TASA Midwinter Conference - January 28th - January 29th, 2019

Braun Intertec exhibited at the Texas Association of School Administrators’ (TASA) midwinter conference in Austin, Texas. The annual conference is a popular event for Texas school leaders, hosting over 5,000 attendees from over 900 Texas school districts. The midwinter conference provides valuable opportunities for school administrators to share innovative practices, network with peers, address issues administrators face every day, and gain fresh insights.

We were excited to talk with everyone that came by our both to learn how Braun Intertec supported Texas school districts with geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, nondestructive examination, building sciences and environmental consulting concerns.

Other Articles You Might Like

White Paper

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...

Webinar

February 13, 2020

[OnDemand Webinar] Non-Stick Future: Remediation and Regulation of PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used since the 1940’s in a variety of industrial applications and consumer products such as non-stick cookware, and are a primary ingredient in firefighting foam. Why should we care? Exposure from PFAS emissions has been linked to a variety of human health impacts such as liver effects, birth defects, and cancer. Concern over PFAS exposure by regulators and consumers is relatively new but rapidly growing. In the last year alone, there has been much debate, controversy, and shifting priorities surrounding PFAS in the regulatory landscape. Currently, there is no enforceable federal regulatory...

Article

June 13, 2018

Protecting our Employee Owners from Heat-Related Illness

June is National Safety month, and in observance of this important topic we will post a new article each week in June that focuses on safety to promote a safe and healthy workplace. Check out last week's post and stay tuned for next week's post in this safety series. Outside of the workplace, warmer weather may bring a feeling of excitement. After all, it opens a window of opportunities for outdoor activities to partake in such as relaxing at the pool, long bike rides, softball leagues, etc. However, an unfortunate reality we face, especially in the workplace, is that with...