On Monday, January 6, 2025, Texas was hit in the early morning with a polar vortex which is an area of low pressure that sends freezing temperatures from the Artic to the south 1. Texas experienced a polar vortex back in 2021 that lasted around eight days where at its peak, 10 million people were …
ERC 2024 Recap Newsletter!
Building a Better Year, One Project at a Time! Read all about what happened at ERC in the past year such as a look into the projects we accomplished, comapny acheivements, and team expansion! Do you need professionals for your 2025 project? We offer the best environmental engineers and construction experts. CONTACT US
Small Business Saturday – Shop Small
Small Business Saturday was founded by American Express in 2010 with the idea to encourage people to go out and support their local, small businesses. There are several factors that define a small business like the size of the company or its revenue; but to many individuals, a small business is an opportunity for budding …
Cement Alternatives to Help the Earth
Cement is a strong binding agent, (and the most popular binder used in construction), which serves as the primary ingredient in concrete. Concrete plays an important role in construction as a critical component in foundations, structures, roads, bridges, highways, and more. The production levels of cement continue to rise every year. Last year, the world …
Disaster Recovery Planning
During hurricane season, ERC would like to offer the some guiding steps to prepare for a natural disaster and how we can help you recover. Preparing for a storm requires due diligence before the storm, as well as assessing what is needed to recover from one. Preparation for post-hurricane damage is critical. Questions you should …
Closing Out a UST Project with TCEQ
In 2012 a Houston area college purchased a plot of land for a parking lot. Part of the financing requirements included an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). During the ESA, Phase I, it was determined that there was an abandoned gas station on the premises. The underground storage tanks needed to removed and the groundwater and …
Lead and Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
ERC has seen an uptick in requests for HUD-related lead-based paint inspections. It seems HUD is cracking down on housing authorities and other organizations who receive HUD funding, looking for proper documentation of these required inspections. Housing (single and multi-family) supported by HUD, built before 1978, is required to have lead inspection documentation on file. …
2022 Construction Trends
The last two years have wreaked havoc on the construction industry, but good things come from hard times. We’ve been watching the news these last couple of years and the outlook is bright! Here are some of the trends we see for 2022… Improved PPE and Safety Equipment More women are coming into the …
ERC 2021 Snapshot!
After 30 years of hard work and determination we have finally found a place to hang our hats and call home! We are conveniently located in the Energy Corridor off of I-10 and Eldridge at 1017 Blackhaw Street, Houston, TX 77079 2021 proved to be a year of ups and downs but ERC maintained …
What are ESAs?
What is an ESA? ESAs are typically conducted at properties with a history of commercial or industrial use. The Environmental Site Assessment is a process of evaluating the environmental liability of a real estate asset. Specifically, Environmental Site Assessment or “ESA” is the process of conducting “all appropriate inquiry” into the past or present uses …