Tagged: Energy
Terracon Leads Efforts for “Legacy” Oilfield Site Reclamation
November 17, 2017
Thousands of oil and gas wells have been drilled in North Dakota over the past six decades – many long before the environmental regulations of today were in place. Today, some of the sites damaged …
Read MoreCorpus Christi
October 11, 2017
Eager to help assist in the continuous growth of the region, Terracon has opened a Corpus Christi office to meet the needs of our existing clients and reach potential clients throughout Texas. We pride ourselves …
Read MoreUsing Collaboration and Communication to Reduce Geotechnical Project Risk
August 25, 2017
One of today’s buzzwords is “Risk.” We all have experience with the prime example of risk and risk mitigation: insurance. Simply stated, insurance mitigates financial risk by paying some money to make sure that we …
Read MoreOlathe
August 20, 2017
Olathe, Kan. is home to our national headquarters. From this office, our talented professionals provide a wide-variety of services including environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials consulting engineering services and support. Our employee-owners support clients and …
Read MoreDemolition and Clean Up Heat Up: Commissioned demolition of an incinerator
June 23, 2017
Many communities have obsolete infrastructure that represents an underutilized asset, often posing an environmental or safety hazard to the community. Terracon recently assisted one such community with a former municipal solid waste incinerator removal to …
Read MoreSolution to Challenging Terrain Saves Millions of Dollars on North Star Solar Project
September 9, 2016
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 MoreGenerating Results: Collaborative Team Keeps Alta Wind Energy Project on Track
July 22, 2016
On the heels of the landmark 2015 climate accord at which nations around the world committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. government extended tax credits for wind power development. These events led to …
Read MoreWhen it Comes to Geotechnical Exploration: Know Before You Explore
April 13, 2016
Terracon is applying big data concepts using our vast amount of historical and publicly available data regarding the subsurface to add an important first step in our geotechnical site characterization for project sites. We are …
Read MoreLife-Saving Medical Facility Faces Moisture Issues
April 4, 2016
Ryder Trauma Center is recognized as one of the world’s leading healthcare facilities and is credited with saving thousands of lives every year as a part of the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Medical …
Read MoreSetting the Standard: Innovative Solar Panel Foundation Testing
October 22, 2015
Harnessing the power of the sun is certainly not a new concept. What is new is the large number of solar powered facilities being built across the country thanks to recent declines in the cost of …
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