Two GeoEngineers Projects Featured in Trenchless Technology
The most recent issue of Trenchless Technology magazine features two horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects by GeoEngineers. This issue also marks the sixth consecutive year Trenchless Technology has named GeoEngineers in the top 25 of its annual list of the top trenchless design firms. The first feature focuses on a complex HDD project where GeoEngineers […]
Time-Lapse Video of New Amazon Headquarters Foundation Pour
On December 14, 2013, GeoEngineers shot a time-lapse video of its project partner, Sellen Construction, pouring more than 11,000 cubic yards of concrete for the foundation of the first of three buildings that will make up the new Amazon headquarters in downtown Seattle. This volume of concrete is the equivalent of more than four Olympic-sized […]
GeoEngineers Among Several Firms Recognized for Exceptional Safety Performance
GeoEngineers was recently among several firms recognized at an awards ceremony celebrating a total of 750,000 hours worked without a loss-time injury on the GARVEE Transportation Program in Idaho. The $988 million GARVEE Transportation Program is a funding initiative that uses Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds to fund critical transportation improvements throughout the state. […]
GeoEngineers Celebrates UW Tacoma YMCA Groundbreaking
GeoEngineers joined others in a groundbreaking celebration on December 2 for a new full-service YMCA at the University of Washington Tacoma (UW Tacoma) that will double as a student union building. GeoEngineers is providing geotechnical and environmental engineering services to the university and assisting the design-build team of Mortenson Construction and McGranahan Architects. We will […]
Springfield Office Named Choice Employer for Fifth Consecutive Year
For a fifth consecutive year, the Springfield Business Journal nominated GeoEngineers’ office in Springfield, MO, as a Choice Employer. The local award recognizes top employers in the Springfield area for their employee incentives and workplace environment. GeoEngineers received the highest ranking in employee incentives among all 12 nominated companies and placed in the top three […]
GeoEngineers Awards EWB-USA Grant to Help Peruvian Community
GeoEngineers has awarded a $2,500 grant to the University of California-Berkeley Student Chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA). The grant will support the chapter’s ongoing project to address widespread arsenic contaminated groundwater in the Hautta community of Peru. The level of contamination is ten times that accepted by the World Health Organization and carries the risk […]
How Data Collection Can Help Prevent Costly Power Outages
As we move further into autumn and large flocks of birds start migrating south for the winter, the risk for power outages increases. Birds and other wildlife are the third leading cause of power outages in the US, something electric utilities can’t afford when temperatures dip. There was a compelling presentation recently about this topic […]
Supporting Sustainable Water Solutions in the Developing World
GeoEngineers was the proud sponsor of an event that raised $10,000 for Water for People, a global nonprofit working to create locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanitation facilities and hygiene education programs in developing countries. The event, held on September 13 at the Carpenter Creek Winery in Mount Vernon, WA, is the second annual Wine […]
Spokane Office Laboratory Receives A2LA Accreditation
GeoEngineers’ concrete and soil/materials lab in Spokane, WA, received another two years of accreditation by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). A2LA—a nonprofit, non-government, public service, membership society—is one of the leading accreditation bodies in the construction materials and special inspection and testing industry. A2LA accreditation is based on internationally accepted criteria for competence […]
GeoEngineers’ “Superheroes” Complete 40-Mile Relay Race
A team of five GeoEngineers staff dressed as superheroes recently completed the Bellingham Traverse, a 40-mile multi-sport relay race. The event, hosted by three GeoEngineers clients (the City of Bellingham, Port of Bellingham, and Bellingham Parks and Recreation), celebrates the life cycle of salmon and the impact they have on our lives and community. GeoEngineers was […]