news-category: Events

SKA Celebrates at Year End Event

The annual company-wide year end party was so much fun as we met at BoxCar Arcade in downtown Greensboro. Employees received an appreciation gift and awards were given to those celebrating work anniversaries, including one for 40 years (See press release for complete list)! Ania Reich received a huge applause in appreciation for her service […]

Recent Donation to Charity is Child’s Play, Therapeutic Child’s Play

SKA Consulting Engineers recently sponsored a booth at the SRAPPA Annual Conference in Greenville, SC. We are grateful so many folks stopped by to find out more about SKA and the many engineering and testing services that we offer. While visiting, we provided visitors with the opportunity to enter to win a drawing for a donation […]

Nick Tribble to speak at CAI-SC Seminar

Join Nick Tribble at the CAI-SC HOA / Condo Seminar (click here for more details) on November 6th. Nick will join with attorneys and other professionals to dialogue about Maintenance: Problem-solving approach to maintenance issues. Learn what you need to know about maintenance to extend the life of your building at lower overall costs.

Dave Tepke shares case study at upcoming NC AWWA-WEA Conference

At the NC AWWA-WEA Annual Conference, Dave Tepke, PE, of SKA and Danny Briggs, EI, CDT of the City of Greensboro Water Resources Department will share a recent project case study: Mitchell Water Treatment Plant. The talk focuses on the issues with an aging water treatment facility. Mitchell Water Treatment Plant has the ability to […]

Fall Festival brought cooler temps and lots of winners

The Fall Festival was great fun with lots of winners and good sportsmanship. Winners included two cornhole champs, chili awards for Most Unique, Best Chili, and Hottest Chili and one bake off winner with a Black Tie Mousse Cake. As usual, the competition heated up both in chili recipes and on the cornhole boards, with […]

SKA celebrates our dedication to quality with a luncheon

SKA employees gathered for a luncheon to celebrate our dedication to quality. Step on over to SKA’s new Instagram account for more quality pictures.

Tepke talk at ASCE Conference: Durable Design to Mitigate ASR and DEF in Concrete

Conference Title: Mitigating Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR) and Delayed Ettringite Formation (DEF) in Concrete Through Durable Design Concrete is a very durable building material when properly designed, proportioned and constructed. However, there are situations where premature deterioration can occur if attention is not paid to detail in the design and construction phases of a project. Two such situation are those […]

Tepke Talks Concrete at Upcoming ACI Carolinas Fall Seminar

Interested in learning about effective use of Performance-Based Specifications (PBS) in place of prescriptive requirements for ready-mixed concrete? Join Dave Tepke, PE, at the ACI Carolinas Fall Seminar September 26 in Concord, NC, as he discusses the differences between the two approaches; project factors that influence strategy; and key aspects and potential benefits of using PBS […]