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November/December 2004
AEI News
Visit the New AEI Website
AEI is proud to announce the launching of our new website. The improved look and intuitive navigation options allow you to get the information you need – fast. The site provides essential information about the institute, its activities, architectural engineering education, and licensure. We plan to make further enhancements throughout the year, so look for announcements in future editions of The Team. We are particularly excited about AEI’s new online magazine which debuts in January. We will archive all of the past issues as well as categorize the articles by topic for quick reference. Only AEI members will have access to this indispensable resource. » Please visit our new website at www.aeinstitute.org and let us know what you think! You can send suggestions to aei@asce.org.
AEI Corporate Memberships Now Available!
How can you provide a great benefit to your employees and expand your personal opportunities while also transforming the building industry and improving architectural engineering education? Become a corporate member of the Architectural Engineering Institute.
We currently offer two levels of corporate memberships. Corporate Members receive five (5) individual AEI-only memberships, one free subscription of the Journal of Architectural Engineering, and many opportunities to promote your company. Supporting Corporate Members receive ten (10) individual AEI-only memberships, two subscriptions to the Journal, and even more opportunities to promote your company.
Corporate membership is available to private companies, federal agencies, and universities around the globe who are a part of the building community. Corporate membership is a unique opportunity not only to support the professional development of your employees, but also to enhance your company's connection with others in the field.
» Click here for more information and to sign up today.
AEI-Only Dues Reduced!
We want all AEI-only members to be able to choose the best options for their individual needs. That is why we reduced the AEI-only dues from $140 to $100 and provide you with the option to purchase the Journal of Architectural Engineering for the member price of $51. Membership in AEI now includes the new online quarterly magazine scheduled to come out in January that is accessible only to AEI members. Look for your renewal in December!
Announcements
Standards Committee – CALL FOR MEMBERS
The Standards Committee for Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of Buildings will continue to develop revisions to SEI/ASCE 11-99, Standard Guideline for Structural Condition Assessment of the Building Envelope and SEI/ASCE 30-00, Guideline for Condition Assessment of the Building Envelope. The committee is seeking code and regulatory officials for committee balance. For more information, call Carl Baumert at 215-625-0099.
New! On-line Proceedings
The new ASCE Online Proceedings is an interactive, full-text database of more than 5,400 papers from the top civil engineering conferences. The new database will offer practitioners and researchers fast, convenient access to ASCE conference proceedings. It is an opportunity to access in-depth coverage of emerging technologies and innovative procedures across all disciplines of the civil engineering profession.
AEI members can save 33 percent on an ASCE Online Proceedings Library Card when they take advantage of a special $50 introductory rate. Visit www.ascelibrary.org for more information.
The Engineers Forum on Sustainability
The Engineers Forum on Sustainability is a resource produced collectively by the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE). It contains an extensive list of articles about new developments in sustainable research and design and are grouped into five categories – government, academia, international, professional organizations, and other organizations and developments. The latest issue includes an update on the EPA Energy Star Program and a summary of the Draft Federal Guide for Green Construction Specs.
» Click here for the latest issue of the Engineers Forum on Sustainability.
LEED-NC Certification Exam Established
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently established a professional accreditation Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) exam based on LEED-NC Version 2.1. The purpose of the exam is to test the applicants understanding of green building practices and principles, and familiarity with LEED requirements, resources, and processes. Successful candidates will receive a LEED Accredited Professional Certificate, one point toward LEED Certification of their green building projects and recognition as a LEED Accredited Professional on the USGBC website.
» For more information go to the U.S. Green Building Council's website.
Upcoming Events
Building Security Symposium
March 10-11, 2005The McGraw-Hill Conference Center
New York, NY
Co-sponsored by AEI, the Steel and Ornamental Metal Institutes of New York, and The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP)
The top experts in the field of building security will present timely information on the following subjects: site planning, the building envelope, blast, progressive collapse, egress and physical security concerns, mechanical/electrical issues, and more…
As the preeminent building security event of the year, the Building Security Symposium will address basic principles as well as state-of-the-art mitigation needs and techniques. All building professionals including architects, engineers, builders, developers, owners, and government officials should plan to attend.
For more information and to be placed on the symposium mailing list, please contact the steering committee chair, M. Ettouney, PhD, P.E., at aei@asce.org or 703-295-6054.
TISP Breakfast Speaker Series Event
Army Navy Club – Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2004
8:00am-9:30am
The TISP Breakfast Speaker Series provides educational and networking opportunities with leading public and private sector experts discussing the latest developments in security, public policy, and technological advances related to critical domestic infrastructure security and protection.
»Click here for more information on the TISP Breakfast Speaker Series.
Project Communications – Live Interactive Web Seminar
December 15, 2004
12 Noon – 1:00pm Eastern Time
This one-hour seminar presents practical methods for encouraging effective communication within the project team and between the project team and the client and other stakeholders. The Webinar discusses topics that are typically not covered in engineering education but are more-typically learned (inefficiently) by experience. Participants receive a handout which summarizes the seminar and provides references to articles, books, e-newsletters, websites and other self-study materials.
$249M/$299NM Per Seminar Site
» Review the entire brochure in PDF FORMAT.
» Register Now!
2005 ICC Codes Forum
February 21 – March 6
Cincinnati, Ohio
The 2005 ICC Codes Forum Education Program's "Code Boot Camp" offers a selection of three full-day technical sessions providing an overview of the critical concepts of the 2003 editions of the International Building Code®, International Plumbing Code® and International Mechanical Code®. In addition, the International Code Council Expo showcases the latest building and construction technologies and products offered by manufacturers, trade associations and related companies. Register by January 31 and save. Visit www.iccsafe.org/codesforum today for all of the details and to register.Engineering Sustainability 2005: Next Generation Technology in Green Construction and Sustainable Water Use
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 10 – 12, 2005
The conference is sponsored by the Mascaro Sustainability Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. For more information go to: http://www.engr.pitt.edu/msi/conference.html.
Students
University of Miami Students Working on Sustainable Housing Design for Hot and Humid Climates
By Xudong (Don) Yang, Ph.D.
A group of Architectural Engineering students at the University of Miami have been selected to U.S. EPA's 2004 nationwide student design competition focusing on the three components of sustainability: people, prosperity and the planet (P3). In this project, the design team will work with multi-disciplinary faculty advisors to design a "model" house to ensure occupant's health, sustainability and reduction of the impact of building materials and the building itself on local and global environments.
» Click here for full article.
Student Society of Architectural Engineers (SSAE) at The Pennsylvania State University
By Tracey Nawrocki
At Penn State, we try our best to distribute our efforts uniformly between serving our major and profession, serving our community, and promoting friendship and fun beyond the classroom. Our recent activities include making a presentation for our Colle
ge of Engineering’s Major Night, hosting an AE Career Fair resume/interviewing skills workshop, raising money for the Four Diamonds Fund to aid the fight against childhood cancer by taking a canning road trip, hosting a broomball game versus a chapter of the Alpha Rho Chi professional Architecture fraternity, and hosting AE Tailgate parties.» Click here for full article.
Fellowship Opportunity
The National Academies' Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is now accepting applications from graduate and postdoctoral students for its winter, summer and fall 2005 sessions.
The program is designed to engage science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business and law students in the analysis and creation of public policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology and government. The application deadline for the summer session is Tuesday, March 1.
» Click here for more information.
Publications
Sustainable Engineering Practice: An Introduction
Jorge A. Vanegas (Editor)
$29.25 Member / $39.00 Nonmember
Sustainable Engineering Practice: An Introduction provides a broad, fundamental understanding of sustainability principles and their application to engineering work. It is intended to fill a need for a primer on sustainability that can be introduced early in an engineer's career It brings together all the basic dimensions of the history, concepts, and applications of sustainable engineering, and through a variety of examples and references, inspires and encourages engineers to pursue and integrate sustainable engineering into their work on a life-long basis.» Click here to go to the ASCE bookstore.
