Texcel views construction and mining projects as geographic ecosystems where people, infrastructure, plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.   Ideally, like all ecosystems, these geographic examples will exist in a fragile equilibrium

Why would a mine or large construction site want to monitor weather? These operations already have a mountain of monitoring requirements – noise, vibration, dust, water quality, etc, etc – why would they voluntarily want to add another? Well it turns out that there are

What do you do at work that could possibly be more important than sharing birthday cake with your office colleagues? Lots of things? You’re probably right, but that doesn’t mean that eating cake together isn’t important.   Strong social connections make people feel happier There

“This has got to be the cleanest office kitchen I have ever seen! And it’s always clean – not just on Mondays!”   These words drew attention to what I first thought was an insignificant aspect of life at Texcel. Sure, the kitchen was clean,

We hear you! In response to many enquiries from the mining, quarrying, construction, and infrastructure industries, here is session 101 on Sound Level Meters and noise measurement. The general theme is, while we respect the need to comply with noise and vibration management plans, we

Have you ever thought about the accuracy of any of the environmental data you collect? To take a specific example, how accurate is the vibration data you collect? Surprisingly, we almost never ask this question. After all, we spend good money purchasing that vibration monitor