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Speaker Of The House Margaret Anderson Kelliher To Address
Members at Fall Welcome Reception & Expo
The Fall Welcome Reception and Expo is combined with the
first monthly meeting of the year to give members two great events at one low
cost. The event takes place Monday, Sept. 28 at 11a .m. at the Marriott
Minneapolis West and features a committee and affiliate member expo,
giveaways and much more.
ACEC/MN is pleased to have Speaker of the House,
and candidate for Governor, Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL) speak to members.
As Speaker of the House, she has worked to make Minnesota a leader in energy,
including guiding passage of the strongest renewable energy standard in the
country. She also brought together a coalition of business, labor,
agriculture and environmental leaders in support of a comprehensive
transportation bill. The legislation became law following the veto override
of Governor Tim Pawlenty.
FORECASTING SEMINAR: Department of Economic &
Employment Department
With a
questionable economy and concerns about how Minnesota is doing compared to
the rest of the country, we’ve invited Paul Moe, Deputy Commissioner of the
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and Kyle
Uphoff, DEED Regional Analysis and Outreach Manager, to give us a pulse check
on the state and how the AEC industry is fairing in these uncertain
times.
Attend
the Oct. 22 seminar and find out:
Overview on the
Department of Employment & Economic Development
* Economic outlook for
state/region
* How do you see
the economy affecting the engineering, architecture, construction (AEC)
industries
* How does it
affect state agencies/workers
* What new/growing
markets do you see making an impact
* How has
technology affected business and how do you see it continuing to make an
impact
To register for these events, contact Melissa at Melissa@acecmn.org or register online
with a credit card at www.acecmn.org.
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Awards Competition Deadline
Coming Up
Do you know which projects your firm is going to enter in
the ACEC/MN Engineering Excellence Awards Competition? The competition is a
great opportunity to showcase your work to existing and potential clients,
and promote your firm’s capabilities to the community. The preliminary entry
deadline is October 5 (about a month away). If you’re new to the competition
and you’d like to find out how to submit an entry, consider attending the
informational meeting this Wednesday, Sept. 16.
ACEC/MN is pleased to continue offering a special
incentive for first time entrants. Member firms that have not entered the
competition in the past 10 years are eligible to receive 50 percent off the
entry fee. Instead of paying $650, your firm would pay only $325!
Awards packets and entry
forms will be mailed to key awards contacts and principals last month. The
information is also posted on our website at www.acecmn.org.
If you do not receive a packet and would like one mailed to you, contact
Lynae Peterson lpeterson@acecmn.org.
The deadlines are as follows:
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State Informational
Meeting: September 16, 2009 (12 p.m. – lunch provided)
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Preliminary State
Entries Due: Monday, October 5, 2009 (electronic
submittals only please)
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Final State Entries
Due: October 30, 2009 (12 p.m.)
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State Judging:
November 18, 2009
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Notice of state
grand/honor winners: November 19, 2009
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Final National Entries
Due to ACEC National in Washington, DC: January 8, 2010 (12 p.m.)
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State Awards Banquet:
January 22, 2010
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National Judging: February 19-21, 2010
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National Awards Gala: April 27, 2010 in Washington,
D.C.
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Engineering Exploring Post Host
Kick-off Sept. 14
ACEC/MN is once again launching an
engineering exploring program to introduce students (9-12 grade) to the field
of engineering.
Every other Monday evening (September through
November), engineering firms will host the program at their office. This
year, students will form project teams to “design a school.” Each firm will
work with the students to illustrate how their firm contributes to the
overall project. (Example - site selection, surveying, soil testing, foundations;
civil (roads, bridges, parking); architectural and structural design; HVAC
and lighting design, etc)
We invite you and your parents to attend our kick-off
event on Monday, September 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Bonestroo in St. Paul.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the program, meet the
engineering representatives and other explorers and find out the meeting
schedule.
If you
are interested in attending, please RSVP to Lynae Peterson with the number of
people attending at lpeterson@acecmn.org or 952-593-5533.
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The sponsoring engineering
firms are:
American Engineering
Testing - www.amengtest.com
ATS&R - www.atsr.com
Braun Intertec
Corporation - www.braunintertec.com
Bonestroo - www.bonestroo.com
Gausman & Moore
Associates, Inc. – www.gausman.com
Hammel Green &
Abrahamson - www.hga.com
INSPEC - www.inspec.com
Short Elliott
Hendrickson, Inc. – www.sehinc.com
TKDA – www.tkda.com
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ACEC/MN is offering the Effective
Management Program again this year. It is a comprehensive management
development program for principals and managers presented by Don Salverda
& Associates. This is a highly successful program that has been well
attended by members over the years. The program is offered as a workshop
series (seven, three-hour sessions) and begins on Thursday, September 24 from
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Crystal Community Center in Crystal.
If you
are interested in this program, print out the enrollment form located at www.acecmn.org and send in the $900
registration fee and form to Lynae Peterson at the ACEC/MN office by Friday,
Sept. 11.
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The 75th annual AIA Minnesota Convention will take place Tuesday,
November 10 through Friday, November 13, 2009, at the Minneapolis Convention
Center. This year’s theme is “Converge Emerge.” Over 2,000 people are
projected to attend – 1,600 attending programs and the exhibitions, while
another 500 will just visit the exhibit hall (which is free), which hosts
over 250 companies as well as a variety of exhibits. Registration information
coming next month!
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Increasing Engineering
Awareness Through Scholarships
Financing a college education is becoming more difficult
as higher education costs continue to rise dramatically. Outside of course
work challenges, students are faced with finding creative ways to help pay
for their education. To assist engineering students with their financial
burdens, ACEC/MN is offering scholarships to college students entering their
junior, senior, fifth year, and or master’s in the fall of 2010 who are
studying engineering or land surveying at an accredited Minnesota
school.
If you know any engineering students or interns who might be
interested in applying for one of these scholarships, please direct them to
the scholarship section on the ACEC/MN website www.acecmn.org
for an application. Applications are due November 2, 2009. Scholarship
recipients will be recognized at the Annual Engineering Excellence Awards
Program on January 22, 2009, at the Minnesota Valley Country Club
in Bloomington, MN.
These scholarships are made possible by donations from
ACEC/MN member firms and funds raised from the annual softball, basketball
and golf tournaments. Last year, the Scholarship committee awarded
9 scholarships totaling $22,500.
As always, contributions to the scholarship fund are voluntary. If
your firm would like to help support the program, please send your firm’s
contribution, or notice of intent to contribute, to Melissa@acecmn.org at the ACEC/MN office
by November 13, 2009.
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Softball Tournament Raises Over $3000
Twenty-five teams spent Saturday, August 8,
participating in the 29th annual ACEC/MN Scholarship Fund Softball Tournament
in Bloomington. The tournament is held yearly to generate funds for the
ACEC/MN scholarship program.
The scholarship program, which was
established in the 1970’s, is designed to provide financial aid to
engineering students interested in consulting engineering, educate them about
the industry; develop and maintain relationships with Minnesota colleges and
universities; and promote continued interest in consulting engineering to
past scholarship recipients through follow-up contacts.
 Thank you to all of the teams that participated and
congratulations to the following winners:
Barr Engineering: Division A champion (pictured above)
Alliant Engineering: Division A runner-up
HDR Engineering: Division A consolation
BKBM: Division B champion
AECOM: Division B runner-up
Gale-Tec:
Division B consolation
Dunham Associates: Division C champion
Clark Engineering: Division C runner-up
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News From Around the Membership
Westwood Professional Services
announced that Chris Carda has become a PE in California.
Five Minneapolis
Ulteig employees recently passed the Professional Engineers (PE) exam:
Jason Schik, Aaron Storo Adetayo Dina, Chad Nelson and Ross Holt. Several
additional employees in Ulteig’s other office locations have earned their PE
designation as well. They include: Jon Olson of Detroit Lakes; Adam
Schoenherr of Sioux Falls; and Seth Lynne and Jessica Martin of Fargo.
Braun Intertec announced that Charles R. Brenner, PE, became a Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and Joe Butler
recently become a PE in Minnesota and was promoted to Project Engineer.
Gary
C. Patrick, AIA, RRC, was named an Executive Vice President of Inspec.
Howard R. Green Company (HR Green), acquired SEC Group, Inc., an Illinois-based
engineering and planning firm. The Illinois
operations of the combined firm will be known as SEC Group, Inc. / An HR
Green Company; and the management of SEC Group will assume significant
leadership roles in the combined organization.
Kevin Lynn and Mike Morris of LKPB received LEED
accreditation and Matt Palodichuk recently passed his
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) exam.
ATS&R’s Dean Beeninga and Kara Kopp
receiving LEED accreditation.
AET announced that Andrew Edlund recently received
licensure as a Professional Engineer in Minnesota. Christopher Braaten also
earned his Geologist-in-Training (G.I.T.) Certification.
Blanski Peter Kronlage & Zoch, P.A., hired
Eric Hawkinson as the Director of Business Development.
WSB announced staff appointments to the Ownership,
Associate, and Technical Associate Groups.
Andrea Moffatt and Jupe Hale were appointed to the Ownership
Group. Appointed to the Associates
Group are John Mackiewicz and Jack Forslund.
Staff members appointed to the new Technical Associates Group include
Chuck Kochmann, Dave Vincent, Jeff Michniewicz, Merl Jewell, Mike Malszycki,
Mike Molitor, Pete Helder, Phil Tipka, Rick Hauser, Scott Niemann, Ted
Witkowski and Tim Cartony.
Clark Engineering Corporation announced
the opening of its office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This is
Clark’s first international office in its 71-year history. Hakim Abid is the
Regional Director for Clark’s UAE office.
LHB architects, Daniel Stine, CAD
Administrator, and Steve McNeill, Director of Design, authored the recently
published textbook, Chapters in Architectural Drawing: Hand
Sketching in a Digital World. Available through Amazon.com, Chapters
in Architectural Drawing demonstrates the importance of hand sketching
and digital visualization tools by showing how they are used in a modern
architectural practice.
Welcome New Members
R. J. Marvin & Associates Inc., 4711 Twin Lake Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
55429, P: 763/535-5498,
F:
763/535-1025, Principal: Robert
J. Marvin, PE, www.rjmarvin.com,
marvin.r@comcast.net,
Field Of Practice: Electrical Engineering
Olson & Nesvold Engineers, 7825 Washington Avenue S., Suite
100, Bloomington,
MN 55439,
P:
877/217-0663, F: 877/767-0721, Principals:
Scott Nesvold, PE; Steve Olson, PE, www.one-mn.com,
e-mail: scott.nesvold@one-mn.com, Field Of Practice: Structural
Welcome New Affiliate Members
The Langlee
Group, 3530 Basswood Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416 P:
612/875-0433, Principal: Carol Curoe. E-Mail: Carol@Thelangleegroup.Com, Field Of Practice:
Leadership Development, Change Management, Talent Management and
Strategic Planning
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Does your firm have an intranet site for employees?
ACEC/MN is encouraging all firms to add the association logo with a link to www.acecmn.org on your intranet site so
employees can access the latest ACEC/MN news, legislative updates, events and
continuing education opportunities. It’s an easy way to let your employees
know your firm supports their involvement with the association and it’s a
great way to get them connected with the latest engineering news and provide
them with resources dedicated solely to the profession. If you’re interested
in adding this link, contact Lynae Peterson lpeterson@acecmn.org and she will send
you an electronic logo to post on your site.
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ACEC/MN has discount tickets available for the
Minnesota Renaissance Festival. The event runs August 22 through September 30
and tickets for adults are $15.50 ($19.95 at the gate), children (6-12) $7.50
($10.95 at the gate) and food books are $5.Children 4 and under are free. The
festival has 12 main stages and six music stages. If you are interested in
these discounted tickets, contact Lynae Peterson at lpeterson@acecmn.org.
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Minnesota Energy Code
Resource Page
A new web page Minnesota
Energy Code Resources was posted with useful information about Minnesota’s
new commercial and residential energy codes. The site contains:
- Links to the commercial and residential energy code rules
- Information on the use of REScheck and COMcheck
programs for demonstrating compliance
- Links to thermal envelope design resources
- Two webinars providing on the commercial lighting energy
code provisions and a review of the federal tax deductions available for
commercial buildings focusing on lighting projects.
The Web page can be found at:
1) Minnesota
Energy Code Resources
2) Under the “What’s new…” on our home
page http://www.energy.mn.gov
3) Go to www.energy.mn.gov
Click on Efficiency
Click on Builders
Click on Construction
Then click on MN Energy Code Resources to view the content.
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Five Fun Engineering Facts
1.
220 million tons of old computers and other hardware
are trashed in the US each year.
2.
A diamond will not
dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.
3.
According to Moore's Law, microchips double in
power every 18 to 24 months.
4.
Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for physics in
1921.
5.
Although the famous first flight at Kitty Hawk took
place on December 17, 1903, the secretive Wright Brothers did not demonstrate
the technology to the broader public until August 8, 1908.
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If you have an announcement you’d like to see included in
the next Parameters newsletter, please contact: Lynae Peterson, lpeterson@acecmn.org.
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