As we say goodbye to 2025 and welcome 2026, we reflect that 2025 was a really good year for Future Environment Designs, Inc. (FEDTC). We trained over 1,000 individuals this past year, and over 870 of them reviewed us and gave us a 4.9 out of 5 evaluation on the over 25 different training programs we provided. Our At Your Convenience Service provided respirator fit testing and medical evaluations for over 50 individuals. As we continue to provide these different training programs and services into 2026, we look forward to partnering with more companies and individuals as we enter our 38th year in business. We are still working on a balance between the company and our personal life (though in 2025, we did celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary by taking a three-week European Vacation). Which is almost always intertwined.
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| Verona, Italy, to see the opera Carmen at the Colosseum |
HERALD 2025 GreenBIZ Award
Future Environment Designs was proud to announce that Angelo Garcia III, Principal-Industrial Hygienist and Founder, had been selected as a recipient of the HERALD 2025 GreenBIZ Award, presented by HERALD Community Newspapers and RichnerLIVE. The inaugural GreenBIZ Awards recognize Long Island companies and individuals leading the way in environmental sustainability and community impact. Mr. Garcia was chosen for his more than 30 years of commitment to improving environmental health and safety through education, advocacy, and industry leadership.
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| Angelo Garcia, III, Awarded Green Biz Award |
We were honored to be re-elected to the Professional Abatement Contractors of New York (PACNY). board back in January. The 2025 Environmental Conference was one of our most successful conferences ever. Having the highest number of vendors in the Vendor Exhibit Hall. The panel we put together went over very well. Read about last year's conference in our March 30, 2025, blog post.
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| Front Row - Tom Laubenthal & Matthew Brooks Back Row - Chris Alonge, Marc Rutstein, & Angelo Garcia, III |
In September, we attended the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization's (ADAO's) conference at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York. Where we learned about the continuing work going on regarding Dr. Irving Selikoff's legacy of protecting workers from asbestos exposure. See our December blogpost regarding the conference. At the conference we learned about the industry challenge of the current ban see our blog post “Chrysotile Asbestos Banned? More Like Certain Conditions of Use Will Be Eventually Banned!“ and the introduction of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act see our September blog post.
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| BADGES: A Memorial Tribute to Asbestos Workers |
So in 2026 we will be keeping watch regarding the industry challenge to the current ban, the status of ARBAN, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) progress on Legacy issues (see our December 2024 blogpost regarding this issue) and finally the Occupational Safety and Health Administraion (OSHA) proposed changes to the asbestos respirator requirements (see our August blogpost regarding this issue).
Having Fun in 2026
We will continue our podcast "After The Refresher", on our YouTube Channel, we're up to episode 4 and the podcasts have been well received (see our October blogpost regarding the podcast). We look forward to continuing the episodes and interviewing various individuals that attend our classes. We are looking forward to showing off our new display at this year's PACNY Environmental Conference. We would like thank Tom Watral from Watral Brothers, Inc. in doing a promotional video regarding FEDTC's At Your Convenience services.
We are so grateful to all our clients for your loyalty and the support of our business. We could never have made it to 38 years in business without it. We would also like thank those who have helped our business operate these past years! We wish you all a Merry Holiday and a Happy New Year season!
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| Rockefeller Christmas Tree, NYC |
