20 years ago, a devastating event shook the world and no one will ever forget.
We remember each person lost.
We remember, recognize, and appreciate the countless amount of work that went into search and rescue, securing the surrounding area, and securing our nation.
We reflect on the revitalization of lower Manhattan and the reconstruction of the World Trade Center that continues today.
We invite you to remember some of the memories that have shaped life for all of us.
September 21, 2001 Members of the Vidaris team, then known as Israel Berger and Associates, arrived on the scene days after the attack to provide emergency response and repairs on buildings surrounding the World Trade Center site. Vidaris was involved in more than a dozen projects in the surrounding area and is still working on some of the sites daily.
2001 Within days, the team was approached by Silverstein Properties to assist in insurance related matters on World Trade Center Tower 7 and then worked on the redesign and construction of the first building to be reconstructed on the site. Pictured above is Tower 7 in 2013.
2007 The team was then contracted for the Freedom Tower, now known as One World Trade Center. The photo above shows the first steel beam of One World Trade Center rising, and the photo below shows the overall construction site with the starting-to-rise One World Trade Center.
2007 The design team held countless meetings. Pictured above is Marc Weissbach at Silverstein's office.
Vidaris has invested more than 30,000 hours since 9/11 on the reconstruction of One World Trade Center alone. Vidaris has provided building envelope consulting, roofing & waterproofing, LEED/green and energy consulting and monitoring services across the various World Trade Center and adjacent sites.
2008 Vidaris facilitated curtain wall mock-up testing on One World Trade Center.
2010 Marc Weissbach standing inside the World Trade Center Memorial pool.
"We are humbled and honored to have been and continue to be involved in the reconstruction of the World Trade Center Site," said Marc Weissbach.
2013 Jeffrey Somerlot, President, above, signs the base of the One World Trade Center spire on a site visit.
Lindsey Snogles, seen below with the spire for One World Trade Center, spent years in fabrication plants and on-site monitoring and assisting through project completion. Lindsey also spent thousands of hours toward sourcing the marble for One World Trade Center's Lobby.
Edward Madocks, (former) Director of Roofing and Waterproofing at Vidaris, shares how much he remembers working outside in the brutal cold of winter, and how despite dealing with weather conditions, "it was such a privilege to work on and be responsible for one of the most iconic buildings of my lifetime...and in history."
2014 Progress photo of the site. Photo Credit James Ewing/OTTO.
2014 Flood mitigation strategies implemented at 7 World Trade.
2016 Progress photo of Tower 3. The Museum, Memorial, Transportation Hub and completed Tower 4 sit adjacent to the tower.
2016 Some of our project team had the opportunity to get a semi-private viewing of the completed One World Observatory, pictured in the photo above and below. Pictured above (left to right): Zachary Nord, Jeffrey Somerlot, Marc Weissbach, James Ostroski, Dan Popadynec and Michael Chen.
The skyline of downtown Manhattan as of April 2016.
2017 Progress photos of Tower 3, as of September 5th, 2017.
2017 Paver/sidewalk repairs completed at 7 World Trade Center that coincided with some facade repairs.
2018 Skyline of lower Manhattan from Jersey City.
2018 Ribbon cutting ceremony held for 3 WTC.
2019 Completed photo of Tower 3 and Tower 4. Photo Credit Pavel Bendov Photography.
2021 Vidaris is re-involved at One World Trade Center for facade inspection (of the existing building) as part of a cyclical inspection program mandated by PANYNJ.
