by Alan Pettingale | Nov 26, 2024 | Guests
Mr. Harris is a structural, geotechnical and civil engineer with over 25 years of experience nationally. He has also worked under the supervision of architects, mechanical/plumbing engineers and electrical engineers. He has designed over $1 Billion of new masonry construction and has designed numerous remediations/restorations of existing masonry structures. He received the distinguished Paul Haller Award from The Masonry Society (TMS) for his career achievements in masonry. He has participated in and co-authored numerous masonry industry initiatives such as the Masonry Designer’s Guide, chairing the TMS Disaster Investigation Program, chairing the publication of TMS 403 “Direct Design Handbook for Masonry Structures” referenced by the IBC, and being a leader in TMS 402 “Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures”. He has represented the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations at International Code Council code action hearings, and was the recipient of the Tom Grimm Scholarship for his Master’s Thesis on the lower bound compressive and flexural strength of concrete and clay masonry which was instrumental in removing the Empirical Design method from building codes from America. He has similarly impressive backgrounds in other areas of industry, such as in expansive soil, storm shelters and quality control specifications.
by Gillian Lancaster | Jul 30, 2024 | Guests
Jessica is Founder and Principal of Preservation Forward a historic preservation consultancy specializing in economic development, adaptive reuse, and the rehabilitation of historic buildings with a focus on traditional building trades and historic materials. Preservation Forward is about understanding the built environment as it relates to a place and the people who love their place.
Previously, Jessica worked as a Community Outreach and Historic Building Specialist for the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office where she specialized in the environmental sustainability and rehabilitation of historic buildings. Jessica worked across the state of Michigan on all issues related to historic preservation.
She holds a LEED professional accreditation from the USGBC. She has a Master of Science degree in historic preservation with a focus on architectural conservation from Eastern Michigan University, a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Ohio University, and an Associate of Applied Science degree in hands-on building preservation and construction technology from Belmont College.
Jessica has worked as a historic building pathologist and an architectural historian on a variety of cultural resource management and building construction projects. Jessica has worked with hundreds of local government leaders, state agencies, developers, contractors, and involved stakeholders in order to strengthen the role of historic preservation in communities across Michigan and beyond.
Jessica also brings forth a diverse background of preservation public policy knowledge & leadership skills. She has worked on many local & state campaigns throughout her home state of West Virginia. Jessica is a former board member of Preservation Action where she represented the Mountain State for preservation advocacy and efforts.
She is a faculty member within the School of Planning, Design, and Construction at Michigan State University. She proudly teaches the one and only historic preservation course at MSU! She is Vice Chair of the East Lansing Historic District Commission. In her free time, Jessica lobbies on Capitol Hill to convince federal legislators of the importance for appropriate legislation to preserve our nation’s historic built environment.
Jessica Flores of Preservation Forward
by Gillian Lancaster | May 13, 2024 | Brick Talk Live, Guests
Michael Schuller, President
Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc.
Website www.ana-usa.com
Bio
Michael Schuller is president of Atkinson-Noland & Associates in Boulder, Colorado, and New York City, leading a consulting engineering firm specializing in evaluation and strengthening of masonry materials and structures. He has worked on hundreds of notable masonry projects around the world, including the Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Easter Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the United Nations buildings. He taught a course in Masonry Structural Design at the University of Colorado, Boulder, from 2000 through 2009 and in 2016. Mr. Schuller has over 100 publications relating to evaluation, repair, and structural behavior of concrete and masonry structures, and is a co-author of the book “Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures”. He is a fellow of The Masonry Society and the Association for Preservation Technology.
