Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Earns SITEOPS(R) Provider Certification

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BLUERIDGE Analytics(R), provider of patented land development software that delivers cost-optimized preliminary site designs and estimates, today announced that Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, a top 100 U.S. engineering and environmental design firm, joins the elite list of SITEOPS Certified Providers.

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SITEOPS Certified Providers are civil engineering firms that have created "SITEOPS Certified Centers of Excellence" with at least five individuals certified in SITEOPS. Certification distinguishes engineers who have mastered conceptual site design and what-if analysis using SITEOPS. They are skilled in information delivery and presentation using this collaborative Software-as-a- Service (SaaS) system.

"Langan has an excellent reputation in the industry, with national and international reach," says BLUERIDGE Analytics President/CEO Mike Detwiler. "We are excited they are participating in the SITEOPS Provider program and are equipped to provide site savings to their diverse client base."

SITEOPS is "CAD with a Brain(TM)", revolutionary technology that can automatically generate line work for a conceptual site plan using sophisticated algorithms. The SITEOPS 3D auto-draw tool creates site layouts, grading plans, storm water drainage designs, and related cost estimates in minutes to hours. SITEOPS users save an average of $15,000 per acre in site costs. Engineering firms skilled in SITEOPS can produce dozens of preliminary plans for a single site, along with cost estimates, in less than a week. This tool enables firms to give clients significantly more information and options at the start of a project, a critical time for key financial decisions that can mean the edge in a tightening construction market.

"Our engineers appreciate the power of the SITEOPS system because it enables us to spend more time concentrating on engineering solutions versus drafting," says Michael Semeraro, Principal at Langan Engineering & Environmental Services. "Our clients that take advantage of this technology see significant time and cost savings on their projects, which contributes to the measurable value that Langan brings to every project."

For more information about SITEOPS certification, please visit http://www.siteops.com .

About Langan Engineering & Environmental Services

Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Elmwood Park, N.J., Langan is a premier provider of integrated land development engineering and environmental consulting services. Currently, Langan ( http://www.langan.com ) employs approximately 650 professionals in offices throughout the East Coast, Nevada, and California, as well as international locations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Athens, and London. Langan works in virtually all real estate development sectors, providing site/civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineering, as well as landscape architecture + planning, survey/mapping, traffic/transportation, CADD/GIS, natural resources consulting/permitting, and sustainable design consulting services. Langan was named Engineering Firm of the Year by the Developers & Builders Alliance and ranks #1 in retail design, according to New York Construction magazine. The firm consistently ranks among the Top 5 Best Engineering Firms to Work For by Civil Engineering News and ranks among the top 20 Green Design Firms by Engineering News-Record.

About SITEOPS

SITEOPS is patented land development software delivering cost-optimized preliminary site designs and cost estimates in hours instead of months. Through an unprecedented combination of cloud computing and optimization through generative design, SITEOPS saves thousands to millions of dollars per project in grading and other site costs. Clients include Lowe's Companies, Target, Regency Centers, and Hendrick Automotive Group, as well as other leading retailers, civil engineers, architects, and land developers.

About BLUERIDGE Analytics(R)

BLUERIDGE Analytics is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. BLUERIDGE delivers world-class evolutionary computing software to target markets in retail, real estate, and the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries.