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to the tensionless pier foundation
the foundation is compatible with site
because it saves cost,” he says.
conditions. As Loftis notes, it’s in both
“Blattner Energy has invested heavily
parties’ interests to ensure that the
into the foundation and to me this is a
foundation is in fact suitable for each
message of industry disruption. What
specific project. “That is how we set up
we are doing with our foundation
each engagement, making sure at the
systems is making the typical gravity
earliest stages of project planning that
spread foot foundation functionally
our foundation is the optimal design
redundant in the marketplace.”
choice for project success,” he says.
Relationships are only as strong as
To this end, Terracon does things
the effort put into them and Terracon
a little differently. They look at success
recognises this, conducting rigorous
from project conception through project
compatibility reviews to ensure that
completion. “We meet with project
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