Ingenuity Magazine Fall 2020

Pond Ingenuity Fall 2020 7 Permitting projects for clients: adjusting to local jurisdictions requirements When national shutdowns first began, projects that needed permitting and inspections were slowed indefinitely. With years of experience in assessment and inspection services and comprehensive understanding of OCGA Section 8-2-26(g), our team was able to address that need for clients and keep projects moving forward. Our team also began shipping packages and taking drawing packages IE all virtual and online, shipping packages or taking drawing packages to jurisdictions and handing drawings off in parking of the municipal building. By delivering projects curbside, we were able to meet clients’ needs while maintaining social distancing. Hosting social distanced drawing reviews in our training rooms for 10 people. The drawing review stage of the design process is typically a collaborative task where engineers develop ways to most effectively bring a project to life and identify any errors in the design. Without the sessions, designers are siloed and unable to build upon each other’s ideas to ensure maximum quality. At Pond, these typically take place in conference rooms, but with the need for social distancing, our team had to rethink this practice. Instead, we leveraged the training rooms to hold a maximum of 10 people and maintain physical distance. With everyone wearing mask, we were able to thoroughly review the designs with real time feedback and still ensure a healthy working environment. Increasing Sterilization Capacity to get medical equipment to hospitals Maintaining a steady supply of medical equipment is essential to effective patient treatment. Sterilization facilities must be equipped for even higher volumes of medical devices and personal protective equipment used by healthcare workers worldwide. As legislators increase sterilization capacity in response to the crisis, the facilities must be operational to meet these needs. As legislators increase sterilization capacity in response to the crisis, the facilities must be operational to meet these needs. Before the health crisis created by the global pandemic, the regulators were applying increased scrutiny on how these companies handled the emissions from sterilization facilities. Pond was and are helping these companies improve their capture strategies and technologies to comply with the new regulations expected to come out in 2021. While doing this, Pond has had to work around an increased operation tempo to keep up with the increased demand in medical devices. This means accelerating work scheduled, working nights and weekends and doing a lot of planning so that large amounts of work can be completed during planned shut downs. The items that are sterilized by our customers are; gowns, masks, gloves, parts for intubation and parts for other intensive care needs. George Fragulis PE, PMP, CEM, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C, Principal | Vice President