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DESIGN-BUILD CORNER - Minimizing Impact at a Transfer Station
This Transfer Station was oriented on this site to have the unloading doors facing south. This positions them away from the sight-line of all adjacent odors. Having the rear of the building near the entrance also allows for a preferred traffic pattern and, aesthetically, leaves a fairly attractive wall visible to traffic. Also, the building will blend into the surroundings, helping to keep attention away from the facility.
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Aerial View of Site(back of Transfer Station facing the main street)
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Transfer stations and material recovery facilities (MRFs) serve important functions to the greater community. They serve as a means to more efficiently transport municipal solid waste (MSW) for disposal and recover materials for recycling to minimize what is sent to the landfill. From a high level, they exist as purely positive forces with important functions. Why then, are they relegated to the far corners of industrial parks or adjacent to closed landfills? This issue relates to the complexities of managing the potentially negative impacts these facilities can have on their neighbors and the community as a whole. By better understanding the impacts your facility can have on the larger community you can better address them or use education to build a greater understanding and appreciation for the realities of your business. The impacts can be grouped into several categories: Vectors, Odors and Dust, Wind-Blown Debris, Environmental Concerns, and Traffic.
VectorsAny facility that receives solid waste, single stream recyclables or source separated material has as issue with vectors in one way or another. Vectors as a term covers nuisance animals that can carry disease. For solid waste facilities, this mostly deals with mice, rats and birds. There are several operational best practices to help minimize these populations. For the mice and rats, keeping the floor clean is important. In addition, designing a facility with minimal space to create homes can help stop a colony from getting a foothold. As a best-practice, a local pest control company may be engaged to set up bait block stations to keep the population of these low.
Birds, on the other hand, can pose a difficult challenge. The birds will often roost in the roof rafters, and their waste can become a large issue. There are several strategies that can be effective in dealing with this, depending on your building type and the type of bird you are attempting to discourage. Bird wire—a wire that is strung across tipping aprons and similar areas—discourages the birds from nesting in the areas it is strung. In addition, you can install bird netting on the inside of your building to keep the birds from roosting in your ceiling. Another approach that can be effective is using air noise makers to disturb the birds. You must take proactive action to keep these vectors under control, as their populations not only impact your facility, but your neighbors who will also pay the price if you do not address this.
Odors and DustThe issue with odor and dust in transfer stations and MRFs can be greatly minimized through smart facility planning, operations and a few remediative approaches. When you are designing a facility, it is important to site the primary tipping bay doors away from the prevailing winds. In addition, high-speed doors can be installed on all exterior doors.
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MINIMIZING IMPACTS FROM TRANSFER STATIONS AND MRF OPERATIONSAt a waste facility, what can be done to be a good neighbor within the community you serve? Evan Williams
This article appeared in the May 2019 edition of Waste Advantage Magazine
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MEET CAMBRIDGEJennifer PucherHuman Resource Manager
Jen began working for Cambridge in May 2019. She has degrees in psychology from Joliet Junior College and DePaul University; she earned her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health at Lewis University and is licensed in school counseling. She is also a Society of HR Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Recent positions Jen has held
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Development/Sales for 20 years with a focus on the Construction Industry for the last five years. Monica’s experience includes growing brand awareness; developing strategic plans and implementing strategies with existing and potential clients; working with various departments to prepare statements of qualifications, proposals and submittals; tracking and reporting opportunities within the sales pipeline; developing and giving presentations and leading efforts with social media; building relationships with key current and potential partners including customers, architects, subcontractors, engineers, community leaders, economic developers and owner representatives.
Some of Monica’s responsibilities at Cambridge include growing Cambridge contracts for solid waste facility design/build projects across the greater 48 states; creating and executing marketing strategy to grow Cambridge’s solid waste, biofuels and other environmental projects; executing marketing plans to secure site visits for waste projects; developing and maintaining new client and industry partnerships; prospecting for new customers by use of cold calling, industry events, email campaigns, and referrals; convert leads into scheduled site visits and drive them to project information request; and working with customers during scoping, design, construction, and close-out processes to make sure all deliverables are met.
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Christopher BeezholdIntern
Chris Beezhold joined the Cambridge team in May 2019 as a CPM intern for the summer. He is entering his sophomore year at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Chris is majoring in construction management and is heavily involved with his fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX) at Purdue where he holds
the position of maintenance manager. Additionally, He leads a weekly cell group, and he participates in several intramural sports. He is also involved in the Purdue Water Skiing Club.
Before joining Cambridge’s team, Chris obtained field experience in the residential sector of construction working for his family’s business. His field experience includes building and remodeling homes, barns, garages and a church, land developing, and property maintenance. While he’s at Cambridge, Chris is spending 2-3 days each week at the Chicago Heights project with Tim Nay. Chris is working with Chris Kritzer and Bill to learn the ins and outs of being a project manager. Some of these tasks include job site walk throughs, weekly internal meeting agendas and meeting minutes, daily logs, photos, and project controls (submittals, RFI’s, and drawing documentation).
After graduating from Purdue University, Chris plans to dive right into the construction industry at an entry-level project management position to continuing gaining experience, with the long-term goal of becoming a project or field manager.
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Tyler joined the Cambridge team in May 2019 as a CPM intern for the summer. He is entering his senior year at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN. Tyler is a part of
the Purdue Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) student organization to assist in networking and engaging in discussions with contractors who are ABC members.
Before coming onto the Cambridge team, Tyler learned how to work in the field as an associate for an electrical subcontractor. He performed the duties of an apprentice at various jobsites, including a church, two schools, and a trailer manufacturing plant. He also worked as a project manager and estimating intern for a second electrical subcontractor. While there, he performed takeoffs, drafted PO’s, attended weekly coordination meetings with other trades and Chicago’s historical society, and did some lighting design. This summer at Cambridge, Tyler will be working closely with Lenny. He’ll be exposed to other industries, in addition to electrical, to broaden his experience. So far, he’s worked on buy-outs, reviewing drawings, creating bidder’s lists, and reviewing submittals.
Once Tyler earns his bachelor’s degree at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, he plans to find a career and company where he can become an integral part of the construction process. He hopes to work with great people and be financially successful in order to purchase a home in the country as well as continue to pursue his hobbies by purchasing his own “toys,” such as a C7 Corvette Z06 and eventually motorcycles, snowmobiles, and other powersports.
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