Livingston Engineering

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About the firm

Livingston Engineering provides professional civil engineering and land surveying services. Based in Brighton, Michigan, the practice supports land development, infrastructure, and construction projects across multiple states. It works with residential, commercial, industrial, and automotive sector clients, delivering precise design plans, construction surveying, and specialized spatial data solutions.

Firm type
Civil Engineering · Land Surveying

Capabilities

Civil Engineering

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Provides design plans and engineering solutions for land development projects. The practice addresses site grading, utility infrastructure, and environmental permitting requirements.

  • Commercial Site Development

    Delivers tailored layout and utility designs for commercial property developments.

  • Earthwork Balance Services

    Calculates excavation and fill volumes to optimize material movement across sites.

  • Engineered Septic Fields

    Designs wastewater disposal systems tailored to specific site soil conditions.

  • Erosion Control Plans

    Creates strategies to prevent soil runoff and manage sediment during construction.

  • Grading Plans

    Establishes detailed elevation designs to ensure proper site drainage and accessibility.

  • Industrial Planning

    Designs logistics and infrastructure layouts for industrial facilities and parks.

  • Infrastructure Improvements

    Plans upgrades to municipal and private water, sewer, and road systems.

  • Land Divisions

    Processes the legal dividing of property boundaries into individual parcels.

  • Parking Lot Design

    Plans vehicle circulation, pavement thickness, and stormwater drainage for parking structures.

  • Private Road Design

    Engineers custom road access corridors meeting local municipal standards.

  • Sewer and Water Design

    Engineers clean water supply networks and municipal sewage collection lines.

  • Site Condominium Planning

    Drafts specialized development layouts for master-deeded property divisions.

  • Storm Water Management Systems

    Designs detention ponds, bioswales, and piping to control post-development runoff.

Construction Surveying

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Delivers precision layout, staking, and mapping services for infrastructure and development projects. The team collaborates with contractors and project managers to ensure accurate execution on-site.

  • Airport Infrastructure Staking

    Provides high-accuracy construction layout services for runways, taxiways, and terminal facilities.

  • Commercial Development Staking

    Positions building corners, utilities, and curbs for retail and commercial builders.

  • Industrial Development Staking

    Ensures structural elements and machinery foundations are placed within tight industrial tolerances.

  • Road and Highway Surveying

    Performs centerline layout, grading control, and quantity verification for road corridors.

  • Multi-Family Residential Layout

    Positions foundation points and utility connections for apartment and townhouse projects.

  • Single Family Residential Layout

    Stakes individual homes, setbacks, and local subdivision streets for residential builders.

  • Final Record As-built Drawings

    Generates post-construction surveys verifying actual structural placement matches design intents.

Drones & UAV / UAS

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Deploys unmanned aircraft systems to gather high-precision spatial data across expansive or challenging terrains. This technology enables rapid mapping, progress monitoring, and asset inspection.

  • Aerial Surface Modeling

    Generates detailed digital terrain models using photogrammetric drone data.

  • Aerial Volume Calculations

    Calculates material stockpiles and earthwork volumes using high-density aerial points.

  • Point-Cloud Data Generation

    Creates three-dimensional spatial coordinates to model structures and terrain features with precision.

GIS: Geographic Information Systems

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Designs and maintains spatial databases that integrate diverse datasets for facility management, asset tracking, and strategic planning.

  • Site and Facility Mapping

    Draws comprehensive database models of building footprints and surrounding property details.

  • Utility Network Documentation

    Maintains up-to-date spatial records of subterranean and aerial utility infrastructure.

  • Parking Lot Paving Asset Logs

    Tracks paving histories, material quantities, and contractor schedules inside a map database.

  • Environmental and Well Monitoring Databases

    Tracks aquifer, municipal, or environmental testing coordinates and metrics spatially.

Industries

Commercial · Residential · Industrial · Multifamily Residential · Highways & Roads · Aviation · Automotive

Projects

GM North-South Straightaway

Automotive · 2018 · Client: General Motors

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Provided engineering and surveying services for the GM North-South Straightaway project, which received multiple industry recognitions for excellence in asphalt pavement.

GM VDTA Pad

Automotive · 2011 · Client: General Motors

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Contributed to the GM VDTA Pad project, which was recognized with an Award of Merit for special and challenging projects.