AUGUST 2017
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GBB Assists Public-Sector Organizations with Management, Monitoring, and Planning for Waste-to-Energy FacilitiesGBB is known to be an industry thought leader for matters related to waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities, technologies, and development because of our extensive experience on over 200 assignments for utilization of waste for its energy content and tracking more than 475 alternative conversion technology companies. In the past year, GBB's knowledge in this area was further expanded with the acquisition of RRC Power & Energy, LLC's Energy Facilities Group. This enabled GBB to widen its WTE services to include studies, facility audits / assessments, owners engineer services, project management, engineering design, construction support commissioning / acceptance testing, and operations monitoring.
In addition to this knowledge base, another level of expertise has been added to the GBB team. Former Covanta Energy Corporation senior executive and energy from waste expert, Seth Myones, joined GBB as Special Principal Associate - Financial Advisory Services. This has further strengthened the firm's ability to provide visioning, strategy development, execution, and operations consulting services.
Consequently, GBB was recently selected by several public-sector organizations with WTE facilities to provide consulting and engineering services to manage and monitor these facilities and to provide long-term strategic planning advice:
Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency, NY
Marion County, OR
Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, UT
Over the years, GBB and the former RRC Energy Facilities Group have assisted the District with strategic solidwaste management planning and engineering services for the Davis Energy Recovery Facility. This included a facility audit, plant improvement planning and execution, and a steam turbine generator study. Since losing its main energy customer, the District has determined that closing the facility is in its best interest. GBB will assist the District in developing a long-term strategy for its waste stream and the energy recovery site.
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The GBB Project Team has proven that it's up to the challenge with the combination of a clear understanding of our vision, a sensible project approach, past success stories, strength of the project team, and recent projects performed for the County."
"As evidenced by China's recent waste import ban, America's recycling future is highly dependent upon the development of domestic outlets for its recovered materials.
Resource Parks, such as the one envisioned for Kent County, can play a vital role in the development of that domestic capacity while providing green collar jobs for local communities." |
"In 2016, we set a roadmap to achieve 20% reduction in landfilled waste by 2020, and 90% by 2030, to bring Kent County closer to a circular economy system. A key component of that strategy is the successful establishment of the Resource Park. GBB has been selected by the Kent County, MI Department of Public Works (DPW) to develop a Master Plan for 200+ acres of property to convert waste materials into marketable products. As part of its long-term vision to implement Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) strategies, the DPW is pursuing the development of the Resource Park as a key component of its SMM system, to house facilities to recover discarded materials, to reuse and recycle the recovered material, and to convert non-recyclable material into intermediate products or to recover the energy value of those discards. Joining GBB for this key assignment are Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc., a local Grand Rapids-based Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Architecture, and Construction Management firm, and Stern Brothers & Co., an independent investment banking firm who provides various public and private infrastructure finance opportunities. Stern Brothers is one of the nation's largest certified 100% woman-owned business enterprise investment bank.
The long-term goal for the Resource Park is to displace landfill use for disposal of waste materials as much as possible by attracting new business ventures that will not only recover waste materials, but also convert them into new, domestically manufactured, products through innovative technologies. As part of the assignment, the GBB Project Team will conduct stakeholders' meetings; perform waste stream and market analyses; evaluate technologies; develop a Master Plan for the design and construction of necessary public infrastructure; research funding sources; and evaluate how the services provided by the Resource Park tenants might interact with Kent County's existing waste management infrastructure.
Lori Scozzafava Promoted to GBB Senior Vice President, Operations Officer; Joins Ownership Group
A passionate advocate for environmental issues including sustainability, waste reduction, recycling, composting and integrated waste management, Lori Scozzafava has joined GBB's ownership group and been promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations Officer. She has nearly 30 years of solid waste management industry experience, including 15 years in high profile leadership roles with national industry associations where she influenced regional and national policy in multiple environmental areas.
"Since joining GBB in July 2015 as Vice President, Operations Officer, Lori has contributed tremendously in helping run our organization, plan the long-term path for GBB's expanding ownership, as well as successfully lead multiple client project teams.
Her expertise in financial management, long term strategic planning, and operational management, in addition to her passion for the environment, make Lori a key member of the GBB team and ownership group going forward."
Harvey Gershman
GBB President and Co-Founder
GBB Expands
GBB is pleased to welcome three professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise who recently joined the firm, creating synergies with the current multi-disciplined team:
Energy from Waste Expert Seth Myones - Special Principal Associate, Financial Advisory Services
Mr. Myones has over 30 years of experience in the waste and environmental services, industrial services, and waste-to-energy/renewable energy spaces with in-depth strategic, commercial, operational, and technical expertise. Previously employed by Covanta Energy Corporation for more than 25 years in P&L leadership roles and a member of the Senior Executive team for over 15 years, he brings to GBB his impressive track record as an industry leader, his industry knowledge and leadership abilities. He will provide greater financial and business acumen depth to GBB's team providing visioning, strategy development, execution, and operations consulting services.
Based in the Greater New York City area, he can be reached at SMyones@GBBinc.com.
Sustainability Leader Jennifer Porter - Senior Project Manager
A sustainable development leader, Ms. Porter has more than 15 years of experience on government and private sector sustainability initiatives. Her wide range of diverse skills, and extensive, valuable hands-on experience with recycling and waste management programs include over 6 years as Conservation Program Coordinator with the City of Portland's (Oregon) Office of Sustainable Development where she managed citywide recycling changes; led multifamily recycling projects; headed the renewal of the 10-year residential waste haulers franchise; and developed a statistical model for a commercial food composting program.
Based in New York City, she can be reached at JPorter@GBBinc.com or (347) 979-4992.
Recent Graduate William Cooper - GBB Consultant I
A recent Boston University graduate with a focus on energy and environmental analysis, Mr. Cooper's coursework included topics such as Resource Economics, Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis, Regional Energy Modeling, Environmentally Sustainable Development, World Oil Markets, Environmental Law, and Energy Transitions. A key extracurricular activity was his involvement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Waste Alliance, a community of MIT and Boston-area students, industry experts, professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy-makers, with a passion for waste management, that comes together to share and discuss waste-sector issues and innovations.
Based at GBB's headquarters in McLean, VA, he can be reached at WCooper@GBBinc.com or (703) 573-5800.
Reading List
As thought leaders, GBB consultants regularly contribute articles to leading industry publications, sharing insight and information on important topics. Recently published articles include:
The Future of Collection Trucks - It's Electric!
John Carlton, P.E., BCEE, GBB Senior Vice President
Waste Today Magazine - July 2017
Better Waste Management Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gases… Says Science!
Steve Simmons, GBB Senior Vice President
Waste Today Magazine - May 2017
Sometimes, "Different" is "More"
Kate Vasquez, GBB Senior Consultant
Recycling Today - May 2017
Creating Successful Partnerships Involves Risk Sharing
John Carlton, P.E., BCEE, GBB Senior Vice President
Waste Today Magazine - March 2017
Links to all recently published GBB articles are available on the website.
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