Thought we’d share some aerial imagery which P-Tn drone pilots captured earlier this summer of the Rock Island Bridge Entertainment Venue Project.  The conversion of this 100+ year old Classic RR bridge into a modern entertainment attraction is well underway, and the final concept & layout are now clearly visible in the work to-date.  As the bridge superstructure improvements and infrastructure gradually transition to more conventional construction for the venue spaces and interior / finish ... Read More about END-OF-SUMMER BRIDGE UPDATE

P-Tn was involved with the UMB Bank Facility project at State Line and I-435 in Kansas City, Missouri.  We provided a remote ProgressWEBCAM for site monitoring throughout construction.  From those images we created a marketing-quality Time-lapse VIDEO of the entire build.  After completion, we captured a selection of architectural compositions that include key interior spaces and dusk/night photos of the facility.    This project was constructed by D.E. Ross Construction of Raytown, Missouri ... Read More about UMB STATE LINE BANK FINALS

Are Pecans a secret Catfish BAIT?  I have no idea – I don’t fish.  Why ask?  Well, there’s clearly a connection between the two, based upon the City Limit Sign for Chetopa, Kansas.  P-Tn recently completed another rural Kansas PRE-Construction documentation assignment there.  We’ve been ‘all over’ Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and beyond this spring and summer!  Our client (and this project’s General Contractor), Bennett, Inc. headquartered in Lamar, Missouri asked us to provide PHOTOGRAPHY of ... Read More about KANSAS CATFISH CAPITAL?

I’m going to venture out on thin ice, here.  I’d like to make some observations on Artificial Intelligence by commenting on something I will instead refer to as “Artful Intelligence”.  In either instance, I’m referring to the ever more popular discussions about the rapidly growing occurrence of FAKE photographic images and videos that are flooding media – especially social media and (so called) news outlets.  In my humble opinion, these modifications of imagery are far, far, from ... Read More about ARTFUL INTELLIGENCE?

WOW!  Just after we posted about the BOSTON Building Science Symposium, we got the word that is was SOLD OUT!  So, we’re right back here directing you to the CHICAGO Symposium -= the last event for 2024 in the Symposium lineup.  READ ON, with a focus on Chicago!  There’s been a short break in the 2024 Building Science* Symposium season, but we’re closing in on the next event coming up in BOSTON, and it’s just around the corner!  For sure, but it’s SOLD OUT!  Right on the heels of Boston is ... Read More about BUILDING SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM – CHICAGO

Here’s a short follow-up on our recent article about providing PRE-Construction PHOTO/VIDEO documentation for a manhole rehabilitation project in the City of Stover, Missouri.  These photos, and this VIDEO CLIP will bring some ‘perspective’ to what P-Tn provides our construction & engineering clients on projects in these small towns throughout the Central Midwest.  This scene shows beautiful downtown Stover, Missouri for a MH project by BENNETT INC., out of Lamar, Missouri.  P-Tn’s ... Read More about LOTS OF MANHOLES

There’s been a short break in the 2024 Building Science* Symposium season, but we’re closing in on the next event coming up in Boston, and it’s just around the corner!  Right on the heels of Boston is the Chicago Symposium, so you’ll have another opportunity as we move into fall.  Don’t miss out!    Get all the details about the BOSTON SYMPOSIUM HERE! Would you like to attend, but need a helping hand?  Learn about SCHOLARSHIPS. P-Tn built & manages the bsandbeerkc.org WEBSITE for ... Read More about BUILDING SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM – BOSTON

QUIZ!  How many Sanitary Sewer Manholes are there throughout the City of Stover, Missouri?  And why would you even care?  Honestly … we don’t want to mislead our viewers; we don’t actually know how many MH’s there are altogether.  But we do know that our client, Bennett, Inc. out of Lamar, MO. has been contracted to rehab more than 200 of them.  So, that’s how many locations P-Tn will be documenting with PHOTO / VIDEO Visual Documentation.  Those 200 are located throughout this rural Missouri ... Read More about HOW MANY MANHOLES in STOVER?

As you watch the pullback flight in this VIDEO you will appreciate the scope of this concrete pour, and the overall size of the project involved.  Our focus, pardon the pun, is not on the size of the job, but the location.  This flight took place at a high school track modernization more than 600 miles from the Kansas City Metro – which is not only where P-Tn is Headquartered, but where the GC for this project is located as well.  We’ve been coordinating assignments like this for years now, ... Read More about OUT-OF-TOWN DRONE FLIGHTS ?

The Turner High School Building Trades class project is done, and their house is up for sale!  Take a few minutes to view this build from beginning to end –    https://www.p-tn.net/COM/TL/THShomebuildFINAL.mp4   This is the final chapter in a story we’ve been sharing for two years, as Turner High School Instructor, Scott Hughes, worked with his Building Trades students (along with professional tradesmen) to complete the construction of a new residential home over the last two ... Read More about HOUSE FOR SALE!

Travis has been our Head Aerial Photographer at P-Tn for decades … although we have multiple FAA Certified UAS-Drone Pilots, and Tim has done his share of fixed-wing aerial photography.  For the most part, we currently fly drones for nearly all our aerial still photo and video capture.  However, there are some situations where a drone simply cannot get the job done, primarily due to altitude restrictions or potential interference with conventional aircraft operations.  Our pilots know the rules ... Read More about ONE IN A MILLION SHOT

P-Tn is flying in the mountains!  This is just a news flash for those of you who might remember the disastrous flooding that occurred in Montana two years ago.  The Yellowstone River coming out of the National Park by the same name hit historic levels and over the course of a few hours flooded the Yellowstone River from the North Entrance to the Park at Gardiner, Montana, to Livingston, Montana – 50 miles north – and well beyond that, including the City of Red Lodge, Montana!  In the process, ... Read More about YELLOWSTONE RIVER BRIDGE