Last week, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex hosted the CPN Statewide Winter Meeting. CPN Members met to discuss business, enjoy lunch together and tour the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The GAC Training Pool project was a 2020 CPN Star Award winner.
February Work Anniversaries Heartfelt Appreciation
Heart felt appreciation for our folks with anniversaries this month. Gale Sykes, Chris Bathgate, Maguita Edwards, LeAnn Rasmusson, Steven Barber, Brian Cuthbertson, Paul Benes, and Hannah Queen. #skaengineers #workanniversaries #heartfelt
At the GAC with NCHSAA for some Community Time
SKA’s Aaron Bopp and Nicole Krasowski enjoying a local swim meet for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Central 4A qualifying round at the Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC). They both sponsored and volunteered at the regional meet. We love designing buildings in our local communities and partnering with the GAC over the years is […]
ECSU Breaks Ground on New UAS Facility
SKA Consulting Engineers were on hand to cheer on ECSU as they broke ground for a new Drone (UAS) Training Pavilion. This open-air netted area, a one-of-a-kind for North Carolina, will add to ECSU’s signature aviation program that encompasses areas of public safety, disaster response and homeland security. SKA are proud partners in designing this […]
January Work Anniversaries Fun Crew
Cold it may be with more snow on the horizon but our SKA crew with January work anniversaries know how to make it fun.
Santa’s Workshop at the Ronald McDonald House Charities
This holiday season SKA helped stock the Triad’s Santa’s Workshop at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Piedmont. Santa’s Workshop is a free shopping experience available to any guest family staying at the Ronald McDonald House during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Ronald McDonald House volunteers wrap the gifts and Santa’s Helpers deliver […]
Christmas Greeting 2021
As another tough year comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to reflect. SKA is appreciative of our clients’ loyalty and trust. We could not have made it this year without their dedication and commitment. SKA is truly amazed with our loyal partners and beyond thankful. We are equally as thankful for […]
December Work Anniversaries Celebrating Special Folks
We are decking the halls with these special folks who came to SKA as individual gifts with just the right sparkle and song.
Annual Company-Wide Event
Recently, SKA hosted a company wide event with food, fun and fellowship. Taco Bros, Saucey Chick, and Ice Queen were serving up some fabulous food for everyone to enjoy. Our annual Cornhole Tournament brought out the competitive side but all in good fun. SKA was also “Pinked Out” in support of Breast Cancer awareness while […]
Dave Tepke presents on Rehab of Existing Concrete Structures for ACI
Recently, Dave Tepke spoke on the “Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures: Providing an Avenue to Safe, Quality Structural Repairs”, a webinar hosted by ACI. The webinar focused on the benefits of implementing a Concrete Repair Code for Code Officials, Engineers, Contractors, Owners, and the Public; deterioration mechanisms that affect buildings; and some important aspects of […]
November Work Anniversaries Giving Thanks for Family
At SKA we have much to be thankful for. Not the least are these employees seen & celebrated here. Todd Hall, Michael Parker, Kent Yarborough, Dave Tepke, and April Jones.
Dave Tepke publishes an article in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Journal
Dave Tepke, PE, was a co-contributor on a recent article “Best practices for measurement, sensing, and quantifying corrosion in existing reinforced concrete structures” published in the Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure journal. The article shares that reinforced concrete structures are frequently exposed to environmental conditions in which active corrosion of embedded reinforcement occurs. Understanding the currently […]
David Keatts presents at ICRI Mega Demo
David Keatts, PE, recently spoke at ICRI Carolinas Chapter Mega Demo in Raleigh. The two-day event featured technical and educational presentations from eight companies. SKA presented a case study covering the restoration of exterior concrete basins at the Mitchell Filter Plant in Greensboro, NC. SKA was the engineer of record on this project and was […]
SKA Scott Singleton speaks at IIBEC 2 Day Course
Our employees often participate in learning opportunities and, also present when it is appropriate to do so. We are fortunate to have many experts and thought leaders in the industry as part of our team. Scott Singleton is presenting a course for IIBEC entitled Exterior Wall Quality Assurance. Exterior Wall Quality Assurance is a two-day […]
SKA Project Wins ENR Award of Merit
Winning engineering awards… it’s not why we do what we do, but it’s always nice to get recognition. NCSU Memorial Belltower won the 2021 ENR Award of Merit for Restoration. Putting the mechanical systems for heating and cooling underground was just one of the challenges. Structural challenges abounded with adding in a winding staircase and […]
October Work Anniversaries Celebrating Hard Working Folks
Fall festivities bring with it hayrides, bonfires, pumpkin carving and oodles of festivals. In between bites of apple pie, we pause a moment to celebrate the October Work Anniversaries for these hard working SKA teammates: Bob Kennerly, Ron Coleman, Mike Smith, Todd Capps, and Tim Norton.
SKA enjoyed recent UNCG Nursing Building Ribbon Cutting
SKA staff enjoyed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nursing Instruction Building at UNC Greensboro recently. SKA provided structural design and building envelope engineering for this new 180,000 square foot, state-of-the-art teaching and research facility. SKA also provided building envelope commissioning and special inspections. The new facility includes classrooms, research suites, and a community engagement center; […]
September Work Anniversaries Cooler Temperatures Bring Cool Celebrations
As the cooler weather sets in, we pause a moment to celebrate the September Work Anniversaries for these great SKA teammates: Emerson Crawford, Hilary Vickerman, Nick Tribble, Tim Cook, and Aaron Bopp.
SKA partners with Boy Scout Troop 107 for Greenway Clean Up
SKA Consulting Engineers partnered with Boy Scout Troop 107 to clean up a section of the Bicentennial Greenway on August 29. Twelve BSA Troop 107 Scouts, a Western Guilford HS student, four Adult Leaders and Scoutmaster Eric Barham (SKA Information Systems/Facilities Manager), took to the outdoors to clean up a section of the Bicentennial Greenway […]
Recent tour of beautiful NC A&T ERIC Building
SKA recently was treated to a tour through the beautiful Engineering Research and Innovation Complex (ERIC) Building, located prominently at the main entrance to NC A&T State University in Greensboro (EYP Architecture and Engineering, Architects). SKA provided structural design, as well as MEP and building envelope commissioning for the project. The facility is top notch […]
August Work Anniversaries Cool People to Celebrate
We mourn the end of summer with its last days of vacation and summer celebrations. It’s hot, but we take a moment to celebrate some cool people… August work anniversaries include: Ron Lawrence, Kirk Stanford, Jeff Miller, Kevin Baczynski, Stephen Robinson, and Ralph Mills.
SKA on the Road Again
After many months of virtual conferences, we loved getting out to conferences the NCHEA and Leading Age conferences last week. John Mancuso and Nick Tribble enjoyed their time at NCHEA in Asheville. They set up an infrared camera to intrigue conference attendees as they walked by the booth. Meanwhile, Jim Maloney and Jacob Bruch attended […]
July Work Anniversaries Celebrating the Freedom to be Awesome
Celebrating our countries freedoms is not something we take lightly. Similarly, we pause a moment to celebrate the July Work Anniversaries for these great SKA teammates: Jim Maloney, Rico Bolden, Dion Smith, John Richards, Joel Wandmacher, Andrew Faircloth, and Jesse Martin.
Coming back to the office never tasted so good
SKA employees were welcomed back to the office with a sweet treat recently. Staff dodged rain drops to pick out their favorite ice cream flavor from the Ice Queen food truck. SKA has introduced a new flexible office schedule that allows our employees to continue to work from home and in the office. The event […]