Public and Private Schools Inspection: School Building Seismic Retrofit, Public School Reinforcement, Private School Reinforcement, Inspection of College and University Buildings, Stadium Reinforcement, Sports Arena Reinforcement, Mall Inspection

The recent devastating earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China and the resulting Chile tsunami, along with the 2007 bridge collapse in Minnesota, underscore the need for preventative mitigation and restoration efforts for these countries, and for the many public and private schools, colleges, and universities, plus other major public buildings in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world that may be in danger of collapse - partial or total - in the event of an earthquake, severe storm, tsunami, or other natural or human-generated stress.

Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., President, CEO, and Principal Scientist of Environmental Science & Energy, Inc., offers Construction Defects Analysis, Structural Integrity and Structural Safety Inspections, Investigation of Historical Structural Damages, and Seismic & Landslide Hazards Determination, plus Repair, Reinforcement, Strengthening, Renovation, Restoration, and Reconstruction - perhaps even Demolition and Replacement - of Structures and Facilities listed below, along with the Design of New Structures and Facilities. [Many structures, facilities, and services may apply to earthquake-damaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti and to locations damaged by the earthquake and/or tsunami in Chile.] These include, but are not limited to:

Structures and facilities:

Public and private schools, elementary through high school - U.S., Canada, and overseas.

Colleges, city colleges, and junior colleges - U.S., Canada, and overseas.

Universities, public and private - U.S., Canada, and overseas.

Military schools, training facilities, and other educational buildings.

Trade schools, training facilities, and other educational buildings.

University, college, and school libraries.

University, college, and high school planetariums and other major science facilities.

University, college, and high school stadiums and athletic facilities.

Public works infrastructure, including underground water-supply pipes and conduits.

Public works infrastructure, including underground sewer pipes and conduits.

Public works infrastructure, including above-ground water-supply pipes and conduits.

Public works infrastructure, including above-ground sewer pipes and conduits.

Other above-ground infrastructure on campus or in the vicinity of schools, colleges, and universities.

Other underground infrastructure near and beneath schools, colleges, and universities..

Numerous other structures and facilities.

The defects and hazards include, but are not limited to:

Faulty, shoddy, or generally poor original construction.

Construction that met building and seismic codes at the time of the original construction, but which fail to meet today's codes, and which could be a hazard to life and property in the future.

Construction that met building and seismic codes at the time of the original construction, but which have deteriorated over the years or were damaged or weakened by fire, weather, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, ground subsidence, landslides, avalanches, or blasts (including sonic booms or nearby demolitions).

Foundation failures of school buildings and other structures, resulting from corrosion, earthquakes, subsidence, liquefaction, ground shifts, tsunamis, and/or gradual deterioration of materials from water currents and weather.

Asbestos that may be present in some structures.

Landslides: threats; slides that have occurred since construction of a structure and may have weakened the structure.

Damage caused by terrorist attacks, or hidden damage caused by sabotage or by attempted sabotage that appeared at first to have failed.

Corrosion and deterioration, over the years, of underground and above-ground structures and foundations.

Corrosion, over the years, of underground and above-ground .natural gas, water supply, and sewer pipes and conduits.

Earthquake faults and potential for major shaking or permanent ground deformation.

Proximity of a structure to earthquake faults and soil vulnerable to magnified shaking.

Potential for subsidence of the soil beneath a structure, including differential subsidence within a structure's footprint.

Services Offered:

Structural integrity inspection of the structure or facility.

Construction defects analysis.

Investigation of catastrophic failure or major damage resulting from earthquakes, storms, or human-generated activities (terrorist attacks, sabotage, major accidents, etc.).

Structural analysis for damage, deterioration, or corrosion over the years.

Seismic hazards and seismic safety analysis

Repair of defects.

Mitigation, overhaul, or renovation - partial or total.

Asbestos removal.

Reinforcement of the structure or facility.

Restoration or reconstruction of the structure or facility.

Protection against maximum credible earthquake.

Protection against maximum credible wind event.

Demolition or removal of entire school building or other structure or facility.

Replacement of entire school building or other structure or facility.

Design and construction of new school, college, or university buildings - public and private - U.S. and overseas.

Research into improvement in the construction of various educational structures and facilities.

For more information about these services and other programs:

Telephone: Environmental Science & Energy, Inc.: (520) 625-8346 or (877) 373-4629,

cellular (520) 310-9931 or (775) 742-5376. Alternate (520) 625-8316.

FAX: Call (520) 625-8346 to obtain fax number.

e-mail: Call (520) 625-8316 to obtain e-mail address.

Mailing address for Dr. Charles B. Pyke, President & CEO:

P. O. Box 1747, Green Valley, AZ 85622-1747

Contract, billing, and payment address:

P. O. Box 292760, Phelan, CA 92329-2760.