The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) held its 2010 annual conference in Denver, CO October 6-9. Vertical Access partner Evan Kopelson presented a paper entitled “Let’s call a spall a spall: An examination of condition glossaries“.
Annual conference of the National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA) – September 30 to October 2 in Jersey City, NJ. The program included papers on a variety of topics, ranging from standards and codes to research and case studies. Vertical Access partner Kelly Streeter, PE attended.
It’s hard to beat playing Spider-Man in New York City, rappelling down the stainless-steel spire of the Chrysler Building, carrying a water hose to test for leaks, or tiptoeing around the towers of St. Patrick’s Cathedral to check their condition. To carry out surveys, Streeter and fellow technicians—among them a historic preservationist and a masonry…
New York-based Vertical Access, a company of engineers doubling as rock climbers who scale skyscrapers and historic buildings to verify that they are sound. Read full article. Click on the photo to enlarge it. NY Sun August 18, 2008
Rather like getting a pilot’s license, being certified to do rope access by the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) requires both formal training and actual “flying” time on the rope. read full article published in Architecture Week, May 2010.
VA partner and structural engineer, Kelly Streeter, was guest lecturer at Boston Architectural College in October ’10. The presentation was in conjunction with Sara Wermiel’s course, “Approaches to Historic Building Fabric Materials, Assemblies, and Design”. Kelly’s topic covered the inspection and documentation of terra cotta clad structures and included demonstrations of testing equipment used in…
Vertical Access has been approved as an AIA Continuing Education System provider. VA partners Kent Diebolt, Kelly Streeter and Evan Kopelson are available to present courses such as “Using Technology to Document Historic Buildings,” “Using Industrial Rope Access for Facade Ordinance Inspections.” and other topics designed to meet the needs and interests of course participants.…
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…
Watch Video Grace Church in Utica, NY was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Vertical Access was called to survey the steeple to assess conditions and prioritize repairs and renovations. The 160-foot steeple was rebuilt in 1934. Read more at UticaOD.com
