New York, NY As part of a site inspection of the General Grant National Memorial performed in 2012, National Park Service staff identified areas of cracking at the interior plaster at the drum level of the rotunda. Areas of plaster at the pilasters appeared detached. The National Park Service requested Vertical Access perform a hands-on […]
New York, NY Vertical Access was retained by Jones Lang LaSalle to assist with water testing of two replacement louvers and adjacent masonry at the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building, in order to determine the water resistance of recently-installed mock-up wall louvers and the water repellence of existing façade construction adjacent to the […]
Vertical Access utilizes non-destructive testing and diagnostic techniques to better understand existing conditions and deterioration. Borescope and Fiber Optics Infrared Thermography In Situ Material Characterization Monitoring Systems Installation Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge Wall Tie Locator and Rebar Locator Borescope and Fiber-Optics A borescope is an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an […]
At Vertical Access, we go to great lengths—and heights—to help you gather meaningful data about your project’s site conditions. Our UAV services bring together the expertise of our FAA certified drone pilots, architectural conservators, engineers and historians to investigate buildings and infrastructure. In areas that are impossible to access safely, high resolution photographs and video […]
New Haven, CT Vertical Access was retained by Durkee, Brown Viveiros & Werenfels Architects to perform an infrared thermography survey of the Wall Street façade of the Sterling Memorial Library on the campus of Yale University. VA’s survey was part of a water testing program designed by Robert Silman Associates to locate the source of […]
Buffalo, NY Rockwell, Ketchum, Bacon, Theater Arts, Upton, South Wing, Twin Rise The original quadrangle of the current Buffalo State College campus is formed by Rockwell, Ketchum and Bacon Halls and the Theater Arts Building. These four buildings were designed in 1928 as the first buildings of the new campus. All four buildings have load-bearing […]
The rise of the development of drones and their game-changing potential to advance applications for commercial use in the building industry is huge. We’ve been working to stay abreast of opportunities and advances since first recognizing the value these new tools bring to our work. Vertical Access holds a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 333 Exemption […]
The week of October 5, 2015 was a busy one at the Fire Island Lighthouse on the Great South Bay of Long Island, NY. In addition to several 4th grade school groups climbing the 192 steps to reach the top of the lighthouse each day, a team of consultants working with the National Park Service […]
Earlier this month, Kent Diebolt, Evan Kopelson and Kristen Olson attended the Association for Preservation Technology International annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. APT is a cross-disciplinary member organization promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. The conference theme was Convergence of People and Places—Diverse Technologies and Practices. The diverse technologies were on […]
Once one of the most popular attractions in New York City, today Grant’s Tomb is off the beaten track tread by most visitors to Manhattan. Constructed with the assistance of donations from 90,000 people totaling $600,000, the most money raised for a public monument at the time, the structure later suffered from neglect and fell […]