Public engineering firm profile
Austin, TX
Sustainability through responsible engineering of the built environment.
Baer Engineering and Environmental Consulting, Inc. provides facilities, chemical, civil, water resources, and environmental engineering alongside industrial hygiene, safety, and health services. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the practice serves institutional, governmental, commercial, and industrial clients. It supports projects spanning water resources, environmental compliance, building envelope evaluations, and cultural resource management.
Water resources engineering covering hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater management, and utility system design.
EHS compliance, site assessments, waste management, and regulatory permitting.
Services focused on extending the life of structures, including building envelope, structural evaluations, and forensics.
Hazardous materials assessment and occupational health investigations, including asbestos, lead, and mold services.
Ecological studies, wetland delineations, and threatened species assessments to ensure project compliance.
Archaeological surveys, historical context development, and cultural resource evaluations.
Strategic constraints mapping and local, state, and federal permitting support.
State-accredited refresher courses and construction industry outreach training.
Austin, TX | Austin Bergstrom International Airport | Airports
Managed stormwater compliance of construction activities with state and city requirements on behalf of the airport environmental section, performing weekly inspections and supervising SWPPP recordkeeping and revisions. Also assisted the contractor with soil sampling, disposal, and clean-up documentation for a diesel spill.
View project sourceAustin, TX | Commercial
Served as prime consultant for the design and development of a four-acre commercial office building and pad sites for mixed-use development, sizing detention and water quality ponds and designing grading and drainage plans.
View project sourceGeorgetown, TX | Georgetown Municipal Airport | Airports
Provided design phase services for the re-design of two hangar access areas in order to resolve existing drainage issues, preparing construction plans and specifications.
View project sourceAustin, TX | Environmental & Remediation
Designed erosion and sedimentation control measures using mulch and compost materials to prevent wind and water erosion from transporting soils downstream during landfill remediation.
View project sourceAustin, TX | Parks & Open Space
Led the field reconnaissance, tree survey, critical environmental features survey, comprehensive vegetation study, threatened and endangered species habitat survey, preliminary jurisdictional determination, and wetlands delineations. Prepared USACE Pre-construction Notification and designed wetlands mitigation plans, still monitoring the compensatory mitigation plan.
View project sourceUnited States Air Force | Defense
Served as prime consultant (via joint venture) to execute the Air Force environmental program at two bases. Responsibilities included wastewater effluent monitoring, groundwater monitoring, monitoring well sampling, stormwater compliance supervision, and updating the Natural Infrastructure Assessment.
View project sourceCommercial
Performed building envelope evaluations, destructive testing, and water testing to document water intrusion causes, using findings for repair recommendations, remedial design, and construction monitoring.
Austin, TX | Austin Independent School District | Education
Conducted a detailed roof condition evaluation, visual assessment, and destructive testing of three roof systems to detail essential repairs and roof replacements for Austin ISD.
View project sourceAustin, TX | Austin Independent School District | Education
Performed a complete building envelope evaluation to identify deficiencies allowing water intrusion, developing project plans, specifications, and providing construction administration services during remediation.
View project sourceAustin ISD appreciates your professional services, working relationship/team spirit, exceptional response time to address our needs (current and future) to keep our school district in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Thanks!