CTL News for November 2008
Roger Olds, Managing Director of Coffey International Limited, visits CTL
CTL/Coffey Environments' Los Angeles-based employees were pleased and honored to welcome a November visit by Coffey International Limited Managing Director, Roger Olds, in from Australia. This inspired executive exhibited no lingering effects from his long flight and full day of appointments visiting key accounts, when he made a late afternoon presentation to the entire staff. His talk detailed the necessary changes the company would experience while it solidifies its position as a leader in the global marketplace. A rousing question-and-answer period ended the evening on a high note. It was obvious to all who attended that Roger has a unique leadership talent that encourages personal and professional growth on all levels.
CTL News for October 2008
CTL to design oil seepage collection system for historic Greystone Mansion and Park in Beverly Hills
As part of a restoration project, CTL has been retained to engineer and design an oil seepage collection system for the beautiful Greystone Mansion and Park located in the City of Beverly Hills. This storied estate, built in 1928 by oil baron Edward L. Doheny for his son, Ned, and family, was once second in size and splendor only to the fabled Hearst Castle. Today the mansion, owned by the City of Beverly Hills, is host to a variety of cultural events and a popular choice as a movie set (There Will Be Blood, Ghostbusters, Spiderman and many others) -- as well as being rumored to be home to a few ghosts.
During CTL's previous assessment of the site, our groundwater experts determined that the groundwater at the site is confined, a condition that would impact our ongoing design and engineering of the oil seepage collection system. CTL is working with a multi-faceted team of consultants including Civil and Structural Engineers, Landscape Architects, and Electrical Engineers.
CTL News for September 2008
CTL awarded LAUSD contract to provide remediation services
As a part of a $25 million, five-year general agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), CTL was awarded an $820,000 contract to provide remediation services for a proposed elementary school. Chemicals of concern at the site include lead, arsenic, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), naphthalene, 1,2,4- and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, perchloroethene ("perc" or PCE), trichloroethene (TCE), xylenes, and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
CTL's services will entail oversight and monitoring of the LAUSD's general contractor for remedial excavations, as well as remediation of over 10,000 cubic yards of VOC-impacted soil. CTL will emplace the VOC-contaminated soil within five treatment cells, which will be connected to a vapor extraction system that CTL will operate.
CTL's project manager is Steve Morrill, PE, and the project principal is Ulf Lindmark, PE, BCEE.
CTL is very proud to have served the LAUSD since 2001 with environmental services and asbestos, lead and mold consulting and inspections.
As a part of Coffey Environments (one of the specialist companies of Coffey International Limited), CTL provides our specialist knowledge to achieve extraordinary outcomes and to improve the lives of world communities.
CTL geologist appointed to CRA Sustainability Committee
CTL geologist David W. Smith is among the first selected to serve on the newly established Sustainability Committee of the California Redevelopment Association (CRA). The committee is expected to address the "cause of reducing climate change and preserving natural resources."
As stated in their notice of the new committee, the CRA has been "emphasizing the need for redevelopment agencies to build sustainable projects by promoting urban-centered growth, restoring once contaminated areas to viable use, preserving the environment and open space, and reducing urban sprawl and commute times. With the rise of sustainability in the public consciousness, the Board thought it appropriate to establish a standing committee to focus on issues related to sustainability and redevelopment."
