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Do You Really Know Your Assets?
The northeastern U.S. has some of the oldest subsurface utility networks in the nation. Materials used 50 to 100 years ago are not the same as we use today when constructing utilities such as water, sewer and stormwater systems, and many of these materials may be approaching the end of their lifecycles. Older utility networks such as these can be somewhat of an unknown when owners are evaluating the location, condition and risk of failure of their assets.
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Tax Maps: From Fabric to Digital Mapping
The first tax mapping originated in the 1670s in Boston where the assessors listed assets and value. In the early stages of development, these maps detailed the metes and bounds of each property. They were drawn manually and many times were printed on animal skin (vellum) or linen fabric...Today, the use of digital tax mapping performed with Computer Aided Design/Drafting (CADD) and more recently, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has advanced the tax map system in both practicality and accuracy.
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Green Infrastructure: Taming the Asphalt Jungle
As seen in the December issue of Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine! Managing surface runoff is a challenge that is addressed using many different approaches depending upon the setting. Whether the environment...
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Safety by Design
A Near Miss Today Could be an Injury Tomorrow! Featured in the November issue of Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine, Lisa DeBenedetto, Health & Safety Manager for Maser Consulting, discusses how the firm's safety plan is designed to meet their specific field activities. "Because Maser Consulting is a multi-discipline engineering firm, we have field staff working within a wide variety of job site environments performing very specific tasks. Our goal was to minimize our potential for safety violations through a system of on-site self-governance that we developed from the ground-up."
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Maser and All Bright Team for Drone Enabled Damage Assessment
ALBANY, NY – When disaster strikes, the first task in responding to service interruptions is to assess the damage done to facilities and develop restoration plans based upon the scope and breadth of damage incurred. Maser Consulting PA and All Bright Electric Support Services are pleased to announce they have teamed their expert resources to expand the services available during storm emergencies to utility and municipal clients.
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Wayne Bonesteel Joins Colliers Engineering & Design’s Albany Office
ALBANY, NY – Maser Consulting PA, a multidiscipline consulting and engineering design firm, is pleased to announce that it has hired Wayne E. Bonesteel, PE, as Senior Project Manager in the Structural and Municipal Engineering Departments of the firm’s Albany, NY office. Mr. Bonesteel has over 30 years of combined professional experience in public and private engineering services.
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