Having a stake in what you own...
 Have you ever wondered where your property corners were? Would you be able to find them? Some people will point to a pipe in the ground at the corner of their property, while others will point to a tree or a wall and say that it is somewhere in that area. And then there are some people who don't know at all! Now, what if you came home one day and found a fence was erected on the side of your yard where your vegetable garden used to be? All this time you were thinking that your tomatoes were on your property when they really weren't. You thought that the big oak tree in the back and the iron pipe in your front yard represented your property line. Situations like this, as crazy as they may sound, do happen. LAN once had to take a measurement of a two inch shrub stump to see whose property the once living tree was on. The shrub in question was a rare red plum tree that was purchased for over five-hundred dollars eight years earlier. Do you think that tree would have been cut down if the two adjoining property owners were in agreement about the property line? Boundary disputes do happen often and sometimes will even end up in court. To avoid such disputes, it is beneficial as a property owner to have your property staked. Some ordinances require the property to be staked before doing such work as building a wall, an addition, a pool or even putting up a fence.
Permanent corner markers range from an eighteen inch long rebars to a concrete monument or even an "X" inscribed on a  concrete sidewalk. By law in New Jersey, if a boundary survey of your property is done, then your corners have to be set otherwise a legal waiver must be signed.
Consider how valuable your land and house is and how your corners will help to protect your investment. So before you lose your tomatoes or buy your neighbor a new plum tree, know where your property line is for good.
Gerrit Visscher becomes
one of the first
Licensed Site Remediation Professionals in the State of New Jersey
LAN Associates, Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Surveying Inc. is pleased to announce that Gerrit Visscher has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as a Licensed  Site Remediation Professional (LSRP). Gerrit Visscher is an experienced Senior Project Manager/ Environmental Specialist with advanced degrees in Biology, Environmental Science, and Environmental Management. Mr. Visscher has over 11 years of professional experience within the environmental consulting industry, and has been an employee with LAN for over 5 years.
The enactment of the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) on May 7, 2009, and the promulgation of the Administrative Requirements for Remediation of Contaminated Sites (ARRCS) on November 4, 2009, established a LSRP program. In essence, a LSRP rather than the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will primarily oversee and issue final approvals for most site remediations. With over 20,000 site remediation cases currently pending with the NJDEP, it is anticipated that the SRRA and the authority granted to LSRPs will expedite site cleanups, development, and property transactions. All new cleanup cases are required to retain a LSRP, and existing cases can either "opt-in" to the LSRP program, or expeditiously complete their remediation through the current Site Remediation Program overseen by the NJDEP. By May of 2012, all site remediation cleanups must be overseen by a LSRP. In certain instances, the NJDEP will maintain direct oversight of complex or noncompliant cases. The current No Further Action (NFA) determination issued by the NJDEP will be replaced with a Response Action Outcome (RAO) issued by the LSRP, and it will also carry with it, as an operation of law, a Covenant Not to Sue. The NJDEP has three (3) years to audit an RAO, and they must audit 10% of an LSRP's submissions annually.
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LAN Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation!
LAN Associates Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Surveying, Inc. (LAN) is celebrating 45 years of design and project excellence this year. Since its inception, the firm has grown to more than 70 employees and generated more than $9 million of revenue in 2009 through architectural, engineering, environmental, and surveying services.
CEO Ronald Panicucci said "Forty-five years ago, LAN was started by John Lacz with a handful of individuals and a vision to create the most dynamic architectural and engineering firm possible. Our success can be attributed to a commitment to doing the best work for our clients. That commitment is shared by every member of our firm, without whom we could not have achieved our success. I am humbled to participate in the leadership of an organization that sets the standard for client service, professionalism and workplace satisfaction."
LAN has engaged in thousands of projects in its history. Two are particularly noteworthy for their innovation, scale and technical challenge. The 96,000 square-foot Van Dyk Park Place Senior Living Facility, located in Hawthorne New Jersey, was completed in 2001 for
Van Dyk Health Care, Inc. Situated on a hillside, the facility is unique in that each of the five levels has direct access to grade. This was a particularly important feature for residents whose mobility is limited. LAN also developed a non-intrusive exterior courtyard for memory impaired residents that is nestled into the hillside allowing the natural environment, not security walls, to enclose the space.
In 2005, construction was completed on LAN's design of the 71,000 square foot
John Y. Dater School for the Ramsey Board of Education. The project was complicated, as the new 3-story school had a very compact footprint and the existing school on the same site needed to remain open during construction. Several architectural elements from the original 1912 building were emulated and incorporated into the new design including arched, coffered ceilings, masonry medallions, limestone accents and a historical mural of the original building. LAN's new design also maximized available green space and reduced impervious surface water run-off. During the design of the new school, LAN performed an environmental assessment to identify and reduce or eliminate any potentially adverse environmental impacts from construction of the new school. LAN also provided mechanical and HVAC system design and construction administration services for this project.
An early adopter of green design and construction, LAN has 24 LEEDŽ Accredited Professionals through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and offers a wide range of environmental services including water pollution control, indoor air quality (IAQ) sampling, underground and above ground storage tank designs and removals, regulatory compliance assistance, occupational safety, asbestos surveys and abatement, groundwater monitoring, and solid waste management.
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