The Professional Traffic Operations Engineer® (PTOE) is a professional certification process affiliated with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and identifies a licensed Professional Engineer with at least four years experience in Traffic Operations as a licensed professional engineer, and  having passed the requisite testing procedures for certification  in the field of Traffic Operations. The licensure is through the Transportation Professional Certification Board Inc. (TPCB). In addition to the required four years of professional engineering licensure, the P.T.O.E. indicates specific responsibilities, requisite knowledge, skill and ability in the specialized application of traffic operations engineering.

By the TPCB’s definition, a “Professional Traffic Operations Engineer is a person who applies a comprehensive knowledge of technology and scientific principles acquired through study and experience to the supervision of day-to-day operation of traffic systems. Responsibilities often include the analysis of those operations, detection of problems and deficiencies, setting of priorities, assignment of resources and development of improvements in operations through geometric design, traffic control or other means. The Professional Traffic Operations Engineer may carry out some but not all of the above duties or serve as a consultant to individuals with the above responsibilities.

• Traffic Operations Engineering generally includes:
• Traffic Operation Analysis
• Operational Effects of Geometric Designs
• Traffic Safety
• Traffic Control Devices
• Traffic Engineering Studies
• Social, Environmental and Institutional Issues

To read an article about the upcoming Greenbuild Conference and its potential impacts on the regional economy click here.

At the ceremony the Delaware Valley Green Building Council and the Pennsylvania’s Deputy Secretary of Education recognized all 24 schools in our region that applied for the Green Ribbon program. The three USGBC chapters in PA (DVGBC, Green Building Alliance and USGBC Central PA), along with their sponsors, recognized the PA applicants with a certificate and a check for $125, to be spent on implementing green practices in their school. A total of 44 schools in Pennsylvania completed the application process for the Green Ribbon Schools Program.

Gilmore & Associates, Inc. provides a range of civil design services to schools all over eastern Pennsylvania, a number of which were in attendance that evening.

Through our work with progressive educational institutions of all types, and in our partnership with an inspired regionally-focused green organizations like DVGBC, Gilmore & Associates, Inc. relishes the opportunity to lead students, teachers, and their surrounding community toward a more sustainable future. One of our firm’s core beliefs is that institutional organizations, like schools and hospitals, and even municipal agencies, are in a critical and strategic position to educate decision makers and lead by example with respect to environmental stewardship and green infrastructure.

To that end we were excited to participate in an event that is recognizing schools for leadership and progress in 2011 towards these challenging and rewarding goals. We look forward to building this momentum in 2012 and beyond.

For additional information about the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools program, click here.

To learn about DVGBC’s Green Schools Initiative click here.

Services provided by Gilmore & Associates, Inc.

• Conceptual Design and Master Planning for the fields and Miracle League Complex
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Township Development Approvals and Presentations
• NPDES Permitting
• Surveying
• Construction Inspections

There are two (2) 4-hour seminars covering:

1) Basic Terminology and Principles

2) Applications. 

The location will be the Racquetball Club in Philadelphia on March 20 and 27;  at 7:45 AM to noon each date. 

Click HERE to go to the Engineer’s Club website publicizing these courses and HERE to view the flyer

Residual and municipal waste from this facility is either reused, recycled or processed as a renewable fuel at an energy-from-waste facility. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stated that ener

gy-from-waste plants is a “clean, reliable, renewable source of energy” that “produces electricity with less environmental impact than almost any other source of electricity.”

 The LoanCheckPlus® report meets the requirements for a Records Review with Risk Assessment as specified by U.S. Small Business Administration.  Participating consultants go through extensive training and meet rigorous qualifications established by EDR. For more information about LoanCheckPlus® report and other environmental due diligence services, please contact Toby J. Kessler, P.G., at tkessler@gilmore-assoc.com.

 LoanCheckPlus® is a desktop environmental due diligence service developed by EDR specifically for lending institutions. It is utilized for asset transactions when the property use does not necessarily warrant a full Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.   The desktop due diligence report typically includes reviewing government database records, historical property use records and providing an Environmental Professional opinion of relative risk of contamination. 

 Founded in 1918, Gilmore & Associates, Inc. is a design, engineering and technical consulting firm that offers a broad range of responsive and technically sound services including: surveying; municipal engineering; master site planning; civil and site engineering; code enforcement; construction observation and administration; landscape architecture; traffic and transportation engineering; water and wastewater engineering; geographic information systems; geotechnical and environmental services. Gilmore & Associates has over 115 employees working in five offices throughout eastern Pennsylvania. www.gilmore-assoc.com

 Environmental Data Resources (EDR) is the industry leader in property specific environmental information and risk management solutions. For more than 20 years, EDR has been building and updating the world’s most comprehensive database of environmental records and land use information from thousands of federal, state, tribal, local and private sources. Called NEDIS™ (the National Environmental Data Information System), this database has more than 3.1 billion records and proprietary data sets including the treasured historic Sanborn Maps that are blended into one comprehensive interface. EDR sets the standard for providing the tools, technology, information and professional staff to serve environmental consultants, lenders, corporations, insurers, real estate investors and consumers across the country. Founded in 1990 and based in Milford, CT, EDR has regional offices located throughout the United States. The company is wholly owned by DMG Information Inc., the business information division of Daily Mail and General Trust, plc (DMGT). For more information about EDR, please visit www.edrnet.com.

The first class will provide surveyors with the background terminology and principles pertaining to geology, and familiarize them with the ideas and names of natural earth materials.  The course will span the types of soils and rocks primarily found in Pennsylvania, and provide an overview of the natural processes involving those materials. Topics will include the principle of superposition, aquifers, types of rock, soils, and landforms.

The second class will build on the information provided in the first, and provide surveyors with familiarity of the business of geologists and specific applications that commonly involve professional survey, with specific projects cited as examples.  Topics will include water supply, stormwater management, sinkhole remediation, geothermal wells, retaining walls, and cuts and fills.

Toby J. Kessler, P.G.

Mr. Kessler is a certified professional geologist, hydrogeologist and manager of Gilmore & Associates, Inc.’s geosciences department, with over 12 years of experience in geology, hydrogeology, and hazardous waste site assessment.  A graduate of the University of Penn, with a Bachelors Degree in Geology, and recipient of a Masters Degree in Geosystems from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Kessler has extensive experience in performing hydrogeologic studies for water supply, sewage impact studies, Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, remedial investigations, sourcewater protection studies, groundwater modeling, geothermal consulting, and municipal review.

Trevor G. Woodward, P.G.

Mr. Woodward is a certified professional geologist, and works as an engineering geologist in Gilmore & Associates, Inc’s geotechnical department, with over 12 years of experience in geotechnical and geologic investigations and field methods.  A graduate of Bloomsburg University, with a Bachelors Degree in Geology, Mr. Woodward’s technical expertise includes investigations and remedial applications, foundation and subsurface investigations, construction materials testing, slope stability analysis, retaining wall design, and sustainable stormwater management recommendations for projects located in sinkhole-prone karst environments.  He is an active member of Gilmore & Associates, Inc.’s Sustainable Resource and Green Infrastructure Team.

Founded in 1918, Gilmore & Associates, Inc. is a design, engineering and technical consulting firm that offers a broad range of responsive and technically sound services including: surveying; municipal engineering; master site planning; civil and site engineering; code enforcement; construction observation and administration; landscape architecture; traffic and transportation engineering; water and wastewater engineering; geographic information systems; and geotechnical and environmental services. Gilmore & Associates has over 115 employees working in five offices throughout eastern Pennsylvania.

Green, Monkres, Hostrander and Gilbert also conducted tours of the sustainable site features for students and visitors.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter was in attendance, as many organizations and individuals came together to construct and plant an organic vegetable garden and paint a 300-foot mural on school grounds to celebrate and promote environmental stewardship in the city and throughout the region.

Gilmore & Associates, Inc. was part of the design team for the school, which opened in September 2010, and recently became the first public school in the United States to be certified LEED® Platinum by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).  Other design team members included SMP & SRK Architects (Architecture), and Alderson Engineering (MEP)

G&A’s design for the seven-acre site features innovative aspects incorporating underground storm water storage, porous paving material, vegetated rain gardens, re-used cobblestone and concrete paving materials, low maintenance lawn areas and areas dedicated to outdoor learning in order to obtain LEED® Platinum status.

Founded in 1918, Gilmore & Associates, Inc. is a design, engineering and technical consulting firm that offers a broad range of responsive and technically sound services including: surveying; municipal engineering; master site planning; civil and site engineering; code enforcement; construction observation and administration; landscape architecture; traffic and transportation engineering; water and wastewater engineering; geographic information systems; and geotechnical and environmental services. Gilmore & Associates has over 115 employees working in six offices throughout eastern Pennsylvania.