August 18, 2026
Setting monitoring thresholds that don't cry wolf
Alert thresholds set too tight stop work for nothing. Set too loose they miss the movement that matters. Here's how we pick them.
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Field notes
What we learn on site.
Short technical pieces on monitoring, inspection and DOB compliance — the questions that come up most on real projects.
July 29, 2026
Why splitting testing and inspection across two vendors costs you time
Two vendors means two schedules, two report formats and one argument when the readings disagree. The coordination cost is real.
ReadJune 11, 2026
What Chapter 33 actually requires before you excavate
A plain reading of the monitoring obligations that catch most projects by surprise, and when they kick in.
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