The Cumberland County United Way awarded Pennoni Associates the “Leadership Award” for significant increase in participation from the previous year. Ron Moore, Jr., Associate Vice President and Vineland Office Principal received the award on Pennoni's behalf.

The participation of Pennoni’s staff allows the United Way to continue making programs and services available to community-focused organizations that promote strengthening families, supporting children, and promoting health and independence. 

The Philadelphia Business Journal and Presenting Sponsor UnitedHealthcare have recognized Pennoni Associates as a recipient for the Healthy Workplace Award! The recognition notes that Pennoni is clearly dedicated to incorporating health in the workplace.

Contributing to Pennoni’s win was its employees’ embrace of the Healthy Lifestyles programs that are offered through the firm and its benefits providers.   Top companies were selected by an eight-person panel made up of Philadelphia Business Journal staff and independent judges. They scored nominations based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative information about company wellness programs and perks. Judges singled out workplaces with abundant fitness ideas, creative wellness programs and incentives that foster healthy lifestyles.
 

Jerry V. DeRosa, CHMM, Pennoni’s Pittsburgh Environmental Division Manager, recently received the ACHMM/AHMP Hazardous Materials Manager of the Year. He is a Senior Environmental Scientist with over 22 years of experience in the environmental field. The award is given to an outstanding, peer nominated member of the AHMP and Mr. DeRosa received the award because he has made outstanding accomplishments in the Environmental, Health & Safety field while promoting the vision & mission of the AHMP and the integrity of the credential. The AHMP, formerly known as the “ACHMM”, is a professional association with a membership of more than 4,000 CHMM’s and other experts in environmental, health and safety management.

At Pennoni, Mr. DeRosa is responsible for the day-to-day operations and growth of our Environmental Division in western Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Slippery Rock University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sciences, and he has been a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager since 1992. Mr. DeRosa specializes in environmental due diligence and risk mitigation, site investigation, asbestos, and indoor air quality related issues. Additionally, Mr. DeRosa is active professionally on a local and national level. He serves on the Board of Directors for four organizations: the Three Rivers Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (TRC-ACHMM), the Allegheny Land Trust (ALT), Construction Junction, and the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC). Between 2005 through 2007, he served annually on the American Bar Association (ABA) seminar planning committee that produces the webcast entitled “Environmental Science for the Non-technical Professional”. Mr. DeRosa is also a member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E-50 Subcommittee on Environmental Assessment.

Pennoni Associates has been awarded the ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Award for its involvement in the Brownfields Redevelopment Project. The award recognizes engineering achievements that demonstrate the highest degree of merit and ingenuity.

Pennoni was bestowed this award for its involvement in the Brownfields Redevelopment project, which concerned the development of a portion of Parkway Plaza for the new Home Depot, located in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Pennoni was retained by The Home Depot to address environmental concerns related to the regulatory compliance and health and safety issues involved with the development of the parcel. As the Environmental Engineering consultant, Pennoni was responsible for preparation of the RAM Plan and environmental specifications to be utilized during demolition, construction, and site work activities for the new Home Depot. Pennoni also provided Licensed Site Professional (LSP) services to ensure that the work at The Home Depot development parcel was done in conformance with the MCP.

The new Home Depot was opened in June 2006 and became a vital part of the community. Pennoni Associates was proud to be a part of this project in view of the fact that The Home Depot had the foresight to take a blighted area and turn it into a well-planned and attractive retail site for the community at large, providing jobs, services and goods to customers.

Pennoni Associates has received the 2008 Diamond Certificate Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies Pennsylvania Chapter (ACEC/PA) for its work on the South Service Drive Infrastructure Project in Philadelphia, PA. The ACEC/PA Diamond Awards recognize the contributions of Pennsylvania consulting engineering firms for enhancing the social and economical impact of the Commonwealth and its citizens.

Pennoni provided site design services to three locations along South Service Drive in Philadelphia, an area that is being developed into what will become one of the premier research and ambulatory care centers in the country.

South Service Drive runs along a strip of properties owned by the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems (UPHS) which are being expanded upon to strengthen the reach and increase the capabilities of these reputable institutions. Located in the University City section of Philadelphia, these institutions are recognized across the nation as leaders in their respective fields. Penn consistently ranks in the top 10 in U.S. and World Reports list of the best universities in the country. CHOP is consistently considered one of the best hospitals for children in the country. UPHS ranks second in the nation in terms of total research awards to academic medical schools in the US.

All three clients were developing new buildings including research facilities, ambulatory care centers, and one of the country’s few proton therapy centers for cancer research, which posed a challenge as they are all located in a dense urban area. Pennoni was able to work with all interested parties to provide a design that will support infrastructure for seven million square feet of development that may be a place where a cure to a child's disease is discovered, or advancement in cancer treatment is made. The work done in these new facilities will not only help Philadelphia and the surrounding community, but it will help sick children and individuals around the country.

The demand for a work environment that is free of recognized hazards has generated the need for Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health and Safety services. Protecting employees in the workplace has created unique and significant challenges for employers and building owners.  Pennoni's Environmental Technology maintains a specialized group of personnel trained and experienced in Industrial Hygiene who can provide cost effective and comprehensive solutions to satisfy employee and regulatory demands.

Under the leadership of a Certified Industrial Hygienist, our project team implements state-of-the-art technology while asserting our experiences and knowledge to address today's industrial hygiene issues such as worker exposure assessments, health and safety compliance, asbestos management, lead-based paint testing, and indoor air quality investigations.

Working together with Pennoni's other technologies including MEP, Structural, Municipal, and Environmental Engineering, our Industrial Hygiene group has developed a strategy and established a synergy among its team members in order to provide clients with a user-friendly, multi-disciplined firm capable of handling a variety of projects in-house and in a technically competent, cost-effective, and timely manner.
 

The plumbing engineering group at Pennoni Associates has extensive experience in designing various plumbing systems for educational facilities, healthcare facilities, dialysis centers, office buildings, prisons, military bases, stadiums, commercial and industrial facilities.  Our services also include risk analysis of building systems to determine the life expectancy of piping systems, analysis of expansion capabilities, and peer reviews of design and construction documents as well as reports to determine if design documents meet all local and state codes.

Pennoni’s healthcare experience has contributed to the  modernization of facilities including labor and delivery, endoscopy, NICU/post partum, family health care, radiology, cardiac catherization, emergency room, and rehabilitation therapy rooms.

Plumbing engineering services include domestic water, sanitary, storm, natural gas systems, medical gas systems (medical air, medical vacuum, oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide), process piping systems (compressed air, vacuum, distilled water, deionized water, reverse osmosis).
 

Sustainable development is the foundation of LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a third-party certification program that consists of building and industry-specific rating systems to encourage and promote sustainable property development and green building practices. LEED provides a benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. The LEED program is based on a "whole-building" approach to sustainability. The program measures and recognizes performance related to human and environmental health in terms of sustainable site development, water and energy efficiency, selection of materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality.

Pennoni's multi-discipline team of over 25 LEED Accredited Professionals has worked on various aspects of the LEED Certification process from product registration and management through to the provision of technical expertise on LEED Credits.

Environmental services such as due diligence, remediation and permitting are all important components of development and growth today.  Pennoni’s Environmental Technology consists of environmental, civil and chemical engineers, geologists, industrial hygienists, and environmental scientists experienced in performing a wide range of environmental support services. Our client base includes financial institutions, commercial and residential developers, municipalities, and law firms. 

Pennoni’s environmental professionals can provide a complete scope of services including Phase I environmental site assessments for due diligence, Phase II soil and groundwater investigations, remedial alternative analyses, and remedial design and implementation for in-situ and ex-situ remediation of soil and groundwater.

Our Environmental staff is qualified and experienced in providing hazardous materials surveys, asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, and PCB management, indoor air quality studies, and health and safety planning.  Pennoni has a working relationship with area regulatory agencies and can provide air permitting, solid and hazardous waste management, underground storage tank management, as well as, agency negotiations, and expert testimony/litigation support services.  We also have experience with environmental impact statements, endangered species and wetland delineations/mitigations, compliance audits, and landfill investigations/closures.

Pennoni was ranked 184th on Engineering News-Record's 2010 list of the Top 200 Environmental Firms.

The Federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), were created in order to ensure that food, beverages, meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, drugs and medical devices are consistently produced at a high quality level and safely delivered to the populace.

The FDA is responsible for ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome and sanitary, that human and veterinary drugs, biological products and medical devices are safe and effective, that cosmetics are safe, and that electronic products that emit radiation are safe.

The USDA has the responsibility of ensuring agriculturally produced foods, meats, poultry and egg product safety by implementing steps to reduce the prevalence of food-borne hazards from farm to table.   

A critical part of the responsibilities of these agencies is to develop, implement and police current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) standards.  This involves accountability and documentation at all levels of the manufacturing process from engineering of manufacturing facilities, handling and approval of raw materials, operation of the manufacturing processes and packaging and delivery to the final users.  Both agencies have the power of product rejection and recall based on well defined quality standards.  In many ways both agencies work cooperatively to ensure the common health.

Pennoni Associates, in partnership with industry experts, provides the engineering and process expertise to assist facilities in addressing and consistently meeting the stringent requirements of these agencies. Our areas of focus include, but are not limited to:

• Drugs and Biologics
• Medical Devices
• Food and Beverage

   

I. Environmental

1. Air permit updates
2. Water permit updates
3. Wastewater permit updates
4. Environmental regulations compliance audits
5. Solid and hazardous waste management plans
6. Agency negotiations
7. Industrial Health and Safety

 
II. Process Water and Wastewater General Services

1. Source water characterization
2. Facility and process audits
3. System troubleshooting
4. Process evaluation and improvement
5. System upgrades and redesign
6. Cooling water system design and chemical program development
7. Conceptual process development
8. Conceptual financial evaluations
9. Bench scale process development
10. On-site pilot process development

III. Total Water Management

1. Water conservation programs
2. Water reclamation/re-use programs
3. Resource recovery strategy
4. Chemical reuse programs
5. Financial impact studies
6. Bench scale process development
7. On-Site pilot process development
8. Operation personnel training programs
9. Upgrade of existing treatment systems
10. Cooling water system upgrade

IV. Implementation Services

1. Design, purchase, and build programs
2. Engineering design packages
3. Equipment procurement specifications
4. CSI-based construction specifications
5. Technical review of vendor submittals
6. Construction management
7. System start-up management
8. Operation and maintenance manuals
9. In-Line/Off-Line monitoring protocols
10. Operation personnel training program
11. Lab testing of construction materials according to ASTM, AWWA and AASHTO.

I. Surveying and Geomatics

1. Technologies utilized are RTK GPS, High Definition 3D-Laser Scanning, robotics and refectorless systems
2. Boundary and Topographic surveys
3. Construction stake-out
4. GIS development

II. Site Design

1. Site Feasibility
2. Infrastructure Requirements
3. Permit Applications
4. Water Resources
5. Wetlands

II. Structural

1. Conceptual phase technical evaluation
2. Design review and comments
3. Specialty structural engineering

III. Geotechnical

1. Shallow and deep foundation design
2. Ground modifications
3. Mechanically stabilized earth wall design
4. Reinforced earth entrainment design
5. Preloading schemes design
6. Pavement analysis and design
7. Development and implementation of field exploration programs.

IV. Environmental

1. Air, water and wastewater permitting
2. Phase I environmental site assessment
3. Phase II soil and groundwater investigations
4. Alternative remedial analysis, design and implementation
5. Solid and hazardous waste management plans
6. Agency negotiations
7. Environmental impact statements
8. Industrial Health and Safety

V. Process Water and Wastewater

1. Source water characterization
2. Conceptual process development based on production demand and quality requirements.
3. Conceptual financial evaluations
4. Preliminary and final engineering designs
5. Cooling water system design and chemical program development
6. Development of operating and maintenance (O&M) manuals
7. Operation personnel training programs
8. Vendor QA/QC
9. Development of water and chemical reclaim and reuse programs

VI. Implementation Services

1. Design, purchase, and build programs
2. Engineering design packages
3. Equipment procurement specifications
4. CSI-based construction specifications
5. Technical review of vendor submittals
6. Construction management
7. System start-up management
8. Operation and maintenance manuals
9. In-Line/Off-Line monitoring protocols
10. Operation personnel training programs
11. Lab testing of construction materials according to ASTM, AWWA and AASHTO.

MINING, MILLING and HYDROMETALLURGICAL FACILITIES

I. Mine and Mill Systems Design

1.  Conventional mine engineering 
2.  Crushing and milling systems 
3.  Mine water handling and treatment process design 
4.  In-situ recovery system engineering 
5.  Conventional leach and SX systems engineering
6.  Tailing pond engineering design
7.  Process evaluation and operations improvements
8.  Conceptual financial evaluations
9.  Bench scale and on-site pilot plant development

II. Process Water and Wastewater

1. Source and wastewater characterization
2. Conceptual process development based on production demand and quality requirements.
3. Preliminary and final engineering
4. Procurement and construction specification development in CSI format
5. Development of operations and maintenance (O&M) manuals
6. Operation personnel training manuals and programs
7. Process QA/QC and vendor evaluations 
8. Design/procure and design/build programs
9. Chemical reclamation, recycling and water reuse programs

III. Environmental

1. Air, water and wastewater permitting
2. Phase I environmental site assessment
3. Phase II soil and groundwater investigations
4. Remediation design, alternatives, analysis and implementation
5. Solid and hazardous waste and tailings management plans
6. Regulatory expertise and agency negotiations
7. Environmental impact statements
8. Compliance programs, reporting and training program
9. Industrial Health and Safety

 IV.  Implementation Services

1. Design, purchase, build programs
2. Engineering design packages
3. Equipment procurement specifications
4. CSI-based construction specifications
5. Technical review of vendor submittals
6. Construction management
7. System start-up management
8. Operation and maintenance manuals
9. In-Line/Off-Line monitoring protocols
10. Operation personnel training programs
11. Lab testing of construction materials according to ASTM, AWWA and AASHTO.

 V. Survey and Geomatics

1. Technologies utilized are RTK GPS, High Definition 3D-Laser Scanning robotics and refectorless systems.
2. Boundary and topographic surveys
3. Construction stake-out 
4. GIS development

VI. Site Design

1. Site Feasibility
2. Infrastructure Requirements
3. Permit Applications
4. Water Resources
5. Wetlands

VII. Structural

1. Conceptual phase technical evaluation
2. Design review and comments
3. Specialty structural engineering
4. Pre-cast structures

VIII. Geotechnical

1. Shallow and deep foundation design
2. Ground modifications
3. Mechanically stabilized earthen wall design
4. Reinforced earth entrainment design
5. Preloading schemes design
6. Pavement analysis and design
7. Field exploration programs, design and implementation

I. FDA and USDA REQUIREMENTS

1. Surrogate audits
2. Compliance assessment of cGMP requirements
3. Compliance assessment of USP Specifications
4. Development of validation master plan
5. Development of validation protocols
6. Development of component SOPs
7. Development of cleaning/sanitization SOPs
8. Development of IQs(Implementation Qualifications)
9. Development of OQs (Operation Qualifications)
10. Evaluation of microbiological testing protocols
11. Microbiological control strategy development
12. Upgrade of existing treatment systems
13. Review and solve problems with insufficient raw or finished goods storage
14. Review and solve problems with improper product flow for incoming raw materials or outgoing finished food products
15. Review and solve problems with incorrect types or layout of racks
16. Provide complete plans and specifications for any type of replacement rack systems.
17. Review of building layout to assess raw and finished product flows
18. Review of building layout to assess personnel flow
19. Review of building layout fork truck equipment flow
20. Investigate problems with existing floors, walls ceilings and floor drains.
21. Provide solutions and complete plans and specifications for required corrections or improvements to meet USDA, FDA and 3A dairy standards.                
22. Investigate problems with cold storage areas including vapor barrier leaks (visible water or ice), insulated metal panels and cold storage doors
23. Investigate problems with roofing systems including providing a complete survey of the existing roofs to detect and correct vapor barrier failures in cold storage areas (visible water or ice), water leakage from rainfall, general deterioration of roofing system, or moisture-laden or deteriorated roof insulation
24. Provide plans, details and complete specifications for correcting roofing problems, including complete replacement of roofing, roof insulation and metal decking if required.
25. Review of building lighting and to assess quality and type of fixtures suitable to meet USDA, FDA and 3A dairy standards.  Provide complete plans and specifications for correcting the problems.
26. Review of dock operations and dock equipment to assess the proper type of equipment is being used for dock levelers, dock seals, dock bumpers, and truck restraints

II. Process Water and Wastewater General Services

1. Source water characterization
2. Facility and process audits
3. System Troubleshooting
4. Process evaluation and improvement
5. System upgrades and redesign
6. Cooling water system design and chemical program development
7. Conceptual process development
8. Conceptual financial evaluations
9. Bench scale process development
10. On-site pilot process development

III. Environmental

1. Air permit updates
2. Water permit updates
3. Wastewater permit updates
4. Environmental regulations compliance audits
5. Solid and hazardous waste management plans
6. Agency negotiations
7. Industrial Health and Safety

IV. Total Water Management

1. Water conservation programs
2. Water reclamation/re-use programs
3. Resource recovery strategy
4. Chemical re-use programs
5. Financial impact studies
6. Bench scale process development
7. On-Site pilot process development
8. Operation personnel training programs
9. Upgrade of existing treatment systems

V. Implementation Services

1. Design, purchase, build programs
2. Engineering design packages
3. Equipment procurement specifications
4. CSI-based construction specifications
5. Technical review of vendor submittals
6. Construction management
7. System start-up management
8. Operation and maintenance manuals
9. In-Line/Off-Line monitoring protocols
10. Operation personnel training programs
11. Lab testing of construction materials according to ASTM, AWWA and AASHTO.

I. FDA and USDA Requirements

1. Compliance conformance to cGMP requirements
2. Compliance conformance to USP specifications
3. Development of validation master plan
4. Development of validation protocols
5. Development of component SOPs
6. Development of cleaning/sanitization SOPs
7. Development of a microbiological control strategy
8. Development of IQs (Implementation Qualification)
9. Development of OQs (Operation Qualification)
10. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine raw and finished goods storage requirements
11. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine product flow for incoming raw materials and outgoing finished food products
12. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine type and layout of racking for efficient use of space
13. Prepare specifications for all types of rack systems
14. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine structural column layout to ensure proper location of columns (out of aisles and within and behind storage rack locations)
15. Layout of all spaces for a complete food plant building footprint to ensure good product flow, good personnel flow, good fork truck flow including: shipping and receiving docks; raw product and finished product storage areas; food preparation areas; food processing areas; coolers and freezer storage areas;,employee locker rooms and lunch rooms; refrigeration, electrical and mechanical equipment spaces; and battery charging areas
16. Determination of drain types, materials and drain locations for processing and other wash-down areas.
17. Complete final building design and specifications including food-grade materials meeting USDA, FDA and 3A dairy standards: concrete including floor types and finishes; masonry; structural steel including bollards to protect doors from fork truck traffic; insulation and roofing; doors and windows; walls and ceilings; floor toppings; painting; loading dock equipment including dock seals, dock levelers and bumpers; insulated panels and cold storage doors; refrigeration systems mechanical systems; plumbing systems and materials; sprinkler systems including dry, pre-action systems for freezers; and electrical power and lighting including wet-condition outlets and panels
18. Direction and complete specifications on structural choices including columns, metal decking, beams, joists, joist girders,girts, purlins, concrete foundation details and concrete floor finishes suitable for food grade operations.
19. Provide design details and complete specifications for cooler and freezer areas including types and thicknesses of insulated metal panels; cold storage doors, roof insulation and roofing systems;,roofing details and other vapor barrier details.
20. Provide design and details for freezer floor warming systems
21. Provide design details for wall penetrations between rooms of different temperatures.

II. Surveying and Geomatics

1. Technologies utilized are RTK GPS, High Definition 3D-Laser Scanning, robotics and refectorless systems.
2. Boundary and Topographic surveys
3. Construction stake-out
4. GIS development

III. Site Design

1. Site Feasibility
2. Infrastructure Requirements
3. Permit Applications
4. Water Resources
5. Wetlands

IV. Structural

1. Conceptual phase technical evaluation
2. Design review and comments
3. Specialty structural engineering

V. Geotechnical

1. Shallow and deep foundation design
2. Ground modifications
3. Mechanically stabilized earth wall design
4. Reinforced earth entrainment design
5. Preloading schemes design
6. Pavement analysis and design
7. Development and implementation of field exploration programs.

VI. Environmental

1. Air, water and wastewater permitting
2. Phase I environmental site assessment
3. Phase II soil and groundwater investigations
4. Alternative remedial analysis, design and implementation
5. Solid and hazardous waste management plans
6. Agency negotiations
7. Environmental impact statements
8. Industrial Health and Safety

VII. Process Water and Wastewater

1. Source water characterization
2. Conceptual process development based on production demand and quality requirements.
3. Conceptual financial evaluations
4. Preliminary and final engineering designs
5. Cooling water system design and chemical program development
6. Procurement and construction specifications in CSI format
7. Development of operating and maintenance (O&M) manuals
8. Operation personnel training programs
9. Vendor QA/QC
10. Design, purchase, build programs
11. Development of water and chemical reclaim and reuse programs

VIII. Implementation Services

1. Design/build or design/purchase programs
2. Engineering design packages
3. Equipment procurement specifications
4. CSI-based construction specifications
5. Technical review of vendor submittals
6. Construction management
7. System start-up management
8. Operation and maintenance manuals
9. In-Line/Off-Line monitoring protocols
10. Operation personnel training programs
11. Lab testing of construction materials according to ASTM, AWWA and AASHTO