Roof Leak Detection, Commercial Building
Greenville, South Carolina – BLE was engaged to identify leaks in an existing roof of a commercial building in downtown Greenville, SC using electrical leak location (ELL) technology. The assessment was performed by applying an electrical current across the roof membrane surface using a hand-held wand. During the assessment, the operator was alerted to the…
Read MoreUST Testing at Convenience Store
Batesburg, SC – BLE was contracted to complete the annual line and leak detector testing as required by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) on a convenience store. BLE was asked to complete four line tightness tests and four leak detector function checks at the facility. While testing the lines for tightness,…
Read MoreUST System Testing at Landfill
Lexington, South Carolina- BLE assisted in completing the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) required tank tightness testing after the install of a new underground storage tank (UST) at the Lexington County Landfill. BLE personnel completed a tank tightness test on the 20,000-Gal diesel UST using ALERT testing equipment and tested the…
Read MoreBoutique Hotel
Greenville, South Carolina – A new boutique hotel is under construction along the Reedy River in downtown Greenville. The site was improved with three multi-story commercial buildings but was previously developed as a textile mill from the 1870s to the 1950s. BLE first performed a Pre-Demolition Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) Survey of the three commercial…
Read MoreMixed-Use Student Housing Complex
Clemson, South Carolina – BLE provided geotechnical and materials testing for a $212 million dollar student housing construction project currently under construction. The project consists of eight, four-story, buildings divided into three zones and includes approximately 1,650 student beds along with retail space and student amenities. Geotechnical field testing included soil test borings with standard…
Read More1.2-mile Downtown Conveyance Tunnel
Greenville, SC – In order to meet the demands of continued growth in the Upstate area, our client is constructing an approximately 11-foot diameter gravity sewer tunnel beneath downtown Greenville, South Carolina. The tunnel will be constructed in hard rock, approximately 100 feet below ground surface, and will extend for a distance of 1.2 miles.…
Read MoreEducation and Research Facility
Greenville, SC – BLE provided construction materials testing and special inspections for the Clemson University School of Nursing Building on the main campus of the Greenville Health System. The four-story, 78,000 square-foot education and research facility was developed for $31.5 million dollars. The high-tech facility is adjoined to the University of South Carolina School of…
Read MoreQuality Assurance for Paper Products Manufacturing Facility
Anderson, South Carolina – Since 2013, BLE has served as quality assurance for a paper products manufacturing facility located in Anderson, South Carolina. This facility specializes in bath tissue, paper towels, and flexible print packaging. First Quality is approximately 3 million square feet, which includes two, 1 million-square-foot packaging/warehouse buildings, four tissue production machines with…
Read MoreAutomotive Manufacturing Facility
Spartanburg, South Carolina – Since opening for production in July 1994, an automotive manufacturing facility located on 1,150 acres in the Upstate of South Carolina, has continuously expanded and today (2018) incorporates more than 6 million square feet under roof. The client’s total investment in its South Carolina operations exceeds $8 billion and the company…
Read MoreDowntown Mixed-Use Development
Greenville, South Carolina – BLE provided geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and special inspections for a new $175 million-dollar mixed-use development in the center of downtown Greenville, SC. The project consists of a 3-level underground parking garage, a 7-story hotel, a 7-story apartment building, a 4-story office building, a 12-story office building with 4-stories of…
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