Talk to a Consultant 866-873-8050
Contact Us
Article

Braun Intertec COVID-19 Preparedness Update

Greetings clients and employee owners, I want to update you on the steps we are taking to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our priority will always be the health and safety of our employee owners, clients, and the communities...

Read More

Most Recent

Article

January 22, 2021

Kansas City Spotlight: IFC Certification for Firestop Special Inspection Services

At Braun Intertec, we are committed to being the consultant of choice for our clients and the employer of choice for our employees. This often means encouraging our employee-owners to pursue professional development opportunities to obtain additional certifications that in turn allow us to work on more complex and high-profile projects. Recently, two employee-owners from our Kansas City office, Bryan Evans, E.I. and Alex Nelson, obtained their International Firestop Council (IFC) Special Inspector Certificate. In addition to this certification, Alex Nelson also received the Premier Level Certification, which is the highest level of IFC certification available. Alex is one of...

Read More

Article

January 21, 2021

Building Agency Partnerships for Successful Environmental Permitting

It’s that time of the year again – you have a permitting project and you need to engage your local, state or federal environmental permitting agency. Maybe you have an exciting new facility expansion project or maybe it’s just time to reissue that old, expiring permit. Either way, this is probably not your favorite aspect of the job, and you might be running through a range of emotions from minor inconvenience to deep dread. For many folks, this is as stressful as your job gets – but it doesn’t have to be. With a better understanding of the people, some...

Read More

Article

January 11, 2021

Employee Owner Spotlight: Faith Walters, Operations Manager, Beaumont, Texas

We recently met with Faith Walters, operations manager from our Beaumont, Texas office to discuss her expertise with asphalt and what it means to her to be an employee owner. What does it mean to you to be a successful woman in such a male-dominated field?I’ve been a tomboy my whole life, but people were always surprised when they saw me come to the field. I was fascinated with how many tests you can run on aggregates and soil, so I wanted to learn everything I could get my hands on. I’ve always been the only girl until I joined Braun...

Read More

Article

January 4, 2021

What to Know for the 2021 TCEQ Stormwater MSGP Renewal

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is in the process of renewing the 2016 Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Multi Sector Generator Permit (MSGP) – TXR050000, which expires on August 14, 2021. The MSGP authorizes point source discharges of stormwater associated with industrial activities and certain non-stormwater discharges to surface waters in the state. MSGP coverage is based upon Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes, Industrial Activity Codes, and discharges subject to federal effluent guidelines under 40 CFR Parts 400-471. Existing MSGP requirements include the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3), application submittal (Notice of...

Read More

Most Popular

See All

Webinars

December 28, 2020

Developing on Contaminated Sites: How to Effectively Combine Geotechnical and Environmental Investigations

When starting a project how often do you bring your geotechnical engineer and environmental consultant to the same table? This approach is often overlooked but with some forethought, you can save significant time, money and improve project results if you combine environmental and geotechnical investigations on your next project. Watch our environmental consulting and geotechnical engineering experts Jackie Dylla, CHMM and Josh Kirk, PE, dive into how combining environmental and geotechnical investigations can enhance your project during planning and site development phases. Learn more about: Getting the most out of your soil borings on projectsWhen geotechnical recommendations have environmental implications...

Read More

November 13, 2020

Introduction to Retention Walls: Select the Right System For Your Next Project

Whether you are working on a transportation project or a new building development downtown, temporary retention walls are critical to the safety and stability of many projects. While you will likely hire a consultant to design your next support of excavation system, as a project owner do you know the basics of retention wall selection and their installation? Are you familiar with the common problems project owners encounter and how they can be avoided with the right advance planning? Tune into the recorded webinar as our retention wall expert, Jeff Segar, PE, SE, walks through an introduction to support of...

Read More

October 19, 2020

Wood-Framed Buildings Webinar: Design and Construction Challenges You Need to Know

Wood frame structures are one of the most common systems to frame multi-family structures, but it often is unclear how to go about meeting the codes and standards for special inspections, firestopping and sound building envelopes. If not followed, many of the problems these structures face after construction are costly—and preventable if you know what to look for during the design and construction phases. Take a look behind the scenes at the issues special inspectors and building envelope experts can spot in wood frame structures on our recorded webinar with our Building and Structure Science experts, Jason Hanlon, PE, MSLE...

Read More

See All

Articles

January 22, 2021

Kansas City Spotlight: IFC Certification for Firestop Special Inspection Services

At Braun Intertec, we are committed to being the consultant of choice for our clients and the employer of choice for our employees. This often means encouraging our employee-owners to pursue professional development opportunities to obtain additional certifications that in turn allow us to work on more complex and high-profile projects. Recently, two employee-owners from our Kansas City office, Bryan Evans, E.I. and Alex Nelson, obtained their International Firestop Council (IFC) Special Inspector Certificate. In addition to this certification, Alex Nelson also received the Premier Level Certification, which is the highest level of IFC certification available. Alex is one of...

Read More

January 21, 2021

Building Agency Partnerships for Successful Environmental Permitting

It’s that time of the year again – you have a permitting project and you need to engage your local, state or federal environmental permitting agency. Maybe you have an exciting new facility expansion project or maybe it’s just time to reissue that old, expiring permit. Either way, this is probably not your favorite aspect of the job, and you might be running through a range of emotions from minor inconvenience to deep dread. For many folks, this is as stressful as your job gets – but it doesn’t have to be. With a better understanding of the people, some...

Read More

January 11, 2021

Employee Owner Spotlight: Faith Walters, Operations Manager, Beaumont, Texas

We recently met with Faith Walters, operations manager from our Beaumont, Texas office to discuss her expertise with asphalt and what it means to her to be an employee owner. What does it mean to you to be a successful woman in such a male-dominated field?I’ve been a tomboy my whole life, but people were always surprised when they saw me come to the field. I was fascinated with how many tests you can run on aggregates and soil, so I wanted to learn everything I could get my hands on. I’ve always been the only girl until I joined Braun...

Read More

See All

White Papers

January 29, 2020

Advancements in Deep Foundations: Augered Cast-In-Place Piles

Located in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, the Block 9 Redevelopment project site contains highly-compressible soils in the upper 100 feet with groundwater about 10 to 15 feet below the existing ground surface. The owner prohibited using driven piles to avoid disturbing neighbors of the project and historically, drilled shafts are used in Fargo as a reduced noise and vibration alternative to driven piles. However, developments over the last 20 to 30 years in drilling equipment, load testing and integrity testing resulted in the project team identifying augered cast-in-place piles as a suitable alternative for this project. To reduce the risks...

Read More

February 13, 2018

Structure Support On Laterally Swept Piles

Anyone who has observed a significant number of piles has seen that, inevitably, the pile is not perfectly straight after driving. In spite of the best efforts of contractors, there are a whole host of reasons for piles to end up out-of-plumb or to have a curve, sometimes referred to as pile sweep. For two, recent projects with numerous swept pile, the available research was determined to be limited in application given the investigated pile sizes, lengths and measured sweep. As a result, the project team chose to perform static load testing to evaluate the ultimate resistance of the swept...

Read More

September 27, 2017

Oil Well Pad Landslide Repair

Abstract: A wetter than usual spring season caused numerous landslides in the Badland Region of North Dakota, including the failure of the Mormon Butte oil well platform after thirty years of active service. This case study will detail the site investigation, design, and construction of a geologically sensitive site located on U.S. Forest Service land. The main concern was how much failed soil could be removed without compromising the well. Analyses were performed to determine a safe temporary slope to allow for the removal of some of the failed soils. To read more on how the platform was completed and...

Read More

See All

Events