Our Services
We’re here for you! As your environmental and engineering partner, our team is invested in your success. Through providing full-service environmental, geotechnical/civil engineering, hazardous building materials, and spill response consulting, we leverage our technical expertise to meet the needs of your project and provide solutions to your problems. Nichols will work with you to provide the following services:
Environmental Services
Environmental Site Assessments
Through Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), we not only identify present and potential contaminants on your site – we will also identify risks and provide risk assessment, an estimate of the potential risks, and suggestions on managing any contamination.
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Occupational Hygiene
We’ve conducted hazardous building material assessments throughout western Canada in buildings constructed prior to the mid-’90s that may have materials identified as potentially hazardous to occupants and contractors.
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Reclamation and DSAs
The goal of land reclamation is to restore the site to its original state or an equivalent land use. Reclamation methods can take many years to complete, depending on the size of the site and revegetation practices
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Spill Response
We understand how disruptive a spill can be. Our team is on call to respond to environmental incidents across Western Canada and the Northwest Territories
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A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is typically recommended, and occasionally required, during property transactions, financing or re-financing, or when entering into a lease contract.
Spill Response
If you’re stuck dealing with a spill, we are just a call away. Our 24-hour spill response line is ready to answer your call to deploy our team who will implement our effective emergency response program, reducing potential environmental liabilities you may face due to an inadvertent release or incident.
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Occupational Hygiene
Buildings or structures built before the mid-90s may have potentially hazardous materials. Our team will conduct assessments where we inspect and/or sample to identify typical hazardous materials, and then during and after removal, we can provide abatement monitoring and/or air quality testing.
We can gather air samples to monitor the effectiveness of containment systems during abatement programs.
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We can assess commercial/industrial indoor air quality (IAQ), looking for potential hazards such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particle matter (dust, silica), welding fumes, mould, asbestos, and radon.
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Civil Engineering
Our civil engineering services include earthwork designs, grading and stormwater management design, material volume and construction cost estimates, tender preparation, contract administration, construction supervision, and quality control/quality assurance inspections.
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Geotechnical Engineering
We offer geotechnical consulting and investigation services primarily in foundation recommendations, top-of-bank assessments, slope stability analysis, landslide remediation, excavation stability, dewatering requirements, retaining wall design, and project management.
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Materials Testing
Our in-house material testing services include basic soil index tests as moisture content, Atterberg limits, and grain size distribution (Sieve and Hydrometer Test). Working with preferred partner laboratories we fulfill the on-site construction material testing requirements of our clients.
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Other Services
Nichols offers other services to meet the unique needs of your business operations. Our team will provide you with technological expertise in the following areas:
Data acquired using drones (UAVs) can aid in numerous projects including large property ESAs, stormwater management, remediation monitoring, spill assessments, receptor identification, monitoring earthwork progress, and updated aerial photographs of facilities.
We are in full compliance with the standards of ISNetworld, AVETTA, and Comply Works. Our services include pre and post-disturbance assessments, environmental field reports, site-specific liability assessments, drilling waste management, injection and disposal well requirements, oilfield waste management requirements, spill response, site assessment, site remediation, and reclamation.