Civil Infrastructure & Machine Control Projects

Airport Heavy / Highway Infrastructure

Philadelphia International Airport: Runway 17-35 & Employee Parking Expansion

"After meeting with MESH and reviewing the progress on our models for the extension of Runway 17-35 and the Employee Parking Lot Expansion at the Philadelphia International Airport, I was thoroughly impressed with the level of detail. We have had great success on the parking lot and have complete confidence we will have the same results with the Runway extension. It was well worth the investment."

Joseph A. Scalfaro

Project Engineer · James J. Anderson Construction Co., Inc.

$100M+

Project Scope

100%

Machine Control Integration

0

Layout Rework Incidents

Philadelphia International Airport 3D machine control digital terrain model

Precision Corridor Modeling: Heavy/highway runway grading model built directly from CAD alignment geometry with tight FAA-grade sub-base paving tolerances.

Commercial Retail Development

Centre Square Commons

Blue Bell, PA · 20 Acres · 102,000 Sq Ft Commercial Shopping Center

MESH was retained by both the sitework contractor and the general contractor for this flagship 20-acre commercial shopping center in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Our modeling division authored the comprehensive 3D digital surface terrain model loaded directly into automated earthmoving dozers and excavators. Concurrently, MESH field survey crews completed 100% of the site and building survey layout: sanitary sewer, storm drainage, water distribution, building pads, curbs, structural retaining walls, and precision rock blasting layout.

GPS Machine Control DTM Full Site Utility Stakeout Rock Blasting Layout Retaining Wall Layout

Centre Square Commons 3D digital terrain surface model for machine control earthmoving

Centre Square Commons: 3D Surface Model with Complex Utility Trenches & Storm Basins

Medical & Senior Living Campus

Tabor Tract Commercial Center

Southeast Pennsylvania · 20 Acres · Medical, Senior Care & Office Space

Tabor Tract is a multi-phase, 20-acre commercial development. MESH provided an end-to-end technical engagement beginning with pre-construction earthwork balancing to resolve volumetric discrepancies.

Our team built the GPS machine control grading models, performed all building and sitework stakeout, and captured aerial RTK drone photogrammetry across every phase. By deploying high-accuracy drone topography for existing conditions and final as-built surveys, MESH completed the project well below budget and ahead of schedule.

Drone Topographic Mapping Volumetric Site Balancing Certified Municipal As-Builts

Tabor Tract commercial site drone aerial orthophoto and topographic contour overlay

Tabor Tract: RTK Drone Topographic Survey Orthomosaic & Volumetric Verification

Residential Subdivisions

National Homebuilder Interim Grading Solutions

How MESH's proprietary residential interim grading designs eliminate millions in lot-to-lot dirt movement for national homebuilders Lennar and Ryan Homes.

Miller's Pointe 90-lot Lennar subdivision 3D interim grading design

Lennar Homes

Miller's Pointe: 90-Lot Community

Interim Grading & Field Verification · Lennar

Engineered interim lot grading balancing home basement excavations directly on each individual lot with zero lot-to-lot soil transport. Rather than a generic pad schematic, MESH delivered a full grading plan providing positive temporary drainage tied to finished grades off the lots. The model was used by SmartSite Management for field verification prior to builder turnover.

90 Residential Lots Zero Lot-to-Lot Haul Field GPS Verification

Ryan Homes

Brandywine Walk: 295-Lot Community

Master Subdivision Interim Grading · Ryan Homes

Large-scale residential interim grading design balancing 295 individual building lots. The engineered machine control model provided predictable foundation excavation depths, minimized mud and stormwater pooling during building phases, and allowed rover field verification before builder closing dates.

295 Single-Family Lots Temporary Positive Drainage Ryan Homes Standards

Industry Recognition

Published Press & Engineering Case Studies

National trade publications showcasing MESH Consulting's breakthroughs in 3D machine control, automated grading, and civil BIM.

Date	Publication	Feature Title & Project Scope	MESH Engineering Role
March 2016	Construction Today	"In The Loop" – The Conti Group NCDOT Fayetteville Outer Loop Expressway	Prepared all 3D digital surface data for major North Carolina highway bypass.
May 2013	Forester Daily News	"Painstaking, but Without the Pain of Staking" – Landfill steep slope automated grading	Engineered 3D digital terrain models eliminating stakeout on hazardous slopes.
August 2011	Site Prep Magazine	"Beginning with BIM" – Maryland 9,100-Acre Master Planned Community	Integrated project delivery and civil 3D modeling for massive regional development.
Nov/Dec 2010	Grading and Excavation Contractor	"When Machine Controls All Work Together" – JFK International Airport Runway 13R–31L	Project Spotlight: MESH built and managed all 3D data for fast-track runway reconstruction.
July 2010	Modern Contractor Solutions	"Milling in the Big Apple" – JFK Airport 13R–31L Bay Runway Project	Supplied precision 3D digital milling and paving control data.
February 2010	Asphalt Contractor	"GPS Technology Cuts Costs" – Tilcon NJ Teterboro Airport Paving	Delivered survey-quality 3D data for automated Topcon machine control paving.
July 2008	CE News	"Project Case Study: Smart Site Design" – Limerick, PA Retail Development	Value engineering and optimization case study utilizing Bentley SITEOPS.
March 2008	AECbytes	"Building the Future" – Strategic Modeling Partnership Case Studies	Featured multiple MESH civil optimization case studies.

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