ESWP

YMF Summer Social
2018-09-07 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Win a tour of U. S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
2018-09-14 | PA
U. S. Steel is teaming up with Grounded Strategies to raise funds for Grounded’s efforts to revitalize vacant land in Braddock, Pa., and transform it into vibrant, productive community spaces. To support these efforts, U. S. Steel is offering a tour of its historic Braddock steelmaking facility – the Edgar Thomson Plant – as a prize in a Grounded Strategies’ fundraising raffle. One hundred percent of the raffle proceeds benefit Grounded Strategies and their work in Braddock. Learn more about Grounded and their work here.
Winners will receive:

A package of two or four tickets for a tour of U. S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant on Friday, October 12, 2018. Tour will last approximately three hours and will include a drive-by viewing of the plant’s blast furnace operations, walking tours inside the plant’s steelmaking facilities (basic oxygen furnace and continuous caster), and a brief question-and-answer session.

All tour participants must be 21 years of age or older and have valid government-issued photo identification to present on the day of the tour. The tour will involve a fair amount of walking and stair climbing in locations where elevators are not available. Tour participants will also be visiting working areas where air temperatures will be well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. All safety equipment will be provided by U. S. Steel. No photos or videos will be allowed during the tour.
Winners will be selected on Friday September 14, 2018. There is no limit to raffle entries. CLICK HERE to enter!
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The Board Serves You
2018-09-25 11:30 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

DBIA presents Tappan Zee Procurement
2018-09-26 08:00 - 17:00 | The Chadwick, 10545 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA, 15090, United States
The Design-Build Institute of America Alleghenies Chapter Invites you to attend Tappan Zee Procurement – Understanding the Process
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Sponsorship Form

Softball Hat Tournament
2018-09-29 10:00 - 17:30 | Donora/Lone Pine Fields, H2Q8+V4 Hampton Township, PA, Allison Park, PA, 15101, United States
Join us for the FIRST softball hat tournament between ASHE, ESWP and ASCE

Pittsburgh Chemical Day
2018-10-02 | Heinz Field, 1000 Art Rooney Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
REVITALIZING PITTSBURGH THROUGH CHEMISTRY
The Chemical Industry’s Largest, Premier One-Day Event
Uncover nuances in the current market, learn about industry innovations and gain valuable resources and contacts.

Keynote Speaker
Markus Klaehn, President & CEO, Brenntag North America, Inc.
Markus started his career in Germany with Brenntag’s parent company, Stinnes AG, in 1994 and has held various international Executive positions within the Brenntag Group during his career. His experience includes Head of Corporate Development, M&A and IT for Brenntag Group; Chief Financial Officer, Brenntag Latin America; and President, Brenntag Northeast, Inc.

Tour of RMU's UPMC Events Center
2018-10-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Robert Morris University, 6001 University Boulevard, Moon Township, PA, 15108, United States
The ESWP Program Committee invites you to tour RMU’s new UPMC Events Center.

Attendees earn 2.0 PDH Credits
The group will meet and begin the day at 2:00 p.m. in Franklin Center – Room 203. There will be coffee, water, and soda available in the room for the group. There will be a short presentation, then the group will walk over to the Events Center for the tour.
Parking will be available in two different areas – please see map below.
Guests may park int the lot adjacent to the Event Center and walk to Franklin Center for the beginning of the meeting.
No fee to attend, BUT registration is required below!

13th Annual Electric Power Industry Conference
2018-10-15 08:00 - 21:00 | The Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
SPONSORSHIPS AND EXHIBIT HALL SPACE

Inside HR
2018-10-22 17:00 - 19:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The ESWP’s University Outreach Committee invites you to attend a panel discussion: INSIDE HR
This event has been canceled for this evening. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

AACE / ESWP Luncheon Meeting
2018-11-29 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Topic: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
11:30am-Registration and Networking
12noon-Buffet Lunch with presentation immediately following (purchase your tickets below)

Join us for a luncheon meeting featuring Michael D. Sell’Sola, Crawford’s Expert Services Group
Owners today are increasingly committed to ensuring that facilities will provide the lowest overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while meeting capital budgets and addressing scope, goals and objectives.
Life-cycle costing (LCC) is the method used to ascertain and demonstrate the life cycle cost performance of facilities. LCC considers all significant costs of acquiring, owning, and using a facility over its projected effective useful life.
During design, alternatives need to be selected to reflect differing performance of systems relative to their functional requirements, useful life, required maintenance and energy consumption, all in order identify the most effective choice. Commissioning through construction is essential.
During operations, information is passed through from design and construction, often through Building Information Modeling (BIM), and updated on older facilities from Facility Condition Assessments. Maintenance and replacements should be planned and targeted to achieve effective and dependable use of facilities.
TCO has application over the entire life of a facility.
Presentation Objectives

Understand industry direction for TCO.
Responding to owner’s needs for lifecycle performance of facilities.
Using Lifecycle Costing (LCC) to manage the costs of acquiring, owning, and using facility over its useful life.
Developing and using an overall TCO model to serve as a benchmark for the facility.
How to implement TCO during planning, design, construction and operations.
How do professional estimators and engineers fit in?

Michael D. Dell’Isola, PE, CVS, FRICS
Mike, the head of Crawford’s Expert Services Group, has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry and is an internationally recognized facilitator, speaker and author on cost, value, construction economics and project delivery.
He is one of the industry’s pioneers in life cycle costing (LCC) having contributed to the development of LCC standards for NAVFAC, the US Army Corps of Engineers, NASA and GSA and has provided training and education in LCC since the 1980’s.
He is co-author of the section on “Life Cycle Costing” in the AIA’s Handbook of Professional practice. His book, Architect’s Essentials of Cost Management, was published by John A. Wiley & Sons in 2002.

ESWP Program Committee Lunch with Lance Chimka
2018-12-03 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Lunch with Lance Chimka, Director of Allegheny County Economic Development
11:30 am – Registration and Networking
12 noon – Plated Lunch with presentation immediately following (purchase your tickets below)

Lance Chimka became Director of Allegheny County Economic Development on September 10, 2018. As director, he leads the county agency responsible for business expansion, community development, planning, real estate development and affordable housing projects for the county.
With well over a decade of economic and community development experience at federal, state and local levels, Lance brings a broad range of experience to the role. Prior to working with the state, he led community development programs, commercial lending, business attraction and expansion activities for Allegheny County Economic Development.

ESWP/WTS/ACTA presents Lunch with Jennie Granger
2018-12-12 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Lunch with Jennie Granger, PennDOT, Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation

Here is your opportunity to meet PennDOT’s new Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation, Jennie Granger, along with Jon Delano as the moderator of this informative session.

11:30 am – Registration and Networking
12 noon – Lunch with presentation immediately following (purchase your tickets below)

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ASCE EWRI Dinner Program
2018-12-12 17:00 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Planning for Success in an Uncertain Future
With Dr. Eric Merriam

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ESWP Member's Holiday Luncheon
2018-12-17 11:30 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The ESWP Holiday Luncheon is a tradition that members look forward to all year long.
This is a great chance to bring clients, associates, support staff, friends and family to your ESWP. Enjoy great food, live entertainment and camaraderie… mingle with old friends and make new ones. Purchase your tickets below!

Once again we will be having a “Chinese/Silent Auction” prize table:
In the spirit of giving…. Suggested donations include gift cards, sporting event tickets, or sports memorabilia. Please email or contact the ESWP at 412-261-0710, ext. 10 with any questions, concerns, or to make a contribution.
Thank you for donations received…..
CEC – 4 Pitt Basketball Tickets, Feb 9 vs NC State
Michael Baker International – (2) $100 Visa Gift Cards
Gannett Fleming – 2 Penguin Tickets, Jan 4
Menard – $100 itunes Gift Card
Nicholson Construction – $100 Home Depot Gift Card

ASHE/ESWP Dinner Meeting
2019-01-09 17:30 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Operations, Inspection and National Research at PennDOT’s Tunnels, with Lou Ruzzi, P.E. and Ben DeVore, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
District Bridge Engineer Lou Ruzzi and Tunnel Manager Ben DeVore pull back the curtain on Pittsburgh’s Tunnels to share with you what it takes to operate and maintain these critical pieces of infrastructure. From nationally recognized research to incident management, this presentation will show how they keep our tunnels safe and traffic moving every day. Purchase your tickets below….

All of the tickets for this event have been sold! Please send an email here to be placed on a wait list…

Registration and Networking – 5:30 pm
Dinner – 6:30 pm
Presentation following dinner

Project Management Institute
2019-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Next meeting of the PMI Pittsburgh Chapter
Details and Registration

Future City Competitition
2019-01-19 08:00 - 14:00 | Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
The 2018-2019 Future City Competition Theme is – Powering the Future!
Future City starts with a question—how can we make the world a better place? To answer it, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue. Each city must incorporate a solution to a design challenge that changes each year. Past topics include stormwater management, urban agriculture, and green energy. The 2018-2019 challenge will be announced in July.
Students present their solutions via a virtual city design (using SimCity); a 1,500-word city essay; a scale model; a project plan, and a presentation to judges at Regional Competitions in January. Winners will represent Pittsburgh at the National Finals in Washington, DC in February. After the competition is over, student participants are not only prepared to be citizens of today’s complex and technical world, they are poised to become the drivers of tomorrow. To learn more about the Future City Competition visit – https://futurecity.org/pennsylvania-pittsburgh
Email t.bombalski@eswp.com if you are interested in volunteering at the competition as a judge.

ESWP Presents the Station Square Train Derailment Recovery
2019-01-23 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
A Luncheon Program presented by Gregory O’Hare, P.E., of the Port Authority of Allegheny County
On August 5, 2018, several Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed from a track near Pittsburgh’s Station Square, crashing onto the Port Authority’s light rail tracks below. This presentation addresses the Port Authority’s emergency response and restoration efforts due to the derailment and will center on emergency transit operations, assembling the team, railroad recovery, and Authority engineering, repairs, and restoration. Earn 1 pdh credit for this luncheon.

11:30 AM – Arrival & Networking
12:00 Noon – Lunch
Presentation to follow

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ESWP President's Reception
2019-01-31 17:00 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Each year the members of the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania Board of Directors contribute countless hours of volunteer time towards the betterment of ESWP.
On one special evening, we pause to recognize their contributions, and give thanks for the time, efforts and outstanding leadership put forth on behalf of ESWP. Please mark your calendar now, and plan to join your fellow members and guests for an evening of good food and drink, entertainment and fellowship.
Join us at ESWP for this annual event with 2019 President of the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, Robert J. Ward, P.E., LEED Green Assoc. and the members of the Engineers’ Society Board of Directors.

ESWP Annual Engineering Awards Banquet
2019-02-07 17:00 - 20:30 | The Westin Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
5:00pm Networking Reception; 6:30pm Dinner; Presentation of ESWP’s Annual Awards of Distinction to follow dinner
WESTIN CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL, Pittsburgh, PA

Details and Reservation form can be found here…..

ESWP's Engineering Career Fair
2019-02-08 11:00 - 15:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
3rd Annual Engineering Career Fair and Mock Interviews
ESWP’s first engineering career fair in 2017 was well attended with over 20 companies and 125 job seekers participating from schools in the Pittsburgh area. In our second year, we grew to hosting over 25 companies and 175 job seekers.
Attendee registration now open….

Reserve your booth space to offer work experience and networking tips to future employees. You can also sign up to host mock interview sessions.
Register your company now!
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Advantus Engineers, LLC
Alltek Staffing and Resource Group, Inc.*
ARCADIS*
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
CJL Engineering
Collective Efforts, LLC
Duquesne Light Company
GAI Consultants
Gannett Fleming, Inc.*
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
H.F. Lenz Company
HDR
Huth Technologies, LLC
Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal
KCI Technologies, Inc.
Ku Resources, Inc.
Lennon, Smith, Souleret, Engineering, Inc.
Michael Baker International, Inc.
Orbital Engineering, Inc.*
PennDOT*
RIZZO International, Inc.
Stephany Associates, Inc.
Tetra Tech
The Gateway Engineers
The Thrasher Group, Inc.
*Offering Mock Interviews

SAME Pittsburgh Post - February Luncheon
2019-02-12 12:00 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Topic: Remediation of the SR 30 Landslide
Speaker(s):
– Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, P.E., District 11-0 Executive, PennDOT
– Brian F. Heinzl, P.E., Project Manager, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
– Eric Klimas, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Golden Triangle Construction Co., Inc.

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ASCE E-Week Awards Banquet
2019-02-16 17:00 - 21:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us on February 16, 2019 for our annual Engineers Week Awards Banquet where we will present 2018 Student, Project, People, and Employer Awards!

PSPE National Engineers' Week Banquet
2019-02-23 18:00 - 21:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us for an evening of fellowship, great food, and the presentation of the 2019 Engineers’ Week Chapter Awards, primarily the:

Distinguished Service Award: State Representative Joseph F. Markosek
Young Engineer of the Year Award: Charles Grabner, PE, Civil Engineer with Fay, an i+iconUSA Company
Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award: Liberty Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Dedicated Service Award: Rick Minsterman, PE, Project Manager with The Gateway Engineers, Inc.

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On-line reservations can be made here!

ESWP Program Committee Event
2019-03-13 07:30 - 10:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Capital Expenditure Plans & The Procurement Process For Local Colleges and Universities
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Join us at the ESWP for breakfast and networking, and hear from Facility Management representatives of many of the local colleges and universities about their plans for future construction projects and how to do business with them. We have assembled a dynamic list of participants, including…

JB Messer — Chief Facilities Officer, Community College of Allegheny County
Andrew Reilly – Director of Construction, Carnegie Mellon University
Tim Kirsch – Sr. Director Capital Projects, Robert Morris University
Chris Hill – VP of Operations, Physical Plant, Point Park University
Rodney Dobish – Associate Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer, Duquesne University
Canard S. Grigsby, Jr. – University of Pittsburgh

Check back here as more Universities are added to this list.
Registration and Breakfast begins at 7:30 AM, with our first presentation at 8:o0 AM. Panelists will have approx. 20 minutes per presentation.
Advance reservations are required, and non-Members are welcome to attend.

Become a Corporate Sponsor of this Event! – $250 gets your company 2 complimentary registrations, company logo on this page and promotional materials; verbal recognition and signage at the event.

Design Lives Here
2019-03-13 08:00 - 2019-03-14 14:00 | WQED Multimedia, 4802 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
Design Lives Here is a semester-long engineering initiative that equips teachers and students to participate in engineering activities within their school or afterschool program. Professional engineers serve as mentors to students throughout the year. Schools who participate are diverse – public, parochial and private – and have the option of making this part of their school day or an extended program. Each spring, all the participants come together for a day of engineering challenges, grouped in new teams to compete for prizes. Design Lives Here activities are inspired by the popular PBS KIDS program and website, Design Squad Nation.
The 2018-2019 Design Lives Here initiative is a project of WQED Multimedia, with major underwriting by MSA and PPG, and additional support from ANSYS, Rolls-Royce, Arconic, Daedalus, Independence Excavating, and founding partner the Engineers Society of Western PA.
Since Design Lives Here began, it has impacted thousands of students in our viewing area!

Participating Schools:
Blessed Trinity Academy
Elizabeth Forward Middle School
Franklin Regional
Haines Middle School
Independence Middle School
J.E. Harrison Middle School
Marshall Elementary- North Allegheny
Moon Middle School
New Kensington Arnold School District
Our Lady of Most Blessed Sacrament
Propel East
Ryan Gloyer Middle School-Seneca Valley
Schiller STEAM Academy
St. Phillip

For more information about Design Lives Here visit – https://www.wqed.org/education/designliveshere

If you are interested in being a judge for the event, please contact t.bombalski@eswp.com. You may volunteer for one day or both days.

ASHRAE / ESWP Program and Luncheon
2019-03-26 11:30 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us for a lively and informative discussion from diverse members of the HVAC industry as they continue the conversation about issues we face as an industry and how we can work more cohesively as a whole team. 11:30 AM social, 12:00 Noon lunch with the panel discussion to follow.
Panel speakers will be Jeff Miller, Vice President of Climatech, Steve Whittingham, Director of Development at Burns and Scalo, and David Price, PE Senior Vice President at Allen and Shariff Engineering.
REGISTER HERE

ENGINEERING SUSTAINABILITY '19
2019-04-07 08:00 - 2019-04-08 17:00 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Engineering Sustainability ’19
On behalf of the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh and the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research at Carnegie Mellon University, we are pleased to announce Engineering Sustainability 2019 to be held April 7-9, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pa. As with our past seven events, this focused conference will bring together engineers and scientists from academia, government, industry, and nonprofits to share results of cutting-edge research and practice directed at development of environmentally sustainable buildings and infrastructure.
Please visit this page for more information….
Registration is now open here!

SAME Pittsburgh - April Luncheon
2019-04-09 12:00 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Topic: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Speaker: Mr. Robert Winters
WHEN: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (12:00 PM-1:30 PM)

WHERE: Engineers Society of Western PA, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
COST: $25 SAME Members, $35 Non-Members, $10 SAME Young Members
REGISTER HERE

MBA/GBA/AIA/ESWP Axe Throwing Event
2019-04-25 17:30 - 20:00 | Throw @ The Waterfront, 172 East Bridge Street, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Join us for a night of Axe Throwing, Networking and Fundraising
SOLD OUT
CONTACT THE MBA FOR THE WAITING LIST – 412-922-3912

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