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November 20,
2007
Bimini Bay Facts
(www.biminifacts.com)
"Bimini Bay Resort strives for substantial
development" (PDF)
"BIMINI, September 20, 2006 – Bimini Bay Resort + Casino, the
newly-opened vacation destination that will soon be home to a Conrad
Hotel and Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed links golf course, takes
the intimate island’s ecological welfare very seriously. 'Bimini’s
natural landscape is what attracted me to the Bahamas 20 years ago,”
states Gerardo Capo, the resort’s Miami-based developer. “We are
creating both a sustainable resort experience and a dedicated
Preserve that will be kept in its natural state for generations to
come,' he added.
"Although initial development plans were approved by the Bahamian
government, Bimini Bay Resort + Casino went a step further and spent
approximately $1 million on outside consultation by enlisting the
assistance of several authorities on sustainable development
including London-based Acona Ltd. and Applied Technology &
Management, Inc., headquartered in Gainesville, Georgia. As a result
of their environmental assessments and reviews, it was determined to
scale back the development significantly, allowing for a substantial
portion of mangrove forest to become a specially-designated
Preserve.
"'Mangroves serve as a nursery for marine life and waterfowl,' says
Capo. 'Preserving these habitats is key to ensuring that guests will
always be able to enjoy birding and fishing, for which the island is
known. We look forward to bringing fishing tournaments back to
Bimini'..." |
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November 16,
2007 @ 7:30 PM
WPBT Channel 2 - Issues
(www.channel2.org/issues)
"ISSUE ONE: Palm Beach County’s Beaches Are
Being Washed Away"
"Beaches are big business in South Florida, bringing in about $38
billion a year in tourism. But each year as big storms roll in,
precious sand rolls out—a cause for concern in Palm Beach County.
This week, Issues looks at beach restoration and preservation
in Palm Beach County.
"Guest: ...Michael Jenkins, Ph.D., P.E. Chief of Coastal
Engineering for Applied Technology and Management." |
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November 12,
2007
Charleston Regional
Business Journal
(www.charlestonbusiness.com)
"Jafza reveals early plans for Orangeburg"
"Baseball fields, public parks, nature trails and lush vegetation
might not be the first things one typically thinks of when imagining
a vast warehouse and distribution-based commerce park.
"But those are among the highlights of the preliminary master plan
created by Jafza International for the 1,300 acres it owns in
Orangeburg County.
"'We’re going for a campus feel and employing a strategy we hope
benefits the public as much as it benefits our company and our
clients,' said Chuck Heath, the company’s senior vice president and
managing director...
"For the first phase of the environmental analysis of the site,
Jafza International kept the work somewhat in the family, hiring
Applied Technology and Management of Charleston..."
See announcements and media coverage
on Jafza Orangeburg Project page > |
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November 2,
2007
The Palm Beach Post
(www.palmbeachpost.com)
"Newer high-rises built to stand up to sea, experts say"
"Despite encroaching erosion along the South Florida coast, owners
of newer high-rise condos built on the beach need not inflate life
rafts in their living rooms. Not yet anyway.
"Those buildings probably are not going anywhere, even if the
Atlantic swallows the sand right out from under the lobby. That is
according to engineers who have overseen the construction of those
edifices since 1992's Hurricane Andrew..." |
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October 29,
2007
Charleston Regional
Business Journal's "Daily Journal"
(www.charlestonbusiness.com)
"Jafza reveals preliminary plan for Orangeburg"
"Baseball fields, public parks, nature trails and lush vegetation
might not be the first things one typically thinks of when imagining
a vast warehouse and distribution-based commerce park.
"But those are among the highlights of the preliminary master plan
created by Jafza International for the 1,300 acres it owns in
Orangeburg County.
"'We’re going for a campus feel and employing a strategy we hope
benefits the public as much as it benefits our company and our
clients,' said Chuck Heath, the company’s senior vice president and
managing director...
"For the first phase of the environmental analysis of the site,
Jafza International kept the work somewhat in the family, hiring
Applied Technology and Management of Charleston..."
See announcements and media coverage
on Jafza Orangeburg Project page > |
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October 25,
2007
The Providence Journal
(www.projo.com)
"Stakeholders fish for a view"
(PDF)
"PROVIDENCE — The group of stakeholders who are evaluating
potential sites for a state-built wind farm had more questions about
the project’s impact yesterday, including how it will look from land
and how it will affect recreational and commercial fishing...
"Governor Carcieri has proposed building a power-generating facility
on the scale of the proposed Cape Wind project off Cape Cod that
would be large enough to generate 15 percent of the state’s
electricity. Depending on where it is situated, it could cost $900
million to $1.9 billion to build...
"Roger Williams University is working to develop photographs to
simulate how the wind farms would look from various places, said
Daniel L. Mendelsohn, of Applied Technology Management, the Newport
consultant hired by the state to move the wind project forward.
Those pictures are expected to be ready by the next stakeholders’
meeting, Wednesday, at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett
Bay campus..."
Download the report > |
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September 21,
2007
The Providence Journal
(www.projo.com)
"Stakeholder members float concerns of wind
farm" (PDF)
"NARRAGANSETT — Will military-submarine traffic get in the way of
the wind-turbine towers? Will lights on the turbines blind ship
captains? Will wind turbines suck away the energy from the wind,
leaving sailboats stranded?
"These are some of the questions and concerns that arose yesterday
at a meeting of Governor Carcieri’s offshore wind-power
stakeholders’ group...
"After compiling the list of questions, Gromer, the meeting’s
leader, said that the state’s consultant, Applied Technology
Management, would work over the next few weeks to answer the
questions from the meeting. He said that company had already done a
lot of research into the issues and may already have answers..."
Download the report > |
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August 31,
2007
The Providence Journal
(www.projo.com)
"Wind energy: Governor asks panel where to
locate turbines" (PDF)
"About 35 'stakeholders' in Governor Carcieri’s plan to build
a wind farm off the Rhode Island coast offer their suggestions on
where the turbines should be placed."
"PROVIDENCE — Governor Carcieri is pushing forward with his plan
to build a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, even though it’s
unclear how the state would finance the ambitious project.
"Yesterday, the governor’s top energy adviser convened the first
meeting of 'stakeholders'...
"The Rhode Island stakeholders group will begin with the conclusions
of a report, commissioned by the Carcieri administration, which
examined potential sites for wind farms throughout Rhode Island, as
well as in the Rhode Island and Block Island sounds. The 132-page
study, written by Applied Technology Management, identified 11 sites
where a facility could be economically viable. Ten of those sites
were offshore..."
Download the report > |
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August 30,
2007
Fort Myers Beach Observer
(www.fort-myers-beach-observer.com)
"Beach renourishment plan stands the test of time"
"The much talked about Beach Renourishment Plan that has been on
the table over a decade still holds up to this day according to a
recent review of the plan.
"The Town of Fort Myers Beach contracted the Gainesville-based
Applied Technology & Management, Inc. (ATM) to review the combined
Lee County/Corps of Engineers Beach Plan and provide some feedback
regarding the plan’s efficiency and suitability in addressing
erosion issues on the Beach.
"Michael Jenkins, Coastal Engineering Team Leader for ATM,
spearheaded the review and says the plan is still as efficient and
suitable as it was when it was approved in 2001.
"'On a whole it's a solid plan,' says Jenkins. 'It's standard
engineering practice for a beach nourishment plan. If you were going
to choose to do a beach nourishment plan it certainly fits the
bill...'" |
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August 15,
2007
The Providence Journal
(www.projo.com)
"Green power: R.I. coast rich with
possibility for harnessing wind" (PDF)
"...THE STATE’S PLAN for wind power was encapsulated in a 132-page
study, released in April, identifying the possible sites for wind
farms — in waters off Block Island, Westerly, Charlestown, South
Kingstown, Middletown, Newport and Little Compton. Little Compton
would also be slated for a land-based turbine.
"The cost for building these wind farms could range from $900
million to $1.9 billion, depending on location, cost of construction
materials and other factors.
"The wind study was done by Applied Technology & Management, a
coastal, environmental, marine and water resources engineering firm
headquartered in Florida. The report cost about $380,000 and was
paid for with money from a monthly utility charge and a $150,000
grant from Florida Power & Light..."
Download the report > |
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July 17, 2007
Vero Beach Press Journal
(www.stcnewspapers.com/tcp)
"Wabasso beach work may start in 2008"
(PDF)
"...The common theme of county Coastal Resource Manager Jonathan
Gorham's requests for beach projects today is underwater monitoring
this summer, when the beaches have the best visibility. He is asking
the County Commission to approve:
"• Paying $33,000 for Applied Technology and Management Inc. of
Gainesville to monitor a $4.2 million artificial reef the county
placed off Castaway Cove in 2004. The state ordered the county to
build the reef out of limestone to offset a natural reef off
Ambersand Beach being buried by a sand-placement project...
"• Paying almost $301,000 for Applied Technology to monitor the
environmental impact of the recent Treasure Cove-Floralton Beach
sand project." |
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May/June 2007
Marina World
(www.marinaworld.com)
"Underwater gardening in the BVI"
"Painstaking efforts are being made to protect the natural
beauty of the island and its peaceful ambience while creating the
first new resort development in the BVI in over 15 years...
"...Mainsail retained US company Applied Technology & Management
(ATM) to provide comprehensive planning and conceptual design
services...
"The project called for a marina basin on the sheltered western
shore of the island, an area that contained areas of seagrass and
coral that would be affected by the development. After consultation
and site investigation, a mitigation plan was devised and presented
to the government. In devising this, ATM not only came up with a
workable way of solving the problem but also met government’s goals
for preservation of natural resources..."
See project page > |
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May/June 2007
Marina World
(www.marinaworld.com)
"Grande opening in St Thomas"
"Yacht Haven Grande (see Marina World
Vol 6, Issue 3
[and
Vol 6, Issue 4])
broke ground in 2004 and has since become the most comprehensive
advanced marina and upland facility in the Caribbean. Dubbed a
'playground by the sea', the marina has already played host to some
of the world’s most luxurious megayachts...
"...The marina at YHG, planned, designed and engineering by Applied
Technology & Management (ATM), offers world-class amenities such
as..."
See project page > |
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April 18, 2007
The Providence Journal
(www.projo.com)
"Wind Power"
"A study commissioned by Governor Carcieri identifies several
areas off the coast of Rhode Island that are suitable for one or
more wind farms that could generate enough electricity to supply 15
percent of the state’s power demands.
"RIWINDS, as it’s called, would be comparable in scope to the
proposed Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, and could cost $900
million to $1.9 billion, depending on where the turbines would be
located, how many were erected and several other variables...
"The 132-page study, which the Providence Journal obtained,
was prepared by Applied Technology & Management, a coastal,
environmental, marine, and water resources engineering firm
headquartered in Gainesville, Fla..."
Download the report > |
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April 15, 2007
The Providence Journal
(www.projo.com)
"Wind energy goal to be addressed"
"Release of a state study on how to have wind energy create 15
percent of the state’s electricity within the next five years is
expected to be one of the highlights of a conference on wind energy
scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the University of Rhode
Island’s Bay Campus...
"On Friday, Dan Mendelsohn, vice president of Applied Technology
Management, will release the report he completed on how Rhode Island
can achieve Governor Carcieri’s 15-percent wind energy goal."
Download the report > |
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March 9, 2007
Jacksonville Business Journal
(http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com)
"Applied technology to design water treatment
plant" (PDF)
"Applied Technology Management Inc. will design and manage the
construction of a 4 million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant in
southwest Florida.
"Jacksonville-based ATM has worked with the city of LaBelle, which is
about midway between Fort Myers and Lake Okeechobee, for the past 12
years providing permitting, planning, design and construction services
for the city's utility system..." |
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February 22, 2007
The BVI Beacon
(www.bvibeacon.com)
"Coral, sea grass moved at
Scrub Island"
"On land, orange bulldozers push dirt for the construction of
a marina; at sea, a man with a ghostly face lathered with several layers
of sunscreen stands in waist-deep water, picking out sea grass by hand.
"Plant by plant, he will help move 65 acres of the underwater
grass—first into small patches deposited into buckets; then into another
area nearby to be replanted. Behind him, a towing boat uses a pneumatic
jackhammer to chip off the coral reef. Wait. Jackhammers? Corals?
"Anyone who’s put on a toy mask and snorkel at sea has heard the warning
before: 'Don’t step on the corals, they’re sensitive.'
"But in the past three weeks, divers from the UBS dive center assisted
by the Department of Conservation and Fisheries, VIPM and Applied
Technology [&] Management, have moved and reattached more than 1200
pieces of coral reef to protect it from the construction of a marina at
a resort in Scrub Island..."
See project page > |
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January 28, 2007
BeaufortGazette.com
(www.beaufortgazette.com)
"In the Lowcountry, marinas follow housing
boom" (PDF)
"...As Beaufort County keeps growing, the demand for
boating-related infrastructure will naturally increase, said Sam
Phlegar, a marina industry executive. It can be determined
scientifically, although that is difficult, he said, but regardless,
planners of hundreds of new boat slips are trusting that it will make
itself apparent when they open their marinas..." |
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