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Construction Robotics Webinar
2022-06-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
SAVE THE DATE!
An ESWP Program Committee Sponsored Webinar
Title: Bringing Robots to Construction Jobsites
Free to ESWP Members — All others, $20.00 — Register Below

Webinar Objectives:

Attendees will come away with an understanding of the current state of some of the construction tech and the vast differences in understanding what a robot actually is.
Presentation of an actual case study showing the potential impact that a single task construction robot can provide on a jobsite.
Discussion on what barriers exists through the stakeholder chain for widespread adaptation and what measures are necessary in order to foster a positive outcome for all.
Finally a discussion on how construction robots are currently valued within the market and how this will change over time

Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) is a world-leading innovator of autonomous robotic equipment. Our robots are transforming the construction industry by filling the skilled labor gap and increasing overall productivity of the construction industry. Our products give construction firms the ability to meet a rapidly growing demand.

About the Presenter
Carson T. Carney, P.E. – Vice President of Technology Integration
Carson T. Carney, P.E. joined the Advanced Construction Robotics, Inc. (ACR) team as Vice President in 2019. Carson’s 26 years of experience in heavy civil construction allow him to strategically evaluate applications where ACR’s technologies can be most beneficial. Carson ensures ACR’s robots address the vital and existing needs of the construction industry as they are released into the market.
Carson has worked on major bridge projects throughout the United States as well as internationally, managing the entire project lifecycle from the earliest teaming, planning, and design stages to execution and handover. In Scotland, he brought together and managed an international team to design and build what was the world’s longest multi tower cable stayed bridge, the Queensferry Crossing. Carson brings great experience in construction management, product development, and business development. His passion for improving worker safety and productivity through automation coupled with his extensive experience within the heavy civil market gives him a unique insight into the benefits and value of our leading-edge technology.
Carson obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a M.B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington and a member of the Moles.

'Best of IWC' Webinar Series
2022-06-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
Join us for our ‘Best of IWC’ Webinar Series – MLD, ZLD and Brine Management
No cost to attend, presented on Teams. A link will be sent out one day prior.
Earn one PDH Credit. Register Below!

IWC 21-33: Xcel Cherokee near ZLD Wastewater Treatment System Design Considerations
Paul Brandt, Burns & McDonnell
Given new NPDES permit limits for chlorides, sulfates, total inorganic nitrogen (TIN) and other constituents for the plant’s common outfall. Meeting the new chloride and sulfate concentrations became the limiting factor for technology selection and compliance. Wastewater produced at the plant includes cooling tower blowdown, reverse osmosis (RO) system reject, stormwater, and other miscellaneous plant wastewaters. Due to the new NPDES limits, Xcel Energy, with the assistance of Burns & McDonnell, determined that a near-ZLD wastewater treatment system was the best option for the plant to replace an existing conventional clarification system. Treated water from the new system is returned to the plant for reuse and concentrated brine is routed to new evaporation ponds. Various options were evaluated in the study phase to help select the most economical treatment configuration including: Makeup water softening, High efficiency reverse osmosis, Nanofiltration, Closed-circuit reverse osmosis, Forward osmosis, Ultra-high pressure reverse osmosis, Membrane electrodialysis, Osmotically enhanced reverse osmosis, Mechanical vapor 15
recompression evaporator, Forced circulation crystallizer, Alternative thermal evaporator designs, Evaporation ponds, Waste heat cooling tower, Bypass evaporator spray dryer, Operational changes, Discharge to a nearby POTW facility
The wastewater system ultimately selected and designed includes:
Equalization ponds, High rate softening clarification, Multimedia filtration, Closed circuit reverse osmosis with 98% recovery of wastewater for reuse, Evaporation ponds for concentrated brine wastewater, Filter press for sludge dewatering, Required startup in Fall of 2021
The WWT project is currently under construction and is planned to complete startup at the end of 2021. This paper will cover the following aspects of the study and detailed design phases of the wastewater treatment system:

Study phase options considered and drivers for the near ZLD system selected.
Process description and design considerations/limitations of equipment selected.
Operational changes to reduce wastewater flow requiring treatment.
Challenges of elevated TOC in wastewater, effects on selected wastewater equipment, and TOC removal methods evaluated.
Challenges and recommendations of locating new equipment in existing water treatment building
Methodical approach to evaporation pond selection/sizing.

Paul Brandt is a Senior Chemical Engineer with Burns & McDonnell. His 15 years of power industry experience include water and wastewater aspects of various systems such as: physical/chemical/biological treatment with ZLD for wet scrubber blowdown, demineralized water treatment, air quality control equipment, bottom ash handling, and CCR pond closures.
IWC 21-34: Power Plant Water Balance Tool Optimizes Load Leveling and Achieves ZLD
Dan Carey, Ph.D., P.E., Worley
Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) operates two coal fired boilers in the Stanton Energy Center and has recently announced they will repower both units with natural gas. OUC had a need for a water balance model to guide dispatch, maintain ZLD, and understand the site wide salt balance. A calibrated model was created to predict evaporation rates, pond storage volumes, chloride and TDS. The model has been useful for optimizing current operation and predicting future conditions.
Dr. Carey has over 11 years of experience in biological and chemical wastewater treatment in industrial, municipal, and academic settings. At Worley, he serves as an environmental process engineer; his primary role is consulting and design in oil refineries, power plants, chemical manufacturing, and other industries.

Pitt Civil Engineering Alumni Club Luncheon
2022-06-14 11:30 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Luncheon with County Executive Rich Fitzgerald
Discussion of our Region’s Future

The county’s top elected official, Rich Fitzgerald is in his third and final term. As County Executive, he has focused on economic development, job creation, low cost of living, and quality of life. The 2020 Census shows the success of those efforts as the county’s population grew and became more diverse for the first time in 60 years. Rich and his wife, Cathy, live in Squirrel Hill.

For more information please contact Gary Pollock, Major Gifts Officer at the Swanson School of Engineering at gvp3@pitt.edu.

Doors open at 11:30, buffet style lunch served promptly at noon.

SAME Pittsburgh Post Annual Banquet
2022-06-15 17:00 - 21:00 | PNC Park Left Field Lounge, 115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
You are invited to the 2022 SAME Pittsburgh Post Annual Banquet!
We hope you will join us for dinner, our annual awards, a panel discussion on “Highway & Bridge Infrastructure: What’s Next for Pittsburgh?”, and more at PNC Park!
Schedule:
4:30-6:00 PNC Park Tours
5:00-6:00 Registration and Networking
6:15-6:30 Welcome, Sponsors, Annual Awards
6:30-7:30 Seated Dinner
7:30-8:15 Panel Discussion: “Highway & Bridge Infrastructure: What’s next for Pittsburgh?”
8:15-8:30 Status of Affairs by Post President
8:30-8:45 Future Events, Announcements

Key Topics and Panel Speakers:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Infrastructure Funding | Moderator: Tom Zagorski, PE | Michael Baker International
Innovation | Eric Setzler | Department of Mobility and Infrastructure
Resiliency | Corey O’Connor | Pittsburgh City Council
Upcoming Projects | Shane Szalankiewicz, PE | PennDOT D-11
P3 Initiatives | Speaker TBD

Kindly RSVP by Monday, June 13, 2022
We hope to see you there!

More Information and to Register!

SPEO Monthly Member Meeting
2022-06-21 08:00 - 09:30, 2022-07-26 08:00 - 09:30, 2022-08-16 08:00 - 09:30, 2022-09-20 08:00 - 09:30, 2022-10-18 08:00 - 09:30 | Hybrid (in Person and Virtual), 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Monthly Meeting of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Engineering Outreach (SPEO) – Hybrid (In-Person and Virtual)

More information and to register can be found here

ESWP Trivia Night Happy Hour
2022-06-22 17:00 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for a night of fun at the debut of ESWP’s Trivia Night Happy Hour!

Mallory Griffin, JMT will host;
Two halves of 12 trivia questions per half, with a 15-minute break at halftime;
Registration $30/person, and MUST include at least one ESWP member*. Teams should consist of 4-8 players;
Individual registrations will be accepted and will be assigned to a team;
Appetizers will be provided along with 1 complimentary drink ticket and cash bar;
You or your Company can be a sponsor or a round at $100 per round!

Thanks to our Sponsors!

DBIA Chapter Meeting - June 23, 2022
2022-06-23 15:30 - 18:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Registration can be found here!

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International Bridge Conference®
2022-07-18 08:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-19 08:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-20 08:00 - 17:00 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
International Bridge Conference®
Presented by the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, the IBC annually attracts over 1,000 bridge owners and engineers, senior policy makers, government officials, bridge designers, construction executives, and suppliers from throughout the United States and abroad.
The IBC is planned by an all-volunteer group and provides continuing education and networking opportunities to members of all facets of the bridge industry.
Visit our website for more information!

ESWP Webinar - IRISE at the University of Pittsburgh
2022-07-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
Join us for our next ESWP Program Committee Webinar!

IRISE is guided by two main principles:

Innovative solutions to highway infrastructure problems are best achieved through a collaboration between the public agencies that own and operate the infrastructure and the private companies that design and build it.
Highway infrastructure research must aim to provide implementable solutions that meet the needs of these agencies and companies.

Over its life, IRISE has produced research products addressing member needs in areas such as bridge corrosion and condition assessment, landslide risks, and concrete pavement design, materials, and strength evaluation. In addition, ongoing efforts are exploring issues related to research benefits analysis, landslide best practices and data analysis, highway construction worker safety, and pavement construction, materials, and performance. This webinar will summarize some this work as well as the process adopted to insure impactful and implementable results.
FREE to attend, registration is required.

SPEO Annual Golf Outing
2022-08-08 11:00 - 19:30 | Edgewood Country Club, 100 Churchill Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235, United States
For more details, click here

PMI Pittsburgh Chapter
2022-09-08 17:30 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Monthly Meeting, use the link below for more information and to register
Click here

SAME Pittsburgh Post
2022-09-13 12:00 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Monthly Meeting – Use the link below for more information and to register
Click Here

ESWP Webinar - Autonomous Vehicles
2022-09-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event
Join us for our September Webinar and earn 1 PDH!
Title: What is Driving Technology or is Technology Driving?
Description: Connected and automated vehicles (C/AV) technology is rapidly advancing and ever changing. Both connected and automated vehicles are critical to the future of saving lives on the nation’s highways and automated vehicles support equity and sustainability initiatives. This webinar will provide an overview of these technologies, provide an update on the state of connected and automated vehicles and outline their impact to the future of transportation.
Presenter: Jim Katsafanas, P.E., PTOE, Michael Baker International
Jim Katsafanas, PE, PTOE is an Associate Vice President and National Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology Director in the Mobility Technology Solutions Practice at Michael Baker International. His technical design and consulting experience encompasses traffic signals, ITS, connected and automated vehicles, technology deployment, transportation system management and operations (TSMO), vehicle electrification, and mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions for many different types of projects, including limited-access freeways, complex intersections and interchanges, managed lanes and toll facilities, high-occupancy vehicle and transit facilities, and urban roadway systems. Jim is a standing member of the Transportation Research Board ACP20 Freeway Operations Committee and is a voting member of ITS America’s Smart Infrastructure and V2X Standing Committee’s where he is engaged in various working groups focused on the advancement of connected and automated vehicles.

ESWP YMF Summer Social
2022-09-15 17:00 - 19:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us for our Summer Social – Register below!

ESWP Member's Lunch
2022-09-21 11:30 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
This Event has been postponed.

SAME Pittsburgh Post Golf Outing
2022-09-23 07:30 - 15:00 | Lindenwood Golf Course, 360 Galley Road, Canonsburg, PA, 15317, United States
32nd Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)promotes the interest in STEM career fields and provides scholarship opportunities for high school and college students interested in engineering and the sciences through our STEM camps and Allegheny Arsenal Memorial Scholarship. The Golf Tournament is our premier fundraising event to support these efforts. Please help us make this worthy cause a success while having a great day of golf and networking! Click here for registration
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ESWP CAWP sponsored event
2022-09-28 08:00 - 10:00 | CAWP, 800 Cranberry Woods Drive, Suite 110, Cranberry Township, PA, 16066, United States
Navigating the Complexities of Utility Projects: 3-Part Series
The Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP), in partnership with CAWP is offering a 3-part series to equip contractors, engineers, and owner agencies with necessary information for working around underground utilities. These seminars are geared towards making each responsible party more knowledgeable on PA ‘dig laws’, how to make informed and safe decisions, and be more efficient in the process. This series is being offered both in-person and virtually. Attendees will earn two Professional Development Hours (PDH) per session.
Part 1: PA One Call Law — Wednesday, Sept 28; 8 am to 10 am – VIRTUAL ONLY

Review the state’s Underground Utility Line Protection Act – Act 287
Learn responsibilities of the excavator, designer, facility owner, and project owner
What are tickets, dig dates, tolerance zone,
New enforcement and fine structure

Part 2: Utility Strikes – Wednesday, Oct 19; 8 am to 10 am

Utility Damage Investigations – how to gather and document information
Reporting – how and when to file an alleged violation report and to whom
PUC Damage Prevention Committee – how to respond to violation report letters
Demonstrations with utility hit kit in the classroom

Part 3: Complex Projects — Wednesday, Nov 2; 8 am to 10 am

What is a complex project designation and how can it benefit your project
How to determine if the project can be classified as complex
How to place a complex project notification
Required planning meetings and timeframes

Who should attend: Seminars are geared towards a broad audience of contractors, engineering firms, and owner agencies. Anyone with responsibilities of utilities, either in the field or with office oversight.
Location: CAWP, 800 Cranberry Woods Drive, Suite 110, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 – Option to attend virtual is also available, select during registration.
Presenter: Armando Ferri of Sicavo Consulting is a contractor/consultant, serves on PUC Damage Prevention & CAWP Safety Committees, & Pa One Call Board.
Cost: $60 for the series or $25 for an individual session (in person or virtual). Virtual sessions will be presented on Zoom – links will be sent one business day prior.
Register: Below. If you have questions, call Jason Koss at CAWP at (412) 343-8000

ESWP Happy Hour - Sept. 29, 2022
2022-09-29 16:30 - 19:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us for our next Happy Hour!

ESWP / PSPE Program with ALCOSAN
2022-10-04 08:00 - 10:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Registration & Breakfast Buffet – 8am
Program – 8:30am
The ALCOSAN Wastewater Treatment Expansion and the Ohio River Tunnel (ORT) Project are part of The Clean Water Plan (CWP), a $2 billion, long-term plan ALCOSAN submitted as a solution to eliminate approximately 7 billion gallons of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) annually into the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers by 2036. As required by a Consent Decree signed by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the PA Department of Environmental Protection, ALCOSAN is required to implement the CWP with an aggressive schedule.
The CWP includes the proposed expansion at the Woods Run WWTP. The proposed upgrades will expand the WWTP wet weather primary treatment capacity to 600 mgd. The secondary capacity of the WWTP will be increased to 295 mgd, from its currently permitted full treatment capacity of 250 mgd. The major projects associated with the expansion include a wet weather pump station, a 360 mgd east headworks facility, additional primary sedimentation and final secondary settling tanks, solids thickening and dewatering improvements, and construction of a second chlorine contact tank with a dry weather discharge outfall.
The Ohio River Tunnel (ORT) is the first of three new, large diameter deep tunnel projects that ALCOSAN will use toward the CWP’s overall goal to significantly reduce CSOs released into the region’s three rivers. The ORT Project includes one main rock tunnel (approximately 150 feet below ground) generally running parallel to the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers and two branch tunnels crossing beneath the Ohio River. The primary components of the ORT project include the main rock tunnel, ten shafts, two branch tunnels (Chartiers Creek and Saw Mill Run) and several near surface facilities.

Speakers: Mike Lichte and Kim Kennedy

Women's Forum - October 13, 2022
2022-10-13 13:30 - 15:30 | Cefalo’s Banquet & Event Center, 428 Washington Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
SAVE THE DATE! Register below…
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Registration has closed for this event.

SPEO Annual Reception
2022-10-13 17:30 - 19:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Details coming soon.

ASQ Pittsburgh Section
2022-10-13 18:30 - 21:00 | Wheeler Fleet Solutions, 384 Drum Avenue, Somerset, PA, 15501, United States
ASQ Visits Wheeler Fleet Solutions
This event has been canceled.
Krista Stafford, Chief Human Resource Officer, VSE Corporation and Rick Stegman, Quality Director, Wheeler Fleet Solutions, will give a presentation on “Team Culture in a Changing Work Environment – A Quality Perspective”

Cost is $20 for dinner, payable at event
Tour open to asq and non asq members
no safety requirements needed
Reserve now, maximum number of attendees is 25

This event has been cancelef

ESWP CAWP Event
2022-10-19 08:00 - 10:00 | CAWP, 800 Cranberry Woods Drive, Suite 110, Cranberry Township, PA, 16066, United States
Navigating the Complexities of Utility Projects: 3-Part Series
The Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP), in partnership with CAWP is offering a 3-part series to equip contractors, engineers, and owner agencies with necessary information for working around underground utilities. These seminars are geared towards making each responsible party more knowledgeable on PA ‘dig laws’, how to make informed and safe decisions, and be more efficient in the process. This series is being offered both in-person and virtually. Attendees will earn two Professional Development Hours (PDH) per session.
Part 1: PA One Call Law — Wednesday, Sept 28; 8 am to 10 am

Review the state’s Underground Utility Line Protection Act – Act 287
Learn responsibilities of the excavator, designer, facility owner, and project owner
What are tickets, dig dates, tolerance zone,
New enforcement and fine structure

Part 2: Utility Strikes – Wednesday, Oct 19; 8 am to 10 am

Utility Damage Investigations – how to gather and document information
Reporting – how and when to file an alleged violation report and to whom
PUC Damage Prevention Committee – how to respond to violation report letters
Demonstrations with utility hit kit in the classroom

Part 3: Complex Projects — Wednesday, Nov 2; 8 am to 10 am

What is a complex project designation and how can it benefit your project
How to determine if the project can be classified as complex
How to place a complex project notification
Required planning meetings and timeframes

Who should attend: Seminars are geared towards a broad audience of contractors, engineering firms, and owner agencies. Anyone with responsibilities of utilities, either in the field or with office oversight.
Location: CAWP, 800 Cranberry Woods Drive, Suite 110, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 – Option to attend virtual is also available, select during registration.
Presenter: Armando Ferri of Sicavo Consulting is a contractor/consultant, serves on PUC Damage Prevention & CAWP Safety Committees, & Pa One Call Board.
Cost: $25 for an individual session (in person or virtual). Virtual sessions will be presented on Zoom – links will be sent one business day prior.
Register: Below. If you have questions, call Jason Koss at CAWP at (412) 343-8000.

ESWP Happy Hour Trivia Night
2022-10-27 17:00 - 19:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
It’s Back! Don’t miss out on the fun this time, join us for our next ESWP Trivia Night.

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