VERTEX Ranked for 11th Consecutive Year by Engineering News-Record (ENR)
VERTEX is proud to be ranked by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as one of the top construction and environmental firms in the industry. VERTEX is #35 on the Top 100 Construction Management-for-Fee Firms and #146 on ENR's 2020 Top 200 Environmental Firms list. The awards were made public earlier this year.
ENR, founded in 1874, reports on the top design firms, both architects and engineers, and the top construction companies as well as projects in the United States and around the world. Companies are ranked based on percentage of 2019 gross revenue reported from services.
Thomas Koch has a dynamic background in the fields of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health & Safety, having been employed over 25 years in industry and private practice. Mr. Koch is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Policy and Management. Prior to joining VERTEX, Mr. Koch was President of Koch Environmental Health, Inc., specializing in the comprehensive fields of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Safety and Health. Mr. Koch provides expertise in comprehensive industrial hygiene, regulatory compliance including OSHA and EPA program compliance, HAZWOPER program implementation, asbestos, hazardous waste, EHS training programs, and construction safety. As an expert, Mr. Koch has provided deposition testimony and written defense response reports.
Mr. Koch and team are available to provide support to developers, property managers, realtors and others for building materials sampling, indoor air quality or water quality assessments, mold remediation, meth testing and other specialty expertise.
Risk assessments are a key component to help mitigate risks. Once you understand the key risks in a project, policies and procedures can be developed and the risk can be monitored. Such risk control measures can apply to different types of projects including environmental, construction quality control, and health & safety. VERTEX's Steven Marcassoli CSP discusses how to develop a risk mitigation plan.
Ever since the realization that a curved reflective object could magnify distant objects, people were keen on expanding on the technology. The physics of magnification applied not only to distant objects but close objects as well and scientists quickly turned their attention to the world of the small. VERTEX's Aleksey Galkin, PE discusses the use of microscopy in forensic engineering.
Drinking water wells can provide safe, potable water. But in order to ensure safe water, drinking water wells must be appropriately constructed; tested at initial installation; and tested on an ongoing basis. VERTEX's Genevieve Reynolds discusses requirements for contaminant testing and treatment of drinking water wells.
Post-tension systems have been widely used in hi-rise construction and heavy civil projects around the world. In many cases, these systems allow the construction of structural elements that would otherwise be impossible due to site constraints or architectural requirements. VERTEX's Mark Gobitas discusses water intrusion in unbonded post-tension systems and some common issues that can potentially cause failure of the building’s structure, put projects at a higher risk of litigation, and result in construction defect claims.
