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Last week, Brett Larabee delivered a guest lecture for a Foundation Design class from the University of Washington Tacoma’s (UWT’s) new undergraduate civil engineering program. The lecture was centered around the MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Project which is currently in construction. Brett spent time going over the site history, subsurface conditions, and the foundation […]

A GeoEngineers advance wetland mitigation project at bp Cherry Point Refinery was recently recognized with a Distinguished Project Award for Innovation & Achievement in Sustainability award from the Northwest Construction Consumer Council (NWCCC). GeoEngineers’ team provided bp with wetland science, design, regulatory/permitting support, and is providing ongoing monitoring for this large advance wetland mitigation site […]

NAIOP Washington State, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, recognized exceptional regional projects during its annual gala earlier this month, and GeoEngineers is involved in more than half of the award-winning projects. A total of fifteen exceptional development projects were highlighted at NAIOP’s Night of the Stars Gala on November 3, and GeoEngineers’ Development Practice […]

Senior Geotechnical Engineer Hamilton Puangnak and collaborators recently published a white paper meant to improve seismic design efficiency for tall buildings in jurisdictions that require a code-based Design Earthquake (DE) analysis. The paper was featured in the 2023 edition of the Los Angeles Tall Building Structural Design Council Guidelines, and it can be accessed here. […]

On October 20, Mark Champagne and Mike Flynn hosted stations as part of a tour of Amtrak’s Portal North Bridge project in New Jersey for The Moles’ Annual Students Day. The Moles are a national fraternal organization of the heavy construction industry, and they have been arranging site tours for students since 1962. Each year […]

It is with great sadness that GeoEngineers marks the loss of our friend and colleague, Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Braydan DuRee, PE. Braydan lost his life during a climbing accident in Grand Teton National Park on Thursday, July 20. Those who had the benefit of meeting or working with Braydan know that he did everything in […]

GeoEngineers sponsored a scholarship through the Puget Sound Engineering and Scholarship Fund (PSE&SSF) for the second year, and Seattle University freshman Carl Christopherson is this cycle’s worthy recipient.   The PSE&SSF is a non-profit that supports high school and college students with an interest in science and engineering. The organization runs advocacy programs and supports students […]

GeoEngineers’ trenchless engineering experts Mark Miller and Gary Castleberry appeared on the latest episode of Let’s Talk Shop, a video podcast from Vermeer Corporation that features conversations with partners from across the industry. Andy Bremner, sales manager for Vermeer’s pipeline segment, and Maggie Moller, product marketing and training specialist, spoke with Mark and Gary about […]

Senior Geotechnical Engineer Hamilton Puangnak was recently named to several influential seismic committees—all of which play a critical role in updating and informing standard building codes across the United States and worldwide. Hamilton was accepted as a corresponding member of the ASCE 7-28 Seismic Subcommittee for Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and […]

Principal Geotechnical Engineer Stan Sadkowski appeared on the Design Development Podcast recently for a conversation about the Boston development market and GeoEngineers’ growth as an employee-owned firm. Since Spring 2021, the downtown development team has grown from a couple of engineers to more than 30 employees specializing in geotechnical engineering and environmental services. Design Development […]