tomasetti, and Hunt Construction (AECOM) on Canopy […]
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The Value of Ownership and Lien Certificates
Ownership and Lien Certificates (O&L) are obtained from a title company. Upon request, title companies will do a search through property records to put together […]
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