Former Vertical Access employee Keith Luscinski is now the Technical Institute Manager for Petzl. Recently he competed in his second-ever tree climbing competition. The previous year he landed 6th place and this year he dropped to 14th. “I prepared a lot for it, but there’s no way to compete with people who climb trees everyday…
Like most of the professional world, the onset of a pandemic induced work stoppage and quarantine presented opportunity where it was once otherwise lost – time for some serious professional development hours and continuing education. Personally, the accumulated dust on the piano keys, table saw, and Dutch oven was a welcomed indicator that there was…
Tuli Kuckes has joined the firm as a SPRAT Certified Level 1 Rope Access Technician and Preservation Technician. He is a graduate of Skidmore College and the National Outdoor Leadership School, served as a High Ropes Course instructor, and has his Wilderness First Responder certification. Matthew Kreidler has joined the firm as our new TPAS…
On March 11, 2020 I was in South Bend, Indiana with co-worker Patrick Capruso and colleagues Casey Williams and Mary Donlon of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. Just as novel coronavirus was starting to dominate the news headlines around that time, a lot of our dinner talk during the two days on site centered on the…
Marshall Sellers, a registered architect in New York, has joined Vertical Access as branch manager of our New York City office. Marshall earned his Master of Architecture from the University of Louisiana and brings 13 years experience working in architecture offices in New York and Louisiana on historic structures and building envelopes. A SPRAT Level…
In late December, the Federal Aviation Administration announced a proposed rule for the remote identification of drones, a step considered by the agency to be critical in achieving the full integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the national air space. The proposed rule would require almost all UAS weighing more than 0.55 pounds to…
Kent Diebolt and Berta de Miguel have written a children’s book, “Immigrant Architect”. This book is an extension of the authors’ shared passion for the life and work of Rafael Guastavino Moreno and his son, Rafael Guastavino Expósito. Illustrated and authored by Virginia Lorente and penned in the voice of the younger Guastavino, this book is geared…
In an effort to offer clients the best possible services in challenging access situations, Vertical Access has purchased a new diagnostic borescope to replace our older video enabled borescope system that we bought 25 years ago. Vertical Access uses these devices to afford minimally invasive observations to seeing behind cladding materials as well as any…
Published in November 2019 by CRC Press, Applications of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Best Practices and Case Studies presents case studies for UAS-enabled applications across a range of disciplines. Drones have made established technologies like photogrammetry, aerial imaging, and mapping affordable and accessible. Now, early adopters are sharing their expertise, allowing researchers, governments, and businesses…
‘Twas the month before Christmas, Thanksgiving weekend On a campus deserted, but lo! There ascendsWe know not yet which – sleigh, climber, or droneTo place upon high a garment on loanFrom a jolly old elf: a hat red and white;A mischievous prank under cover of night… Exactly 22 years and 58 days after one of…
