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A Reputation for Excellence
 

Established in 1990, AGI has grown steadily each year as a result of our firm’s:consulting services

  • Solid technical expertise.
  • Rapid response to clients’ needs.
  • Accountability to clients on all phases of projects.
  • Cost-effective solutions.
  • International experience.
  • 90% rate of repeat assignments from loyal clients and referrals from clients.

To serve clients domestically and internationally, AGI is located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, 10 miles from Pittsburgh.  Follow link for directions to our office.

At AGI, we understand that our clients are in business to make a profit, so we are extremely careful to ensure that our work is not only technically justified and acceptable to regulators, but also cost-effective.

A Loyal Client Base

loyal client base
90% of AGI's clients have worked with AGI or have been recommended
by companies that have benefited from AGI's services.

The AGI Advantage


Businesses requiring consulting services must be assured that the firm they hire is qualified to meet their needs.  AGI has a superb track record of managing projects to meet clients’ needs. Tangible benefits that businesses have realized from using AGI are:

  • A responsive and professional firm.
  • An established, solid reputation.
  • Our staff’s depth of knowledge of environmental and health & safety regulations, methods, procedures, and remedies.
  • Unparalleled client representation throughout all project phases.
  • Hands-on experience that results in effective decision-making.
  • Services delivered in a friendly, professional, and expeditious manner.

Technical Papers and Presentations

AGI's staff of geologists, engineers, and scientists have recently had the following papers accepted for publication/presentation.

  • "Due Diligence Update - EPA's AAI and ASTM's Phase I Standard", (View Slides) presented at the Allegheny County Bar Association, Real Property Section meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, November 10, 2005.

  • "Iron PRB and Site Controls Allow for Site Redevelopment", (View Slides) presented at the Brownfields 2005 National Conference, Denver, CO, November 2, 2005.

  • "Homeland Security at Your Facility - DOT Hazardous Materials Security Requirements", (View Slides) presented at the meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA, April 21, 2004.

  • "Streamlined Environmental Self-Audit Procedures", (View Slides), presented at a Client-Specific safety summit, Vicksburg, MS, April 2004.

  • "Opportunities for Preventing the Loss of Useful Urban Properties a Case Study of the Transfer and Remediation of an Impacted Former Retail Gasoline Station Property" (View Abstract), presented at the Business of Brownfields Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2003.

  • "Optimizing the Decision Process for Due Diligence of Commercial Property Transactions, or When to Walk Away form a Contaminated Property" (View Abstract), presented at the NGWA Conference on Remediation, New Orleans, LA, November 2003.

  • "Increasing Profits Through Safety", presented through the Small Business Center at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2003.

  • "The Mold Issue" (View Paper), presented at the Water Intrusion and Mold Claims in Pennsylvania seminar hosted by Sterling Education Services, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2003.

  • "Is There a Fungus Among Us", presented at a technical meeting sponsored by Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2003.

  • "Environmental Regulations Affecting Your Plant", presented at a Client-Specific safety summit, Chicago, IL, May 2003.

  • "Strategies for the Successful Use of Risk-Based Target Levels at Petroleum-Impacted Sites in PA" (View Abstract), presented at the 2002 Petroleum Hydrocarbon Conference/Expo, Atlanta, GA, November 2002.

  • "Meeting Property Transaction and Redevelopment Goals Using Special Industrial Area Cleanup" (View Abstract), presented at the Northeastern FOCUS Ground Water Conference, Burlington, VT, October 2002.

  • "Ethical Dilemmas of Expert Witnesses" (View Abstract), presented at the NGWA conference on Ethics, Litigation, and Public Awareness, Washington D.C., 2002