Housing

Sci-Tek’s Housing services are primarily offered in the areas of site civil design, environmental assessments, geotechnical engineering, and remediation monitoring.

Site Civil Design:

• Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA)
  Sci-Tek provided a site civil design associated with improvements to two buildings, General Braddock Tower and Ohioview Tower. The design included: landscaping and entrance signage and benches, site concrete and asphalt (paving, curbing, steps, retaining walls, etc.), site lighting, all parking areas, sidewalks, patios, exterior entry doors, exterior steps, ramps, and railings. Existing conditions were altered or modified as required to meet Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), and other applicable code compliance.
• Residential Developments
  A Sci-Tek Senior Engineer has provided design services for new water and sewer systems for numerous residential developments, including hydraulic design of a new water and sewer line, design lift stations and pumps, cost analyses, and preparation of bid specifications.

Environmental Assessments:

• Bakery Square Project
  Sci-Tek conducted a lead based paint survey for Walnut Capital at the Former Nabisco Plant located on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA, which is being converted into a mixed use development. The project included identification of the types, locations and condition of lead based paint, collection of lead samples and reporting data, and identification of lead hazards and hazard reduction requirements.
• Mon Valley Initiative
  The Mon Valley Initiative retained Sci-Tek to conduct asbestos/hazardous materials surveys and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments associated with a development encompassing nine residential properties located in Braddock, PA. This environmental site assessment included a visual observation, and a search of commercially available public records to find evidence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs), including underground storage tanks, buried drums and stained surface soils that would indicate possible contamination from current or past uses on the properties.
• Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh, Centre Avenue
  Sci-Tek was contracted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to conduct an environmental assessment and remediation of several residential parcels, a gas station, and a restaurant in the Hill District section of Pittsburgh. The project included Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, preparation of asbestos abatement technical specifications, environmental remediation, underground storage tank removal, and construction (remediation) monitoring services.
• Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (HACP)
  Sci-Tek provided services on an as needed basis to assist the Authority in compliance with HUD, EPA and PADEP regulations, including: Survey of HACP properties to identify suspect and previously identified hazardous materials, lead based paint inspections and risk assessments and other services to comply with HUD regulations, testing, sampling and analysis of suspect hazardous materials, preparation of design documents for abatement of hazardous materials, air monitoring (including on-site readings) and contractor surveillance services, and technical assistance as needed, on an urgent and prompt basis. Sci-Tek completed projects at more than 30 HACP sites covering 91% of the HACP facilities. Many projects have required immediate assessment and reporting to maintain project timelines.
• Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (HACP), Renaissance 3 Architects
  Sci-Tek performed an asbestos and hazardous materials survey and provided a written report, which presents opinions on locations, conditions, and recommended response actions for Renaissance 3 Architects at four locations: Addison Terrace, Coleridge Street, North View Heights, and Balver Avenue. Sci-Tek also provided technical specifications and a cost estimate associated with abatement of asbestos and hazardous materials.

Geotechnical Engineering:

• Elsie Johns Design and Mine Gas Remediation, U.S. Office of Surface Mining
  Sci-Tek provided a design and remediation effort to eliminate the infiltration of mine gas into a residential structure. The scope of work included a review of existing project data and information and a survey of the basement pertaining to the location of the exterior walls, interior stone wall near the rear of the building, chimneys, privacy wall, water heaters, furnaces, and stairs. The survey also included 1st and 2nd story room size and location in order to ascertain bearing walls and a sketch of 1st floor joist locations. Engineering design calculations and sketches were provided for the passive barrier system for the mine gas, including design of replacement walls and floors. Engineering drawings were furnished showing the survey data, plans, sections, details, elevations, general notes and specific notes.

Remediation Monitoring:

• Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh, Lexington Avenue
  Sci-Tek conducted technical oversight, including visual inspections and air monitoring services during asbestos abatement at the Lexington Technology Center for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh. The abatement of interior asbestos containing materials involved the removal of window glazing, transite duct, roof flashing, floor tile and mastic, duct covering, and fire doors.