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A Bay Area resident, Hal Hoppe Graduated from the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point New York with a BS degree in engineering. He was assigned to Naval duty leaving the Navy as Engineering Officer in the summer of 1947.

After release from the Navy, Mr. Hoppe enrolled in the University of California at Berkeley graduating in 1950 with a degree in business. In 1951, Mr. Hoppe was hired by Owens Corning Fiberglass but was recalled to active duty in the Navy until fall of 1953 when he was transferred to active reserve status and able to continue his employment with Owens Corning. Although retired as Captain in the Naval Reserve, Mr. Hoppe remains active in Naval affairs as evident by being invited by the Secretary of the Navy to attend and participate in the Current Strategy Forum in June 2002 at the Naval War College Newport, Rhode Island.

Mr. Hoppe Remained with Owen Corning for sixteen years after being Contract Manager of Industrial Insulation in the Sacramento office. In 1969 he started his own industrial insulation company which he sold in 1983 to start HB&T Environmental Inc. providing professional services which include surveying proposed projects including the visual identification of hazardous building materials, taking of bulk and air samples an the interpretation of laboratory reports. The company also prepares plans and specifications for abatement projects and prepares the abatement cost estimates and bidding documents.

Mr. Hoppe's presentation will be a general overview of "environmental hazards" getting into the specifics of mold, lead, and asbestos. From the overview the presentation will discuss the responsibilities for correction and technologies available concluding with a brief introduction into detecting contaminants in containerized shipping as a potential act of terrorism.

This month's meeting will be held at the Courtyard By Marriott in Emeryville  The building is visible from Interstate 80 and is near the large IKEA building.