June 2019
Zweig Group recently announced their 2019 Best Firms to Work For Award and 2019 Hot Firms List and VERTEX is proud to be ranked on both. We want to thank our dedicated team for continuing to make this a great company in the AEC industry! You can read more about our rankings here.

The Hot Firm List honors the fastest growing firms in the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industries. Firms are ranked on three-year growth in revenue, by both percentage and dollar growth.

The Best Firms To Work For Award honors the creation of outstanding workplaces at architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms. These firms have been recognized for their ability to inspire their teams to perform at the highest levels and create an environment where their people feel valued, can make a difference, and can clearly see their contribution to the overall mission and success of the firm. This ranking is based on employee responses, so it is a true honor to know that our employee-owners are excited to be part of the VERTEX Team.
Featured Employee-Owner
Nate Morrow, Structural Engineer
Nate Morrow manages the construction loss control service for VERTEX, which provides plan review reports, construction quality control site visits, and health and safety site visits at construction sites nationwide. Mr. Morrow has a strong background in residential and commercial buildings, structural systems, architectural systems, and building analysis. He is a licensed structural engineer in Hawaii, and he has applied his knowledge as a member of the forensic engineering division at VERTEX to provide clients with structural damage assessments, cause and origin investigations, and code compliant repair and design recommendations for residential and commercial applications.

Featured Projects
SURETY CLAIMS CONSULTING &
CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS CONSULTING
Project #42006
Square One
Sandy Springs, GA
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
Project #48761
14th @ Irving
New York, NY
TENANT IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTING
Project #47103
Southlake Coworking
Southlake, TX
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING
Project # 28537, 33542, 40328
Redevelopment of City Properties into
Multi-Family Housing Complex
Malden, MA
Insights from VERTEX's Industry Experts
New York City’s L Train Repairs - Part 1: Recovering from a Natural Disaster
This series explores the lessons learned from New York City’s restoration of a critical asset in its subway system following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. In the first part, VERTEX's Jeffrey Katz, PE discusses the preparation and scope of the L train tunnel repair plans.
New York City’s L Train Repairs - Part 2: Construction Projects and Stakeholders
Construction projects impact a variety of stakeholders. In part two of this series, VERTEX's Jeffrey Katz, PE discusses the critical role of stakeholder relations in major construction projects.
New York City’s L Train Repairs - Part 3: The Rise of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
In part three of this series, VERTEX's Jeffrey Katz, PE discusses a material innovation – fiber-reinforced polymers – and the impact this advance had on the plan to rebuild the L-train from Brooklyn into Manhattan.
Environmental Data - Management and Visualization
Many companies struggle with the complexities of collecting and managing environmental data because the data is coming in increasing amounts and in increasingly different formats. VERTEX's Amy Sulborski discusses the management and visualization of environmental data.
Crystalline Silica Exposure - Regulations and Risks
In March of 2016, OSHA published a final rule regulating occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The previous standard was published in 1971 and had not been updated or revised since. VERTEX's Thomas Koch, CIH discusses the updated regulations and associated risks.