LAN-LLP provides over a
decade of service in New York
In 1999, LAN Associates, Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Surveying, LLP (LAN-LLP) commenced operations in Goshen, New York. With the consistent migration of residents and commercial businesses from the NYC metropolitan area, LAN-LLP is positioned to provide services to the growing suburbs of Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster, Rockland and Orange Counties in New York. Located at 252 Main Street, LAN-LLP is  conveniently situated between the historic downtown and the Orange County Government Center. During the last 10 years, LAN-LLP has fostered relationships with many new clients in the area and has thrived in the local community. Goshen is a charming village, with unequivocal examples of 18th & 19th century Victorian architecture. Large, single family residences lining Main Street are evolving into commercially viable mixed-use properties, and LAN-LLP's location provides an ideal opportunity for local businesses, professionals and walk-in clients to meet directly with a licensed Architect from our staff. As a result, LAN-LLP has developed a strong identity in the Village of Goshen and Orange County. Local projects include assisting the St. James Episcopal Church with the restoration of their 145 year old chapel that was damaged by fire. LAN has also provided services to the John S. Burke Catholic High School, the Goshen Historic Track, the Orange County Dept. of Public Works, and the Orange County Historical Society. LAN-LLP has also served numerous residential clients throughout the region.
Throughout its existence, LAN-LLP has provided architectural and engineering services to industrial clients, such as Advanced Coating Technologies (ACT), a partnership between Chromalloy and Pratt & Whitney, which provides specialty coating services applied to turbine blades for jet engines. Modifications to their existing 21,500 SF facility required the construction of a new pit to accommodate the installation of the new equipment. The completed project was awarded the 2009 ACEC NY Silver Award for Engineering Excellence. LAN-LLP also serves the educational market, including the Mamaroneck Union Free School District in Westchester County and is currently involved with the design and implementation of several large referendum projects. LAN-LLP employs a staff of 14 people, including five licensed architects and six LEED Accredited Professionals. All of LAN-LLP's professionals have PC-based computer workstations, fully networked via a T1, fiber optic cable, facilitating high speed file transfer and database sharing. Throughout the last decade, LAN-LLP has developed a diverse clientele that has assisted in weathering the current economic recession.
EPA establishes new
lead-based paint regulations
On April 22, 2010, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established new regulations for renovating, repairing or painting homes, child care facilities or schools built before 1978.
The Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) rules, which are codified in 40 CFR 745, require that all activities which disturb paint in homes, child care facilities or schools built before 1978, be performed by a Lead-Safe Certified Firm. Activities subject to the rules may include builders, remodelers, plumbing/heating/air-conditioning, painting and wall covering, electrical, finish carpentry, drywall and insulation, siding, tile and terrazzo, glass and glazing, etc. Minor maintenance or repair activities where less than six square feet of lead-based paint is disturbed in a room, or where less than 20 square feet of lead-based paint is disturbed on the exterior, are exempt. In addition to contractor training and certification, the RRP rules require pre-renovation education requirements for all building occupants and lead-safe work practices such as containment, dust minimization, and clean up, to prevent lead contamination. If the building was constructed in or after 1978, or a certified lead inspector has determined that there is no lead-paint, these rules do not apply.
Vice President, LAN Associates
Green model code in the works
The International Code Council (ICC) has released a draft of the new International Green Construction Code (IGCC) that will serve as an enforceable code written in regulatory language based on measurable building performance with an emphasis on building safety and sustainability. The code is intended to apply a uniform standard that will affect both new and existing commercial buildings. The new code will serve as an "overlay" to the existing I-Codes, and will address both minimum and advanced levels of performance. Once finalized, the IGCC will be revisited every three years through the two-hearing process typical of all I-Codes.
Implementation of the IGCC is anticipated to result in increased efficiency in use of energy, water, materials and resources; improved indoor environment quality; education for building owners and facility managers; and a reduction in overall carbon emissions.
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The iFortress™ solution for mission critical facilities
For the past seven years, LAN has been working jointly with iFortress, Inc. on the development, testing and deployment of an innovative, modular solution for the structural security of mission critical technology and
The Modular MCF iFortress™ is an assembly of varying floor, wall, and ceiling iGuard Armor Panels™ that at only four inches thick, has been subjected to the fire and temperature ASTM E119 standard, which reach temperatures of +1,800 degrees (F), and in 90 minutes the thermal transfer on the cold side surface of the iGuard Armor Panel™ did not exceed 115 degrees (F). When assembled with other iGuard Armor Panels™ iFortress™ creates a self-contained, six-sided, airtight, watertight, hermetically sealed facility that simultaneously protects against a wide range of human and environmental threats including fire, water, smoke, acrid gases, construction hazards, earthquake damage, high winds, and explosions.
Due to the modular design, an accentuated feature of the iFortress™ system is its rapid deployment, where thousands of square feet can be operational in days or weeks, not months, even years, as is the case with conventionally constructed facilities. The design also permits for the expansion of the datacenter space without the creation of harmful dust and dirt caused by conventional construction, allowing owners to create and operate just the space they require today, and increase the spatial requirements as their needs increase.
Both the MCF and military line products have been tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground under a US Marines contract and was subjected to ballistic, blast (60 psi overpressure), forced entry and thermal assaults and is being marketed for military applications. The product was recently used to protect the perimeter assets at the historic 8th and I Streets Marine Barracks in Washington, DC.
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