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
Birmingham has been announced as the home of a flagship data center for DC BLOX, which is based in Atlanta. The new data center is to be built on the former Trinity Steel site, located slightly west of I-65 and Railroad Park. Construction on Phase 1 of the project is expected to begin as early … Read More
BHATE is pleased to announced being selected to provide geotechnical evaluation, construction materials testing and special inspection services for the new Thomasville Regional Medical Center in Thomasville, Alabama. Valued at over $24 million, this state-of-the-art facility will encompass 82,700 square feet and will include a 29 bed hospital and a medical office building. The new … Read More
We are excited to be featured by the Birmingham Business Alliance for our inclusion in the 2017 New and Expanding Industry List! We have a strong belief in taking care of our clients the way we would our friends and family. According to Uday Bhate, P.E., Senior Principal and founder of BHATE Geosciences, “We work … Read More
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
Over the past 20 years, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) has become a tool routinely used by engineers, contractors and asset managers in the fields of subsurface utility engineering (SUE), utility verification and structural evaluations. Bhate Geosciences (BHATE) was among the first in the southeast to utilize GPR. Now having multiple teams solely dedicated to utilizing … Read More
While it was known that the Liberty Park property off I-459 had underground coal mines, the extensive nature the mines had yet to be determined prior to BHATE working on the Urban Center at Liberty Park in the early 1990s. In 2017, Encompass Health (formerly known as HealthSouth) chose the property just south of the Federal Reserve … Read More
BHATE Geosciences has been contracted by Johnson Brothers to provide precast concrete testing and inspection services on a fabrication yard they have established just south of the Birmingham International Airport. The project will involve the construction of eight bridges between 15th Street and 31st Street along the current alignment of Interstate 20/59 through the Central … Read More
Bhate Geosciences would like to congratulate SouthPoint Bank on the grand opening of their new office located along Highway 280 at Grandview. BHATE provided geotechnical, environmental and materials testing services throughout the project. A unique challenge at this site was the presence of previously unidentified, shallow, underground coal mines. BHATE was able to map the … Read More
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
