As part of our work investigating buildings and structures, Vertical Access documents existing conditions and collects data about a specific moment in time. In most of our surveys, when we collect information about condition quantities, such as crack width and amount of displacement, it is a snapshot of the current condition. In some cases, it…
On April 27, 2011 Vertical Access was presented with a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy in recognition of contributions made to preservation efforts on the facade of the Surrogates’ Court- Hall of Records, 31 Chambers Street building in NYC. The Moses Awards are the Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation efforts named for…
by Kelly Streeter, PE I joined Evan and Keith at the Confederation Building in Newfoundland in May to complete a nondestructive evaluation pilot project designed to challenge our conclusions from our hammer sounding study of the limestone units. While in some cases it may be easy to detect delaminations by hammer sounding alone, the variable…
Imagine what the Norse sailors who first settled the site now known as L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland must have experienced traveling across the Atlantic Ocean 1,000 years ago; or what the English explorer John Cabot felt when he purportedly landed on Newfoundland at the end of the 15th century. These sailors, venturing west from…
At the end March, Vertical Access partner Evan Kopelson was a co-presenter at the International Facility Management Association’s (IFMA) Facility Fusion conference with Wendall Kalsow of McGinley Kalsow & Associates and Ivan Myjer of Building and Monument Conservation. The three presenters discussed the team’s systematic approach to Architectural Preservation at the Boston College Campus, focusing…
Two new bills were introduced in the Senate and Assembly in New Jersey last month proposing the requirement for periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings. Bill A-3895 (Diegnan/Amodeo) and Bill S-2771 (Norcross/Kean, S.) are strongly based on Philadelphia’s new facade ordinance and each recommend phasing required inspections and reports on the construction date of the building. The…
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Kelly Streeter traveled to Boulder, CO during the week of March 21st to participate in the semiannual meeting of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z359 Committee on Fall Protection. Vertical Access has been an active member of the Z359.8 subcommittee, which addresses Rope Access work practices, for more than 5 years. During the last…
Now that spring has arrived and flowers are starting to bloom in upstate New York, we can look back at one of our interesting winter jobs with some fondness. On the last three days of 2010, Vertical Access technicians Mike Gilbert, Keith Luscinski and Evan Kopelson found themselves working below the Route 9W bridge over…
The Toronto Union Station is a grand monument to the age of railroad travel, which continues to serve as a major transportation hub both for local commuting lines and international inter-city travel. Located in Toronto city center, the railroad station was designed by Ross & Macdonald, a Montreal architecture firm with connections to Carrière and…
