EEI’s Vice President, John Caccese, P.E., will be moderating a session at the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) 45th annual conference on Deep Foundations.  The conference will be held virtually on October 27-30, 2020. John’s session, Geophysics for Subsurface Foundation Characterization, will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM EST. …Continue Reading

In case you missed it, the BIA of Philadelphia hosted a Webinar on the following: PREPARING TO DIG: PLANNING AND SAFETY TIPS FOR CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATION IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT Digging with a lack of knowledge, proper planning, or experience may lead to costly problems and delays, and in some cases, the loss of life and…Continue Reading

EEI’s Director of Geotechnical Design, Jay McKelvey, was recently featured in the July/ August 2020 issue of Geostrata Magazine.  Jay has been named the new Local Involvement Committee (LIC) Representative of Region 2 for Geo-Institute.  Jay was the past chair of the Delaware Valley Geo-Institute Chapter (DVGI).  Congratulations Jay!

Every year EEI participates in and sponsors the Inter-Faith Housing Alliance annual golf outing. Due to COVID-19 this year they held a “No Golf” Challenge. The Drone Ball Drop was completed virtually and raised over $36,000 for the charity.  Inter-Faith provides opportunities for families in our community to achieve self-sufficiency by offering community-based programs.  EEI…Continue Reading

EEI was proud to participate in and sponsor the 2020 Polar Bear Run Walk for Autism in Sea Isle City on Sunday. This successful event benefits special services schools, autism support groups, families of special needs children, and Autism Speaks.  Carolyn Lang from our West Berlin, NJ office bravely completed the 5K run in the…Continue Reading

Along Route 209 between Leighton and Jim Thorpe exists a rock cut at least 125 feet high.  The bedding planes of the bedrock are nearly vertical, posing a high risk of instability.  In September 2017, there was a landslide onto the highway, where large boulders fell onto the road.  One 50 ton boulder ended up…Continue Reading

EEI is happy to announce that we have expanded our Central PA office with the addition of a new director, Steven Becca, P.E. Steven joins EEI with over 15 years of Geotechnical Engineering experience including subsurface investigation, testing and design.  He is a graduate of Florida International University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and…Continue Reading

John Pusey, Assistant Director of Field Operations, attended the Topping Off Ceremony at the new Amerihealth corporate HQ in Newtown Square, PA. This new 5 story building will have a total of 378,000 sf. of office space. EEI performed the geotechnical investigation for the site. John served as Project Manager, overseeing all of the construction…Continue Reading

Last month EEI was proud to be a sponsor of the Phillies Phestival for ALS.  For 35 years the Philadelphia Phillies have hosted the event at Citizens Bank Park.  Thousands of fans attended this year’s event which included a photo opportunity with Bryce Harper, as well as autograph sessions with Phillies players, games, and a…Continue Reading

The Delaware Valley Geo-Institute (DVGI) holds an annual golf outing each year to partially fund DVGI’s scholarship program which provides yearly awards to local civil engineering students.  The outing was held on June 21, 2019 at the Jeffersonville Golf Club in Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania, where EEI was proud to sponsor the longest drive contest.  The EEI…Continue Reading