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Meet the Expert-Peter Vander Heide, AIA, LEED AP

Prior to working with MDC, Peter worked for 10 years for a manufacturing company that supplied structural systems for buildings. He also managed a multi-discipline professional services firm in Philadelphia for 10 years.  Peter then started his own practice featuring...

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Water Treatment & Distribution

Water Treatment & Distribution

Donald R. Keer, P.E., Esq. MDCSystems® Consulting Engineer Clean water is necessary in almost every aspect of an industrialized society. Ironically; the greater the industrialization, the harder and more expensive it is to treat water to ensure its purity. Moreover;...

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Inoculate Your Project Team to Prevent Construction Failures

Inoculate Your Project Team to Prevent Construction Failures

Robert C. McCue, P.E.
MDCSystems®
Consulting Engineer

If you are seeing a rise in problem projects and difficult work-outs, take steps now to inoculate your project team for success and profitability.  Basic PMBOK training is certainly necessary but not entirely sufficient to ensure success in today’s fast-paced project environment.

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Solar Analysis Report

Solar Analysis Report

Amal Kabalan
MDC Systems®
Consulting Engineer

Today there is a lot of dialogue about ‘being green’, ‘energy efficiency’, and ‘carbon footprints’. One of the main promises of campaigning politicians is investing in renewable energy technology. Every other commercial on TV or in a magazine speaks about green energy. Solar power is a major component of the renewable energy mix. By now, most people know that solar energy is a pollution free technology; it has the potential to reduce your carbon footprint and provide clean energy for future generations. In 2010 state imposed rate caps on electricity are set to expire, and utilities are positioning themselves for massive rate increases in Pennsylvania.

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Fukushima – The Rest of the Story

Fukushima – The Rest of the Story

Fukushima - The Rest of the Story[1] ( AKA Paul Harvey ) By Robert C. McCue, P.E. The complete Japanese investigation of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant disaster of 2011 was recently released in a 641 page report ( the “Official Report”) with the conclusion  that...

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