Unearthing the Unexpected: Non-Destructive Examination to Enhance Structural Diagnosis and Decision Making

Edward Sewell, Principal, GBG Group

Ed Sewell is Principal at GBG’s New York office and has over 20 years of Non-Destructive Evaluation experience. Ed has an excellent understanding in Non-Destructive Testing, with continued mentoring and guidance from GBG’s own industry leaders. Ed’s project experience at GBG has varied, but largely focused upon the detection of leaks (frequently through NY School Buildings), and assessing façade construction conditions. Ed graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with a Bachelor’s Degree in the History of Art and Architecture. He has completed a two-semester course in Masonry Conservation through the RESTORE program while also picking up a Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hazard Communications Standard certification during his time at RESTORE.

Mike Fritz, VA4D Leader, Vertical Access

 As VA4D Leader for Vertical Access, Michael Fritz brings nearly twenty years of experience in balancing traditional and digital arts in architectural restoration. His passion for exploring the interplay between art, architecture, and digital workflows has guided an inventive career in 3D-modeling, photogrammetry, digital documentation, site survey, and digital sculpture. Currently, Mike is leading the firm’s VA4D initiative, a technology that digitally captures and models heritage structures for designers, contractors, and manufacturers. Mike holds a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and an MFA from the University at Buffalo.

Michael Schuller, P.E., FTMS, FAPT, President, Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc. 

Michael Schuller is president of Atkinson-Noland & Associates in 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 130 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 and serves on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute and the Concrete Masonry Checkoff Program Design Collective.

Moderator:

Brian Rich, Principal, Richaven Architecture & Preservation

Brian Rich is a LEED accredited architect and Principal of Richaven Architecture & Preservation, with more than 30 years’ experience in Historic Preservation and Construction Project Management, working on educational, institutional, and theater projects. Richaven Architecture & preservation specializes in the management and delivery of sustainable existing building renovation and rehabilitation projects with complex schedules, phasing, and designs. Richaven approaches existing buildings with the goal of future-proofing them against natural and man-made hazards. An APT Recognized Professional, Brian Rich has served as a landmarks commissioner for more than 12 years, President of the APT Northwest Chapter, and Co-Chair of the APT Seattle 2023 Local Conference Committee.

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