Category: Delivering Success
Teamwork Keeps Construction On Schedule
April 12, 2019
Data Center Damage Quickly Evaluated It’s something construction manager dreads – a phone call late on a Friday about a construction problem. In this case, the call was about the fire damage to a …
Read MoreMaking Quality Your Top Priority
March 24, 2019
Using an accredited laboratory adds confidence the work being performed is completed in accordance with nationally recognized standards and procedures, and with proper equipment. The accreditation process involves an on-site laboratory assessment including staff certifications …
Read MoreWhat we know will help you
March 24, 2019
Innovation Reduces Subsurface Risk Would you like to know how subsurface conditions will impact your construction cost and schedule—even before you select the location for a new retail site or an alignment for a transmission …
Read MoreGEOPHYSICAL Investigations: Finding the right application for your site
March 20, 2019
Want to know what is below the ground? Drill a boring. Geotechnical exploration has taken that approach for hundreds of years. But this approach has its disadvantages, the most significant one being the fact that …
Read MoreVapor Intrusion: How to Identify and Resolve Risk
February 25, 2019
Environmental regulations can require property owners to take proactive steps to protect stakeholders when site buildings are being acquired or sold. Recently, a client was in the process of selling a portfolio of multifamily apartment …
Read MoreSolution to Challenging Terrain Saves Millions of Dollars on North Star Solar Project
February 25, 2019
When Community Energy Solar came to Terracon with a significant foundation concern for the largest solar project in Minnesota, the North Star Solar Project, the Terracon team recommended a solution which ultimately saved the client …
Read MoreConstruction of Specialized Healthcare Facilities Deliver Advanced Treatment Options
February 19, 2019
Proton therapy is a fast-growing healthcare technology that requires a specialized construction approach. An advanced form of radiation therapy, proton therapy is highly effective and typically causes fewer side effects in patients than other cancer …
Read MoreOSHA’s Crystalline Silica Standard: New Solution to a Very Old Problem
January 24, 2019
In March of 1930, Mohandas Gandhi was in the midst of his Salt March to the Arabian Sea, the industrialized world was about to experience the lowest point of the Great Depression, and ground was …
Read MoreBenchmarking Energy Usage Lowers Operating Costs
January 22, 2019
Increasingly, municipalities and states are requiring disclosure of energy and water use during commercial building real estate transactions. This trend is creating demand for energy and water usage analysis and documentation, including benchmarking similar buildings …
Read MoreHelping Healthcare Facilities Meet Seismic Requirements
January 2, 2019
Healthcare facilities must meet a high standard of excellence. It’s the strong relationship of trust, combined with technical experience, that Mayes, A Terracon Company (Mayes) brought to Seattle Children’s Hospital’s continued expansion. The hospital serves …
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