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January 14 City Council Meeting Agenda items include: A Memorandum of Agreement with the City of Long Beach authorizing the disposal of lower bay dredged material into the Port’s Pier G slip-fill project. The agreement would allow dredged material from Newport Harbor, unsuitable for ocean disposal, to be used as fill material at Pier G, Long Beach Harbor. https://bit.ly/4fYsy73 Source: NB Indy #NewportHarborFoundation #NewportBeach #NewportHarbor #ILoveNewportBeach #NBCouncilMeeting

New spotlight on PROSOCO, Inc. R-Guard high performance air barrier technologies hitting our YouTube channel. Take a look... For us in the Midwest, you may think you don’t need something so robust, but consider the number of strong storms recently and year after year. So many of the envelope products we see being used today are only tested to meet industry standard minimums, 75 pascals of pressure which is equivalent to 25mph winds. We know many air barrier materials begin to show failure with nominal increases in wind-driven rain. I think many would agree any product exposed to its limits will get weaker and weaker each time it is exposed to its limits, it certainly isn’t going to get stronger. R-Guard high performance STP technologies (Cat5, FastFlash, Joint & Seam Filler) have been tested to perform well beyond 25 mph with proven performance in storms exceeding 150mph. R-Guard STPs reduce construction delays getting your building in the dry faster and dramatically increase resiliancy of your structure. And, why does this matter? Why is it important to get your air barrier right? Continuous air barriers are the critical control layer that improves occupant comfort (eliminating drafts), indoor air quality ( minimizing unfiltered unconditioned air & moisture), and optimize building energy efficiency. Oh, and they are required by the IECC. https://lnkd.in/gaspvDVa #Prosoco #AirBarriers #BuildingEnvelope #HighPerformanceConstruction

Asset owners should have a maintenance plan in place for high risk assets, like iron safety railings in a coastal environment, and there must be better measures in place to ensure this plan is followed through, particularly if they are also heritage assets.

When your day to day work involves advising people on how to avoid their structures failing, it’s always interesting to read about failures that have happened. This one demonstrates the need for management of aging assets, through regular inspections and addressing any issues found in a timely manner.

MEMO TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO STREETS AND SANS (18TH WARD): THE FOLLOWING PICS AND VIDEO ARE OF A SINKHOLE (NOT POTHOLE), WHICH IS LOCATED ON SOUTH MAPLEWOOD AVENUE BETWEEN WEST 79TH STREET AND WEST 79TH PLACE. IT HAS BECOME AN INHERENTLY DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROADWAY. THE CONSTRUCTION CONE IS TO NOTIFY MOTORISTS TO AVOID DRIVING INTO THAT SINKHOLE. IT HAS GROWN LARGER IN EXCESS OF (3) WEEKS. CAN IT BE FIXED POSTHASTE? https://lnkd.in/ghaFAC5k

It’s week 3 of National Preparedness Month, and now is a good time to consider how you can keep your property safe in the face of a disaster or emergency. There are exterior variables to consider, including: -Landscaping, signage and fencing -Structural elements (roofing, window and wall systems) -Utility systems As you inventory your property’s needs, you may want to consider a pre-loss agreement that includes building and site stabilization services. We are here to be your partner in preparedness. Ask us how today. hashtag #NationalPreparednessMonth #disasterpreparedness ServiceMaster by Angler

Starting to draw out the surveyed points for our road resurfacing project,following a careful assessment of the state of the roads. To guarantee an accurate understanding of the project scope.

Sinking of Derbyshire 🚢 ▶️ September 2024 44 years since Derbyshire was lost at sea redefining safety of bulk carriers. The vessel is the biggest British-registered merchant ship ever to have been lost at sea and one of the few incidents where there was no distress call, no survivors, and no wreckage for many years. ▶️ Accident details: Type of accident: Sinking Vessel(s) involved: Derbyshire (ore-bulk-oil carrier) Date: 9 September 1980 Place: South China Sea Fatalities: 44 Pollution: No ▶️ Fatalities None of the 44 people onboard, including 42 crew members and two officers’ wives, were ever found and they are all considered perished in the disaster. ▶️ Probable causes ✳️ The cause of the sinking was only established 20 years after the tragedy. ✳️ The lack of wreckage or survivors initially impeded a formal investigation by the British government. ✳️ Typhoon Orchid was established as the official cause of the sinking. ✳️ Investigation into the causes of the accident, as well as two separate incidents of deck plating (frame 65) cracking in two of Derbyshire’s sister ships which unveiled flaws in design modifications. ✳️ Initial investigation outcome in 1998 was that the ship sank because the lid to a store hatch on the fore deck had been left unsecured, thus attributing the incident to crew negligence. ✳️ The official cause was announced in 2000 and was traced in design flaws, noting that rough seas damaged the vessel’s deck fittings and hatch covers, subsequently leading to the chain locker, forecastle and then the cargo holds being flooded one by one, sinking the ship in less than two minutes. ✳️ Due to the use of a flushed deck, rather than the fitting of a more conventional forecastle, the mountainous waves caused by Typhoon Orchid were allowed to sheer off the covers of small ventilation pipes near the bow. ✳️ The sea started damaging the first hatch cover, which was not designed to withstand such conditions and flooded, opening the way for the others to flood too and eventually sinking the ship. ✳️ There was neither evidence that crew was responsible for leaving hatch covers open nor that the deck plating was flawed. ▶️ Lessons learned ✳️ Only four years old ship, piloted by an experienced captain, built by a British shipyard and classed A1 by a top classification society. ✳️ The redefined bulk carrier safety, especially if we consider that about 17 bulk carriers were lost in the same year. ✳️ Between 1980 and 1994, a total of 149 bulk carriers were lost with a total of 1,144 lives which highlighted serious concerns concerning bulk carrier safety design. ✳️ New design standards being implemented, including the strengthening of hatch covers on all existing cargo ships and newbuildings, also triggered a research programme to investigate minimum strength requirements for ventilators and air pipes.

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Maximizing the security of your commercial property doesn't just end at installation. Choosing a licensed and insured commercial fence contractor ensures compliance, safety, and peace of mind. Protect your investment wisely. 🏢✅ #CommercialFencingpalmcity #BusinessSecurityverobeach #CommercialFencingsverobeach #LicensedContractorsverobeach #verobeachfence #chainlinkfence #aluminumfence #vinylfence #adronfence