Building Engineering Services
Contact: Charles R. Tomko, P.E.
Email: crt@cowanassociates.com
Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you with the following building services:
- Code Compliance Review
- Life Safety Engineering
- Selection of Roof Systems
- Building Facade Inspection and Repair Design
- Selection of Building Systems
- Structural Steel
- Masonry
- Pre-cast Concrete
- Timber
- Pre-manufactured
- Waterproofing
- Building Maintenance
- Condition Surveys
- Failure Mechanics in Building Construction
- Structural Engineering
- Structural Evaluations
- Mechanical Support Design
- Structural System Design
- Foundation Design
Environmental Engineering Services
Contact: Angelika Forndran, P.E.
Email: abf@cowanassociates.com
Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you with your environmental engineering needs, including the following services:
- Spill Prevention and Best Management Plans
- Stormwater Quality Assessment
- Wastewater System Design
- Collection
- Treatment
- Drinking Water Supply System Design
- Filtration
- Storage
- Distribution
- Mold Investigations
- Site Evaluation
- Sampling
- Landfill Closure Plans
- Operations and Maintenance Manuals
- Environmental Impact Studies
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Asbestos Investigations
- Wetlands Investigations
- Environmental Site Assessments – Phase I, II, III
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Transaction Screen Process
- Environmental Permit Applications
- County Conservation District Erosion & Sedimentation Control
- Pennsylvania D. E. P.
- NPDES Permits
- Water Withdrawal
- Well Closures
- Fish Commission Drawdown Permit
- Mining
- Dredging
- Solid Waste Facilities
Land Development Engineering
Contact: Scott P. McMackin, P.E.
E-mail: spm@cowanassociates.com
The Land Development Department of Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you with all of your site development needs from project inception and planning, through design, permitting and public approval. Our services include:
- Feasibility Studies and Pro-Formas
- Land and Master Planning
- Due Diligence Reports
- Redevelopment Analysis
- Yield and Zoning Studies
- Environmental Impact Analysis
- Local, County, and Federal Permit Applications and Plans
- County Conservation District
- Act 167
- Highway Occupancy
- NPDES Phase II
- Joint 105 Permitting
- LOMA/LOMR Requests
- Expert Witness and Zoning Testimony
- Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Development
- Minor Subdivisions through Large Single Family, Multi-Family and Age Restricted Development
- Single User Commercial Sites through Large Office Complexes and Shopping Centers
- Industrial Parks, Upgrades/Modernization of Existing Facilities, Complete Engineering of New Facilities
- Public and Private School Planning including New Schools, Expansions, Recreational/Athletic Facilities
- Site Plans and Construction Documents
- Grading and Earthwork Design
- Roadway Design
- Stormwater Management
- Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Utility Design
- Parking Lot Layout
- Culvert and Bridge Design
- Landscape Design
- Wetland and Flood Plain Delineation
- Construction Documents and Specifications
- Cost Estimates/Value Engineering
Exploration, Testing & Inspection
Contact: Michael R. Smith, P.E.
Email: mrs@cowanassociates.com
Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you as an AASHTO Accredited Laboratory with your testing and inspection needs in the following areas:
- Inspection Services
- On-site Observations
- Welding & Structural Steel
- Concrete Placement
- Masonry
- Subgrade Compaction
- Code Compliance
- Recordkeeping for Contractor’s Progress
- Review of Disbursement Requests
- On-site Observations
- Testing Services
- Concrete Strength
- Masonry & Mortar Strength
- Wood Moisture & Grading
- Gradation & Classification of Soils
- Compaction Testing
- Subgrade Bearing Strength
- Fireproofing
- Soil Permeability Testing
- Exploration Services
- Subsurface Investigations
- Percolation & Permeability Testing of Soils
- Concrete Strength
- Core Sampling
- Moisture Testing
- Windsor Probe Testing
Forensic Engineering
Contact: Charles R. Tomko, P.E.
Email: crt@cowanassociates.com
Cowan Associates, Inc., forensic experts, investigates all types of accidents and failure occurrences in any given environment. They determine through analysis and synthesis the root cause of failure and responsibility for related damages and/or injuries.
- Litigation Consultation
- Technical Analysis of Complaint
- Technical Assistance in Preparation of Interrogatories
- Recommending & Witnessing Appropriate Protocol Testing
- Evaluation of Technical Expert Reports
- Compliance Evaluation of Regulations & Standards
- Peer Review
- Accident Investigation
- Construction
- Premises Liability
- Slip & Fall
- Product Liability
- Workplace Safety
- Vehicular
- Failure Investigation
- Design
- Construction
- Buildings
- Facilities
- Structures
- Utilities
- Environmental Investigation
- Flooding
- Erosion & Silt Pollution
- Oil/Gasoline Spills
- Slope Failures
- Sink Holes
- Mold
Geotechnical Services
Contact: Donelle M. Rzonca, P.G.
Email: dmr@cowanassociates.com
The Geotechnical Department at Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you with the following services:
- Environmental Site Assessments – Phase I, II, III
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Transaction Screen Process
- Groundwater Assessment
- Monitoring Well Siting and Installation
- Groundwater Sampling
- Contamination Studies
- UST Removals and Investigations
- Supervision of Tank Removal
- Act II Attainment
- Soil Sampling
- Wetlands Evaluations
- US ACOE Delineations
- Soil, Plant and Hydrology Determinations
- Brownfield Investigations
- Act II Attainment
- Release of Liability Documentation
- Permitting
- Mining
- Solid Waste Facilities
- Water System Improvement
- Dredging Preparation of Impoundments
- Sediment Sampling
- Sediment Analysis
- Safe Fill Determinations
- Dredging Preparation of Impoundments
- Mold Investigations
- Site Evaluation
- Sampling
- Consulting and Referral Services for Remediation and Litigation Support
- Asbestos Inspections
- Site Evaluation
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Environmental Impact Studies
- Carbonate Geology Studies
- Sinkhole Evaluation and Remediation
- Causal Evaluation and Repair Recommendations
- Field Supervision of Remediation
- Preventive Recommendations for Karst Areas
- Preparation of Project Specifications for Karst Areas
- Sinkhole Evaluation and Remediation
- Hydrogeology Studies
- Piezometer Installation and Monitoring
- Water Well Siting and Evaluation
- Geotechnical Investigation
- Soil Boring and Rock Coring Capability
- Test Pit Supervision
- Well Installation Supervision
- Soil and Rock Foundation Characterization
- Subsurface Investigations and Evaluation
- Soil Boring and Rock Coring Capacity
- In-house Soils Lab: Gradation and Classification, Permeability and Percolation, CBR, Rock Classification and RQD, Vane Shear, Shelby Tube, Neiss Bar, Sowers Cone Penetrometer
Municipal Engineering
Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you in your municipality with the following Services:
- Code Compliance
- Zoning Ordinance Compliance Review
- Subdivisions
- Buildings
- New
- Additions
- Permits
- Application Review
- Administration
- Inspection
- Zoning Ordinance Compliance Review
- Ordinance Development
- Design of Infrastructure Improvements
- Roads
- Stormwater Collection & Conveyance
- Bridges
- Dams
- Maintenance & Salt Storage Buildings
- Recreational Facilities
- Water Systems
- Conveyance
- Filtration
- Storage
- Financial Planning
- Bond Issues
- Rate Studies
- Operations Analysis
- Federal and State Grant Applications
- Cash Flow Analysis
- GIS (Geographic Data Systems) Mapping
Structural Engineering
Contact: Charles R. Tomko, P. E.
Email: crt@cowanassociates.com
The Structural Department of Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you with structural design, construction drawings, construction specifications, and bid documents and administration for your projects including:
- Building Design
- Masonry
- Bearing & Shear Walls
- Pits, Elevator & Stair Towers
- Steel
- Building Frames
- Stairs
- Equipment Supports
- Cast-in-Place & Precast Concrete Design
- Stairs
- Landings
- Beams
- Slabs
- Timber
- Residential & Commercial Building Frames
- Agricultural Structures
- Masonry
- Earth Retaining Structure Design
- Retaining Walls
- Cast-in-Place Concrete, Reinforced Earth, Gabion, Masonry
- Construction Shoring
- Bridge Design
- Prestressed & Cast-in-Place Concrete
- Steel
- Timber
- Dam & Impoundment Structure Design
- Outlet & Spillway Structures
- Overtopping Protection
- Earth & Concrete Dams
- Inspection
- Structural Evaluations
- Commercial
- Buildings
- Storage Tanks
- Billboards
- Building Façades
- Floor Live Load Capacity
- Retaining Walls
- Residential
- Foundation Walls
- Framing
- Insect and Moisture Damage
- Institutional
- Bleachers
- Commercial
- Footing & Foundation Design
- Buildings, Equipment, Towers
- Concrete, Spread & Mat Foundation
- Piles
- Tanks
- Light and Screen Poles
- Precast Concrete Light Bases
Surveying
Contact: Todd R. Myers, P.L.S.
Email: trm@cowanassociates.com
Cowan Associates, Inc. can assist you with all of your surveying needs from the planning stage of your project through construction, including the following services:
- Topographic Mapping
- Right-of-Way and Easement Surveying
- Construction Surveying
- Roadway & Curb Stake-out
- Commercial & Residential Building Stake-out
- Bridge Stake-out
- Retaining Wall & Site Structure Stake-out
- Utility Stake-out
- Subdivision Stake-out
- Legal Boundary and Land Title Surveys
- “As-Built” Surveys
- Flood Plain Location and Surveying
- ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveying
- Forensic Surveying
- Geodetic GPS Control Surveys
- Land Subdivision and Land Development
- Commercial
- Residential
- Industrial
- Wetland Location and Survey
- GIS (Geographic Data Systems) Data Collection
Third Party IBC Code Services
Contact: Michael R. Smith, P.E.
Email: mrs@cowanassociates.com
Cowan Associates, Inc. is an approved third party agency registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and is qualified to perform plan review and inspection for residential and commercial projects.
- Plan Review Services
- Residential
- Commercial
- Accessibility Compliance
- Inspection Services
- Residential
- Commercial
- Accessibility
- Municipal Services
- Administration of Building Permit Department
- Assistance with Plan Review
- Assistance with On-site Inspection
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Our assignments are extremely varied, ranging from Commercial to Residential Land Development & Industrial Facilities Design, to major public works projects including Bridges, Sewage Treatment & Water Filtration Plants.