HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 1

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Publicado 2023-08-29
I'm on location to document the construction of a new wastewater lift station!
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This is the first episode of a five-part pilot series to gauge your interest in "How It's Made"-esque heavy construction videos, so let me know what you think! Got an idea for an episode? Share it here: practical.engineering/location

Huge thanks to our project partners!
Owner: San Antonio River Authority (@SanAntonioRiver)
Engineer: Utility Engineering Group
General Contractor: MGC Contractors (@mgccontractors3304)

Practical Construction is a YouTube channel dedicated to the built environment. The show builds on the success of @PracticalEngineeringChannel , one of the largest engineering channels on YouTube, with more than 3 million subscribers and monthly viewership in the millions. Hosted and produced by civil engineer Grady Hillhouse, Practical Construction videos provide thoughtful and engaging explanations of how the world is built (and maintained) around us.

Credits:
Created by Grady Hillhouse
Edited by Wesley Crump
Camera Operator Josh Lorenz
Script Editing by Ralph Crewe
Graphics by Max Moser
Music by Donovan Bullen
Color Correction and Blurring by the Nebula Studios team
Some music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/creator

Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @jordansean18
    This felt like a kids show written with an adult level of detail. Love it!
  • @moizrang52
    Great new series. Hope this turns into a big success and more projects in future.
  • @PeterTodd
    Grady, thank you! This is so well put together, highly informative and so interesting. Just the right level of detail, not so much that you get bogged down or overwhelmed. The scripting is on point and the visuals all relevant. Content of this quality is really hard to find on YT. Excellent work! A+
  • @machomachomanly
    This content is a perfect companion to your lessons. It feels like this is the lab course to your lecture course. We get to see everything you teach in action!
  • @TwitchIlluminati
    As a Civil Engineer and project manager in construction, I can watch this all day
  • @McKay1108
    I'm loving this. It's one thing to see stuff like strucutal fountations be explained in a 10 minute video, and a whole nother experience to follow a project along its entire process in SUCH detail. I'm aware how much effort it is to show every small step, and IMO that's what makes this really stand out! Big thanks to you and your team for the great work in documenting this.
  • @mindgame112
    The production quality of these videos really makes you appreciate the amount of effort and time put in these videos. This kind of quality easily surpasses the old videos I used to watch on the Discovery channel for instance!
  • @philh8829
    This truly is next level production. Perfect narration, audio clarity, diagrams, art, b roll, drone shots, time lapse, composition, sound production, and detailed scientific explanation for the layman. This channel is $$$$.
  • @shaneahrens3578
    As a contractor that does this kind of work it is cool to see it shown to the masses. We also work in this area and for this owner, and you picked a great contractor to follow. Job well done!
  • @nightraven836
    it's amazing that you've come so far that places like the san antonio river authority now see you as a legitimate way to educate the public on things like this, I love it.
  • @Mason15939
    As a San Antonio native in construction, I love seeing these videos. I’ve seen that exact same 300 ton Howell crane on one of my projects too! Keep up the good work
  • I’m currently working on the design and construction of a sanitary lift station in my city, and you have no idea how thrilled I was to see this appear on my feed!
  • @jlconway
    Oh man this is quality stuff. You're nailing it. All the stuff that made the big networks big back in the day, it's right here but it's better. No drama, no fake shine. Just the meat of a good project. It's like the construction/engineering version of why I watch Nature, NOVA, Planet Earth, etc. Yes please.
  • @Beryllahawk
    This was SO FUN. It's fascinating to realize how much goes into what some folks would only see as a big mess and a big inconvenience. This was like real-life Bob the Builder, and I mean that in the very best way! (And as a total side note: I think the crew was just as glad you were over there quietly having lunch and staying out from underfoot!) And it's even MORE interesting for me because soon - there will be some water-and-sewer work going on right in front of my house!!! Our whole neighborhood just got the official word from the city, they're finally able to update the water mains and all the other lines. It'll involve digging up the entire street, in sections of course, and they're projecting it to be a one year to 18 month project. Everyone's pretty excited about it (some in a good way and some not so much haha). I for one am REALLY looking forward to not having terrible colors show up in the water anymore >.> (as far as I know the mains here were laid down fifty years ago, and the soil here is VERY damp, clay/sand mix, because southeast US; so you can maybe imagine the kind of damage those pipes have endured over the decades. add in a kerfuffle involving the tax money for the city and.... we're just glad to finally get some updates!)
  • @skivvy3565
    Rewatching the entire series since Grady said they’re getting less views than his usual content . Please let these series continue!
  • @thunderjeep08
    Like you said, this is the type of content that has been seriously lacking since the demise of the cable channels. Thank you.
  • @joshuamoore3438
    As a Pump Engineer in the UK I am excited to see how you guys over the pond get it done!
  • As a civil engineer and having designed storm sewers for years, I always enjoy seeing the actual process to build out the final design! Thank you!
  • @awg6397
    My dad is a soils engineer, and Ive been around heavy civil my entire life, Im all for episodes like this