Myths are great material for the movie screen. The lost kingdom of Atlantis, bloodthirsty vampires, or fire-breathing dragons: these are all the “good” kind of myth and will fill theaters. Of course, everyone usually knows that these myths are just that. The danger is when myths are confused with reality. When large amounts of money, reputations, and […]
Bechtel Named in Fortune’s 25 Most Important Private Companies List
May 23rd, 2016
Congratulations Bechtel! We’re thrilled to see Bechtel in Fortune’s 25 Most Important Private Companies list. The list includes private companies who have a deep connection to our daily lives, and what has a deeper connection to all of our daily lives than the environment and infrastructure around us? We rely on the infrastructure around us […]
Project Controls Software: Put an End to Spreadsheet Insanity
February 1st, 2016
Excel® is great. It’s widely available, easy to use, and capable of some fairly complicated calculations. For example, if you needed to solve for patterns of acoustical radiation, Excel has a built-in formula for it. You can use the program to do just about anything. You really shouldn’t use it for project controls. Here’s why. […]
What the Star Wars Movies Can Teach Us About Project Controls
December 14th, 2015
In case you’re one of the two people who hadn’t heard, there’s a new Star Wars movie opening this Friday. In the US, pre-orders for tickets have broken the previous record (Hunger Games) eight times over. A thousand shows sold out within 12 hours of tickets becoming available. The excitement got us thinking about some […]
2015 EcoSys User Conference, Day 2 Recap
September 23rd, 2015
After resting up from an intense and content-packed first day of the User Conference, attendees (the highest number we’ve had so far, by the way!) were ready for more, and this time they had their choice of three separate session tracks: In addition to sessions on both the technical and solutions-oriented sides of EcoSys EPC, […]
2015 EcoSys User Conference, Day 1 Recap
September 22nd, 2015
Sunday night kicked off the 5th annual EcoSys User Conference at the Four Seasons Orlando. The early arrivals competed in an afternoon golf scramble. Congratulations to Sandra DeLaGarza (Columbia Pipeline Group), Darren Metherell (EcoSys), Jeff Wells (Atkins), and David Padgett (EcoSys). Then, guests gathered for a welcome cocktail & networking reception out on the King […]