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This 27,664-square-foot community aquatic center in Spanish Fork, Utah features a variety of indoor and outdoor pools, including lap pools, activity pools, a diving pool, and a lazy river. Working with CEM Aquatics on the facility’s construction, FOCUS Consulting provided construction staking services to bring this aquatic center to life. The project’s reliance on prefabricated […]

Luis Carmen was initially drawn to the AEC industry through his interest in architecture. This interest ultimately led Luis down a career path in construction where he explored several roles before discovering his passion for surveying and construction staking. Luis enjoys the hands-on nature of staking and the variety it brings. Operating equipment, learning its […]

Design Matters: Behind the Stakes of Construction Staking The Construction Staking department at FOCUS plays a critical role in turning design into reality. We held a group interview with Construction Staking department manager Travis Benson and junior project managers Cory Thompson, Carson Griffin, and Wes Prime to gain a better understanding of what goes into […]

Design Matters: FOCUS Engineering Leads the Way in Construction Staking with Drone Technology What if you could survey a complex construction site in half the time, with greater accuracy and less risk? At FOCUS Engineering & Surveying, Carson Griffin, Survey Crew Chief, and his team are making that possible. By combining cutting-edge drone technology with […]

Staff Spotlight: Cris Diaz Meet Cris Diaz, crew chief and key member of the FOCUS Construction Staking department. From a young age, Cris was driven to pursue a career in the construction industry. Both his older brother, a carpentry contractor, and his grandfather, a construction contractor, influenced his vision. At the age of 22, while […]

An Introduction to Construction Staking Construction Staking involves taking a set of plans or blueprints from paper and laying out stakes in the field so the contractors have a physical representation for construction. Connor Llewelyn, the Construction Staking department manager at FOCUS Engineering & Surveying, discussed how his team builds a better place. Q. What […]