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SUSTAIN
Rising Above the Tides in SF Bay
AFTER 80 YEARS OF CELEBRITY STATUS, SAN FRANCISCO BAYS TREASURE ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT is emerging as a signature coastal
community of the future, incorporating green planning and designand an adaptive approach
NATIONAL SERVICE, ANDULTIMATELY
to rising sea levels. To help tackle this 21st Century challenge, Moffatt & Nichol is providing coastal
BASE CLOSURE, TREASURE ISLAND engineering expertise, assisting in the analysis of potential impacts of climate change and sea
EMBRACES THE TIDES OF CHANGE. level rise, and developing a strategic plan to address potential flooding and coastal erosion.
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JSE ZORMAN will serve as design challenges is the islands elevation and flatnessgreat
Oakland Bay Bridge (foreground). Moffatt & Nichol currently provides
design services for the bridges east span replacement project.
Moffatt & Nichols Business Unit Leader, MOFFATT & NICHOL PROVIDED for runways in the 1930s, but
establishing the firms Rio de Janeiro office. A HIGHLY INNOVATIVE AND only two feet higher than Fed- accommodate a sea level increase of about 3 feet (from pres-
With a career spanning more than 40 years as ADAPTABLE SOLUTION TO eral Emergency Management ent levels), at the end of construction. Proposed solutions call
PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL SEA
for the implementation of a shoreline protection system paired
an engineering professional, Zorman brings
LEVEL RISE AT TREASURE ISLAND, Agencys (FEMA) maximum
a wealth of regional experience. His previous CONTRIBUTING TO A TRULY expected 100-year flood with a storm drain systemboth of which can be adapted to
work has included projects with Anglo Ameri- FORWARD-THINKING, SUSTAINABLE, elevation along its periphery. keep up with changing sea levels. Thus, the construction pro-
can, MMX (the mining division of Brazilian AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND To compensate, the design gram avoids creating a levee-protected community today, al-
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT."
conglomerate the EBX Group) and Vale, the Kheay Loke, Senior Development Manager strategy includes raising the lowing for an ongoing adaptive strategy to address future SLR.
largest iron ore exporter in the world. Zorman for Treasure Island Development, LLC Joint development footprint to Approved and certified by the City and County of San
brings to Moffatt & Nichol a deep under- Venture Partner, Wilson Meany Sullivan Francisco, development plans include 8,000 new residential
standing of the Brazilian marketplace and units, 500 hotel rooms, a 400-slip marina, restaurants, retail
unmatched knowledge of industrial projects, and entertainment venues, and about 300 acres of parks and
including ports. READY FOR open space, well served by public transportation, including
Zorman holds a Bachelor of Science in NEXT MISSION ferry, municipal bus service to San Francisco and the Eastbay,
mechanical engineering from the Univer- When it came time to replace the oldest structure in San Diego and on-island shuttles. Projected to be the most environmen-
sidade Federal do Paran. He is a member Bay, engineers designed the new fuel pier at Naval Base Point tally-sustainable large development project in U.S. history, the
of the Brazilian Metals Association and the Loma to meet a new challenge: Sea level rise. project is one of 16 founding projects of the Clinton Climate
Brazilian Petroleum Institute. Initiative's Climate Positive Development Program.
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or the last 27 years
Moffatt & Nichols inspec-
tion and rehabilitation team has
been involved in maintenance
and rehabilitation projects to
extend the service life of this
mission-critical facility. Now,
new work at the pier will incor-
porate an adaptive approach to
sea level rise.
Under a Defense Logistics
IN COLOMBIA: Agency fuels-related multiple-
award contract held by Burns
HOW
CARLOS NOGUERA joins & McDonnell, the team has
HIGH
Moffatt & Nichol as General Manager for the
Colombia S.A. office, bringing more than 30
years of experience and an in depth knowl-
been tasked to design a new
$70-million facility and demolish the existing structure. The
project will include design for the new pier structure, dredging
IS THE TIDE?
edge of Colombias engineering industry. and disposal of contaminated material, planning documentation, Image courtesy John J. Helly, Supercomputer Center and
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
He has coordinated and directed multidis- and the preparation of design-build repair solicitation packages.
ciplinary projects, including economic and The new fuel pier structure, with a design life of 75 years, MOFFATT & NICHOL IS PROVIDING COASTAL ENGINEERING EXPERTISE,
technical feasibility studies, environmental features a state-of-the-art double deck pier that will remain func- as the U.S. government looks to plan ahead to protect federal
consulting, water quality evaluations, air tional over its full design life. The deck elevations of the structure assets that may be vulnerable to sea level rise. As a key member
quality studies, navigation channel design, have been carefully analyzed and set at heights that work for of a research team under a 3-year government contract,
and dredging. the short term and will remain functional over the long term, Moffatt & Nichol has been tasked with developing a methodol-
Carlos comes to Moffatt & Nichol providing an adaptive approach to SLR. ogy to assess the impact of SLR on the operational capability
after a long career with HMV Ingenieros, a of federal coastal installations for the Strategic Environmental
Colombia-based engineering firm, where he Research and Development Program (SERDP).
served as the firms legal representative and The study area focuses on sites in Southern California and
engineering director since 2002. He earned the Southwest that represent a wide range of coastal features,
his engineering degree from University of La including low-lying terrain, beaches, bluffs, canyons, and rivers.
Gran Colombia and a diploma in Environmen- In collaboration with the larger project team, Moffatt & Nichol
tal Impact Assessment from the Universidad is using a GIS platform and a high resolution digital elevation
Jorge Tadeo Lozano-Tufts University coopera- Im ag e co ur te model to analyze the impacts of a range of high water level sce-
sy : Go og le Ma
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tive program in Bogot, Colombia. og le narios that include four sea-level rise conditions in combination
Construction is anticipated to be complete in 2015. with the effects of tidal variation, waves and storm surge.
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In advance of mandated guidelines to address sea level
rise, Moffatt & Nichol has taken SLR to task over the last
two decades, as reflected in the design of three Southern
California restorations, even as local, state and federal
agencies come to terms with codifying the inevitable.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SAFELY STAGE A 140-TON WIND TURBINE NACELLE BOUND FOR OFFSHORE INSTALLATION?
To help the Quonset Development Corporation answer that question, Moffatt & Nichol is providing planning and design
services for the Quonset Wind Energy and Surface Transportation Project, at the Port of Davisville in Rhode Island.
As global interest in the GREENING of shoreside ship power grows, Moffatt & Nichol
provides clients GUIDANCE and design expertise to plug in a wide range of vessels.
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