BEng Civil Engineering; 8 years in project management.

Marcus Laurent

Contributor, Construction & Everyday Life

0 calculators 0 articles Member since Jun 2026

About

Marcus focuses on the "practical math" calculators: home projects, construction, fuel, and travel. His goal is simple — give the reader a number they can actually use on site or on the road in under 30 seconds.

Before writing full-time, he spent eight years in infrastructure and residential construction project management.

Areas of expertise

Construction math Home projects Travel planning Fuel economy

Education & credentials

BEng Civil Engineering — Polytechnique Montréal

Sports

Rowing Stroke Rate from Meters and Time Calculator

Compute the rowing stroke rate (strokes per minute) from total strokes and elapsed time, plus the 500 m pace from total...

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18,270 4.5 1 min

Conversions / Length

Length Converter

Convert between meters, kilometers, miles, feet, inches, and yards.

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23,148 3.9 1 min

Everyday Life / Travel

Moving Box Volume Packing Estimator Calculator

Estimates total packing volume in cubic feet from box length, width, height in inches and the number of boxes, helping p...

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9,521 4.2 1 min

Sports

NFL Yards per Attempt (Y/A and ANY/A) Calculator

Compute a quarterback's basic Y/A (passing yards per attempt) and the more complete Adjusted Net Y/A used in advanced fo...

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9,196 3.8 1 min

Construction / Materials

Lumber Cost Calculator

Compute the total cost of a lumber order by combining board-foot quantity with the per-board-foot price.

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9,958 4.5 1 min

Everyday Life

Excavation Volume Calculator

Compute the cubic yards of soil to excavate from a rectangular pit (length × width × depth) plus a swell-factor uplift t...

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22,209 4.1 1 min

Ecology / Carbon Footprint

Meat Consumption Emissions Calculator

Estimate the annual CO₂ equivalent emissions from your dietary meat consumption, given a weekly serving size in kilogram...

basic

4,769 4.9 1 min

Food / Party Planning

Pizza Party Calculator

How many pizzas do you need for a given number of guests, slice appetite, and pizza size.

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21,625 4.5 1 min

Health

Macro Split from Daily Calories Calculator

Calculates the grams of protein, fat, and carbohydrates from a total daily calorie target and percentage split. Remainin...

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5,022 4.5 1 min

Sports

Golf Course Handicap Calculator

Compute the World Handicap System course handicap from a player's handicap index, the tees' slope rating, the course rat...

basic

12,427 4.3 1 min

Construction / Materials

Brick Calculator

Estimate the number of bricks required to build a wall of any height and width, including a 10% wastage allowance.

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7,752 4.1 1 min

Everyday Life / Travel

Gas Mileage (MPG) Calculator

Calculate miles per gallon (or L/100 km) from the distance driven and the fuel used to cover it.

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12,405 4.7 1 min

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guide Conversions

Unit Conversion Without Typos: A Field Guide

Most unit-conversion mistakes are dumb mistakes — swapped factors, dropped decimals, wrong direction. A short guide to not making them.

Marcus Laurent

May 14, 2026 3 min

tutorial Fitness

Running Pace: How to Read Splits Without Getting Lost

Pace, splits, and goal times talk about the same thing from three different angles. A short guide to keeping them straight mid-race.

Marcus Laurent

Jan 24, 2026 3 min

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Rowing Stroke Rate from Meters and Time Calculator

Length Converter

Moving Box Volume Packing Estimator Calculator

NFL Yards per Attempt (Y/A and ANY/A) Calculator

Lumber Cost Calculator

Excavation Volume Calculator

Meat Consumption Emissions Calculator

Pizza Party Calculator

Macro Split from Daily Calories Calculator

Golf Course Handicap Calculator

Brick Calculator

Gas Mileage (MPG) Calculator

Unit Conversion Without Typos: A Field Guide

Running Pace: How to Read Splits Without Getting Lost