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IDC Technical Papers, Presentations, and Articles

For 2002 (Back)

Look Before You Leak; Increasing Profits Through Wastewater Minimisation, article in Food & Beverage Asia magazine by Phillipe Neuville and Dean Sigler on wastewater minimization in food processing plants; December 2002

Strategic Planning and Scheduling of High-Technology Projects in China, presentation by Bill Howard to the Construction Masterclass 2002, Shanghai, China; December 2002

Application of Sustainable Design to Ultrapure Water Systems, presentation by Denise McCabe, Kirsten Sommer, Tom Smith and Ralph Williams to the Watertech '02 Conference sponsored by Ultrapure Water magazine, Portland, Oregon; November 2002

Infrastructure Security for the Built Environment, IDC architect Shuki Einstein moderating a plenary session on building vulnerability and building threat mitigation at the First Annual TISP Congress on Infrastructure Security for the Built Environment sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Infrastructure Security Partnership, Washington, D.C.; November 2002

Meeting the Challenges of High-Technology Facility Development in China, presentation to CleanRooms West, San Jose, California; November 2002

Commissioning - A Key to Project Success, article by Don Owings in Pharmaceutical Engineering magazine, the journal or the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE); October 2002

Natural Progression, article in Civil Engineering magazine describing some innnovative master planning, environmental and landscape architecture methods used to develop an electronics manufacturing site while protecting the site's wetlands and other natural habitat; October 2002

300mm Factory Layout and AMHS Impact, presentation by Larry Hennessy on automated material handling systems technology to Brooks-PRI Worldwide Automation and Performance Symposium 2002, Phoenix, Arizona; October 2002

HVAC Designs for High Performance Applications, IDC-authored article in Cleanroom Technology magazine; October 2002

Design/Build Cleanroom Construction in Asia, article in CleanRooms magazine featuring interviews of IDC specialists in design/build cleanroom delivery; October 2002

Some Considerations on the Seismic Performance-Based Design of Fast-Track Important Facilities, paper by Julio Miranda presented to the Structural Engineers World Congress, Yokohama, Japan; October 2002

A Simple Energy Formulation for The Passive Control of the Seismic Response of Buildings, paper by Julio Miranda presented to the Structural Engineers World Congress, Yokohama, Japan; October 2002

Marshall OKs Tech 21, article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about IDC architect Roger Pearson's role in salvaging a major Pittsburgh office and residential development by redesigning the project's master plan; September 2002

Developing, Not Devastating, profile of IDC architect Roger Pearson in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; September 2002

Oversized Cleanrooms Assume Huge Role in Emerging Flat Panel Display Production, article in CleanRooms magazine by Michael O'Halloran, Rick Grout and Nancy Pettengill; August 2002

The Evolution of Cleanroom Technology and Equipment in China, presentation to CleanRooms China in Shanghai; August 2002

Factory Automation Part 2: Contamination Control within an AMHS, presentation to CleanRooms Asia 2002, Singapore; July 2002

Retrofitting Cleanrooms to Accommodate 300mm Technology, article by Michael O’Halloran in Semiconductor Fabtech; July 2002

Using Specialized Software for Structural Design, seminar presented by Julio Miranda to the National Engineering University, Nicaragua; July 2002

Fab Utility Cost Values for Cost of Ownership (COO) Calculations, presentation to SEMICON West 2002 of International SEMATECH report reviewing wafer fab operating costs and resource management by Michael O'Halloran and Ram Mallela; July 2002

Contamination Control within an AMHS, presentation by Karl Scheuch to CleanRooms Asia 2002, Singapore; July 2002

Fabs of Dreams, interview by Semiconductor magazine of IDC advance planning specialist Dick Sheehy regarding microelectronics facility site selection issues; July 2002

Eating Well at Intel, story in the Oregonian newspaper about two food court cafes involving innovative design at an Oregon microelectronics manufacturing facility; July 2002

Market Output Slow Down Amid Economic Uncertainties, interview including IDC's view of the state of manufacturing industries, Engineering News-Record; July 2002

Practical Guide to Autoclave Validation, article by Ray Lewis in Pharmaceutical Engineering published by the ISPE (Institute of Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Professionals); July 2002

The Complete Skills of Estimating, Cost Control & Scheduling, two-day seminar presented by Bob Fessler for the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon; June 2002

Dancing With the Tiger, book by Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare featuring a chapter on CH2M HILL's leading role as a proponent of sustainable development practices; June 2002

Improving Food Security Through Cleanroom Contamination Control Technologies, interview of IDC food processing specialists by CleanRooms magazine; June 2002

Integrated Cleanroom Design and Construction, paper by Jay Chester and Brian Mazure for the ASHRAE 2002 Summer Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii; June 2002

HVAC Designs for High Performance Applications, paper and presentation to Cleanrooms Ireland 2002, Dublin, Ireland; May 2002

What Site Selectors Are Looking For, panel discussion among leading national site consultants including IDC site selection expert Dick Sheehy, Arizona Association for Economic Development Spring Conference, Phoenix, Arizona; May 2002

Spotting a Future in the Sun, article in Portland, Oregon Oregonian describing IDC's leadership in promoting a Center for Solar Excellence in Portland to foster the growth of solar cell production; May 2002

City Looks Toward the Sun, article in Portland, Oregon Portland Tribute describing IDC's leadership in promoting a Center for Solar Excellence in Portland to foster the growth of solar cell production; May 2002

Site Selection and Economic Development Issues, presentation to Washington Public Ports Association by IDC site selection expert Dick Sheehy; April 2002

Some Architects Find Success in Asian Markets, article about IDC's Macronix wafer fab project in Taiwan in the Portland, Oregon Business Journal; April 2002

Understanding Classical Diffusion Theory in a Cleanroom Airflow Field, unpublished paper by Andy Solberg and Stephen Paddon; April 2002

Using Specialized Software for Structural Design, seminar presented by Julio Miranda to the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama, Panama City, Panama; April 2002

Enhancing Cleanroom Design With Airflow Modeling, article in CleanRooms magazine by Alain Brochet and Andy Solberg; April 2002

Identifying and Managing Risk in the Global Corporate Environment, presentation and paper by Mark Kleinsteuber to Semiconductor Safety Association Conference; April 2002

Special Code Considerations for the Design of High-Technology Facilities, presentation by Art Deist to 35 City of Pittsburgh building inspectors and fire inspectors to help familiarize and expedite resolution of specialized code issues in high-technology facilities; March 2002

New Plan in Works for Tech 21 Research Park, article in Pittsburgh Business Times regarding IDC’s development of a new master plan for the 223-acre Tech 21 Research Park to overturn the park’s rejection based on a previous master plan; March 2002

The Use of Expert Systems in High-Technology Facility Design, Darrell Shamah, PC/AI magazine; March 2002

Controlling Contamination Within an AMHS System, presentation by Larry Hennessy to CleanRooms East, Baltimore, Maryland; March 2002

An Energy Formulation for the Passive Control of the Seismic Response of Buildings, paper and presentation by Julio Miranda to the International Conference on High Performance Structures and Composites, Seville, Spain; March 2002

Designing Naturally Ventilated Buildings Using Airflow Modeling, presentation by Andy Solberg to the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Portland, Oregon; February 2002

Building Safety- Protecting Products and the Public, presentation by Ken Self and Shuki Einstein to the Construction Specifications Institute, Portland, Oregon; February, 2002

Integrated Cleanroom Design and Construction, paper by Jay Chester and Brian Mazure for the ASHRAE 2002 Winter Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ; January 2002

New Tech 21 Plans to Keep Natural Setting, article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette detaining an IDC architect's ability to overcome community opposition to a high-technology development through more environmentally sensitive site planning; January 2002

Early Warning Smoke Detection and Smoke Modeling in 300mm Flow-Through Fab Facilities, Forrest Gist (IDC), Dan Aruda (Intel), Future Fab; January 2002

300mm Fab Sizing…101, Ed Guttes, Fiona Lee, Monty Stranski, Semiconductor Fabtech; January 2002

Building Security in Architectural Design, presentation by Shuki Einstein to the Construction Specifications Institute, Portland, Oregon; January 2002

Demineralized Whey Yielding Higher Returns for Dairies and Ingredient Buyers, presentation by Denis Bacon to the Northwest Food Manufacturing & Packaging Exposition, Portland, Oregon; January 2002

Risk Management and Life Safety for the Food and Dairy Industry, presentation by Vern Jackson to the Northwest Food Manufacturing & Packaging Exposition, Portland, Oregon; January 2002

Engineering Firms Refocus on Security, article on IDC's response to new building security and life safety concerns in the Greenville News; January 2002

New York State Continues Aggressive Semiconductor Manufacturing Initiative – ‘SEMI-NY’, article in Future Fab featuring IDC’s industrial site evaluation services for the State of New York; January 2002

Greater Richmond, Virginia – A ‘Region Ready’ Plan for Semiconductor Investment, article in Future Fab featuring IDC’s industrial site evaluation services for Virginia’s Greater Richmond Partnership; January 2002