The professional team of Hill International, Vertical Access and Heritage Design Collaborative was formed to present a combination of the highest caliber professional services to address the requirements of the new Philadelphia Façade Ordinance. This is an important step on the part of the city of Philadelphia to address long standing life safety issues within the built environment; we believe our collective experience with the process of façade construction risk assessment, evaluation and management in Philadelphia, is the greatest strength of this team.

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Vertical Access has spun off a new venture called TPAS LLC. TPAS LLC was created to further the development of the Tablet PC Annotation System that VA has been using for over six years by working with development partners who are using TPAS in their own investigations of buildings and structures. Using feedback from current development partners, including Goody Clancy, Chambers, Murphy & Burge Restoration Architects, Harboe Architects and others, TPAS LLC will continue to make improvements to and upgrade the TPAS software for use by development partners under lease agreements. The next upgrade release is scheduled for October 1, 2010.

TPAS LLC also develops custom-designed software packages for architects, engineers, contractors, facility managers and others to facilitate the collection, management and organization of survey and field reporting data. TPAS products are customized to fit the needs of the project or client and can range from hyperlinking of survey data in AutoCAD drawings to integration of multiple database reports.

More information on TPAS products and the development partner program can be found on the TPAS LLC website.

In early June, Vertical Access received a project inquiry about performing a façade inspection of a building in Washington DC. A buyer was in final negotiations to purchase the building and wanted additional information about the exterior conditions before the closing date in one week.


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Through its Continuing Education System AIA connects AIA chapters, affiliate organizations, firms, manufacturers, universities, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that are interested in providing instruction in an area of their expertise with individuals or organizations seeking such instruction.


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There is an exciting range of conferences related to historic preservation, investigation of existing buildings and documentation coming up in the fall, where Vertical Access and TPAS LLC partners will be attending or presenting papers.


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