Chitester Introduces New Courses on Homeland Security and Toxic Mold.

Business Editors

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002

Tampa's recent "Small Business of the Year" award winner, Chitester Management Systems, Inc. is now offering two new courses on topics currently affecting Americans nationwide: Homeland Security and Toxic Mold. Founded in 1995, Chitester Management is a nationally recognized engineering and construction consulting firm providing professional expertise in construction claims analysis, claims avoidance/dispute resolution, Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, project management, and continuing education seminars to contractors, engineers, architects, owners, attorneys, and insurers.

Due to overwhelming demand for these courses, Chitester is expanding its curriculum to assist design and construction professionals in keeping up with the latest, hottest issues and their impact on the construction industry. "Homeland Security Design and Construction: Building Better Defenses" focuses on performing risk analyses and integrating a homeland defense environment into construction design. "Toxic Mold, The Next Asbestos?" focuses on how mold can be controlled through prevention and remediation.

As David D. Chitester, CEO and Principal, explains, "What do toxic mold and homeland security have in common? They are two of the hottest issues potentially putting design and construction professionals at risk for liability issues when buildings and structures are threatened. Toxic mold attacks our health and well-being, and causes millions in damages to buildings. It has replaced asbestos as the number one issue for professional hygiene. And, while the design and construction professional must address the issue of exposure from within a building, they must also address the issue of homeland security and being attacked by external forces. When it comes to homeland security, the acts of terrorism recently experienced by the United States have yielded significant lessons about the best practices to put into play to improve homeland security design and construction of new infrastructures and in the renovation and retrofit of built infrastructures."

Ranked by the University of Florida among the State of Florida's 100 fastest growing private companies for four consecutive years, Chitester Management has provided instruction to more than 15,000 construction professionals.

Chitester Management has presented its expertise at numerous association conferences, including Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), American Builders and Contractors (ABC), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), American Public Works Association (APWA), American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE), and American Institute of Architects (AIA).

For more information, contact Miguel Rivera-Sanchez, Director of Educational Services, toll free at [phone] or visit the company's website (http://www.chitester.com).