Mother’s Day 2019
Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all those hardworking moms out there.
Protecting Your Water Wells
Protecting your water wells on your property is vital to protecting your business and managing health risks to people and animals. There are a variety of strategies to manage your risk of contaminating your water wells. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry lists threats and prevention tactics (see below) https://open.alberta.ca/publications/working-well-clean-water-well-protected-2017
Sub-Floor Vapor Control Systems
Did you know? Sub-floor vapour-control systems and barriers prevent volatile compounds from entering into buildings.
City of Edmonton Road Repair
Every two years, the City of Edmonton evaluates our city roads for surface distress. And every five years, they measure the structural integrity. All roads evaluated are rated on a scale 0-10 (with 10 being mint condition) and then all the individual scores are combined to create an overall score called the Pavement Quality Index. …
Alberta Construction Season
Living in Alberta we all know there are only two seasons, Winter and construction season! This will give you an idea on how much the City of Edmonton spends on road repairs. Roads in poor condition obviously cost more to fix than roads that are in mint condition. There are also some preventative treatments to …
Road Preservation
Did you know? Crack sealing and microsurfacing are preservation treatments to slow down the natural degradation of roads that are in excellent condition. These treatments will preserve and extend their service life.
100 Year Flood Plain
When purchasing a property, you may here the term “100 year flood plain”. But what does that actually mean? Counties and cities conduct flood hazard mapping as part of their planning process and insurance companies use that information to formulate your insurance premiums. It is the statistical chances of the property having an extreme hydrologic …
Stagnant Water and Contamination
Did you know? Stagnant bodies of water without significant outflow tend to concentrate contaminants by evaporation.
