Safest in the Industry Gold Award

May 30, 2019By BhateEmployee Recognition, Uncategorized No Comments

Bhate Geosciences was proud to be named Safest in the Industry and receive the 2019 Gold Award from the Alabama Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors.   About BHATE Geosciences: BHATE Geosciences Corporation (BHATE) was founded on the belief and commitment that we will serve our clients better than anyone in the industry. From our beginning in … Read More

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to Locate Underground Utilities

November 6, 2018By BhateColleges/Universities, Condos/Apartments, Government, Healthcare, Historical/Rehabilitation, Hospitality/Casino, Industrial, Infrastructure, K-12 Schools, Office Buildings, Power Generating Plants, Retail, Services, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Uncategorized No Comments

BHATE offers ground penetrating radar solutions (GPR) for the designation of subsurface utilities. With GPR surveys, we can quickly identify and mark the location and depth of service utilities – gas, communications, sewer lines – and other metallic and non-metallic targets including underground storage tanks and PVC pipes. When would GPR be useful? Utility detection … Read More

GPR Scans Used in Cemetary

October 17, 2018By BhateUncategorized

The Barrancas National Cemetery NAS Pensacola is undergoing a design-build cemetery expansion. As part of this expansion, utilities associated with a new building were proposed to be installed within the historic section of the graveyard. Information for the location of existing underground utilities could not be accurately relied upon and Bhate Geosciences was hired to … Read More

Third Phase of 20 Midtown Starting

August 24, 2018By BhateCondos/Apartments, Uncategorized No Comments

We are excited for the third and largest building of the highly anticipated 20 Midtown mixed-use development to begin again. The third phase will include approximately 38,800 square-feet of retail space on the ground floor along with 274 apartments on the floors above. The development will span the entire city block between 2nd and 3rd … Read More

Using GPR to Measure Pavement Conditions

July 29, 2018By BhateUncategorized

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave America’s roadways a “D” on  its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, same as 2013, but slightly better than the “D-” in 2009. The report describes our roadways as “crowded, frequently in poor condition, chronically underfunded, and becoming more dangerous.”  ASCE says one in five miles of highway pavement … Read More

UAB Steam Line Replacement – Millions Saved with GPR

July 17, 2018By BhateUncategorized

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) underwent a full upgrade of the subsurface steam system across its campus, which consists of nearly 100 city blocks. The subsurface utility infrastructure on the campus serves academic buildings, a major hospital complex and several highly specialized and sensitive research buildings as well as the VA Medical Complex. … Read More

20 Midtown Wins AIA Merit Award

May 20, 2018By BhateUncategorized

20 Midtown won a 2017 Merit Award from the Birmingham Chapter of the AIA. The first phase of the mixed-use development bridging UAB and Birmingham’s downtown City Center included a 36-unit apartment building with retail space currently occupied by Starbuck’s, Chipotle Mexican Grill and AT&T. The second phase of 20 Midtown introduced the first Publix … Read More

GPR Used During Phase II Environmental Site Assessment

February 17, 2018By BhateUncategorized

As part of their Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), our client requested that BHATE Geosciences attempt to verify the landowner’s claim that the underground storage tanks (USTs) that were historically located on the property had been previously removed. Using ground penetrating radar (GPR), we were able to identify four USTs that were still located … Read More