The Geotechnical Definition of Insanity

Merriam-Webster has several definitions of “insanity”. The final section of Webster’s definition has two parts that read as follows: a : Extreme folly or Unreasonableness b : Something utterly [...]

Soil reinforcement achieved using Geopier Ground Improvement® Systems has become commonplace in North America, and most certainly in Ontario since their introduction in 2006. Soil Reinforcement [...]

Getting out of the ground is one of the major sources of cost and schedule risk on your construction and/or development projects.  In certain cases, the soils on your project are unsatisfactory [...]

Introducing our Guest Article Series on Advanced Geotechnical Testing Inertia can sometimes prevent progress.  In Ontario, there is a massive historical database and a lot of momentum that [...]

Ontario is on the move!  Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan, “The Big Move” (bigmove.ca) is expanding the connectedness of the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area.  With billions of dollars [...]

Increased density and urbanization in Ontario has created the need to infill urban areas and construct new structures on sites that do not have adequate bearing capacity at founding level. [...]

Have you experienced the following scenario? You’ve found a site, you assembled the properties, the zoning looks good, and the price looks just about right for your pro forma. But then you are [...]