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Meet the Experts: Lawrence Poli, PE
MDC Systems® Consulting EngineerLarry has worked for MDC Systems since 1986. During that time, he...
What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know About Buying and Renovating Properties With Asbestos: Practical Strategies
Originally printed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 1999
When legislation passed Congress 15 years ago, requiring schools to be inspected for asbestos, a new industry was born. Surveying the nation’s schools was a big task, performed in the public eye. This article looks at the evolution of trends and public perception relating to asbestos abatement in management, abatement methods, pricing, competition, health risk, legal liability, and court precedent.
Marcellus Shale: Future Energy Source or Fracking Mess?
Written by Don Keer, PE, MDCSystems® Consulting Engineer The Marcellus Shale natural gas deposit...
The Internet of Things : Managing Risk & Reward
A hot topic in the industry today is the “Internet of Things” (IoT). The IoT is the use of “smart” devices, transmitters and systems to facilitate the real time transmission of information, control of equipment and optimized operation of systems; often including or via some Internet-based communication network. The objective is to make the information available anywhere, easily and in real time to improve decision making and operations. Information is collected by the devices and transmitted via a wireless network to a centralized and/or cloud-based “head end” and control commands are sent back via the same system. The IoT has been enabled by advances in the miniaturization of computer processing power, the development of interoperable communications and processing platforms and the growing ubiquity of high-speed, wireless, broadband networks. That’s the stuff that puts your email on your smartphone.