Message from the AEI President
Raphael A. (Ray) Yunk, P.E 
Hello all and Happy Holidays! I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new President of the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) and bring some of the Institute’s activities and initiatives to your attention. In this position, I am very pleased to be working closely with Jennifer Balsley, P.E., the Manager of AEI, and Verna Jameson, the Administrator of AEI.
As an institute of ASCE AEI’s mission is to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for building industry professionals engaged in the planning, design, construction, and operation of buildings to examine technical and professional issues of common interest. One of the biggest challenges for AEI (and architectural engineering in general) is identity. Many of us have spent most of our careers explaining that, no, we are not architects, but yes, we work on building projects. During the formation of AEI in 1997, Stan Caldwell, used the following definition of architectural engineering:
“Simply stated, an Architectural Engineer is an engineer who pursues a career in the planning, design, construction, and/or operation of buildings. He/she views a building as an integrated system of structural, mechanical, electrical, and architectural elements. Most Architectural Engineers are specialized in only one of these fields. However, it is their perspective that building projects require well-coordinated, multi-disciplinary teamwork that sets them apart from others.”
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2012 ASCE Charles Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering Student Competition
April 19-21, 2012, Omaha, NE
The Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers is pleased to announce the ASCE Charles Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering Student Competition for this academic year. The competition has been created specifically to highlight and showcase the architectural engineering discipline and to strengthen the link between the architectural engineering programs and students and the Institute that is their professional home. The competition is sponsored by the Charles Pankow Foundation.
The competition is open to both graduate and undergraduate students in accredited architectural engineering programs and programs actively seeking accreditation by EAC/ABET, supervised and advised by faculty. Submissions are to be entered in the building systems integration category and one or more of the following four categories: structural systems design; mechanical systems design; electrical systems design; and innovative construction management and construction methods.
Registration Deadline: December 30, 2011 by 11:59 p.m. (EST)
Electronic Submission Deadline: March 5, 2012 by 8:00 a.m. (EST)
Finalists Notification: March 26, 2012
Learn more about the competition at:http://content.asce.org/studentcompetition/guidelines.html
2012 AEI National Student Conference
April 19-21, Omaha, NE
Registration is now open for the 2012 AEI National Student Conference!
Come join us April 19-21 in Omaha, Nebraska as students from across the nation go behind the scenes at the world-renowned Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, take a tour of TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (Home of the College World Series), and compete in the third annual Charles Pankow Competition. This will be a great opportunity to meet students from campuses around the country and to meet with industry leaders and potential employers (Career fair included!). Learn more and sign up today at: http://engineering.unl.edu/durhamschool/events/AEIconference/registration.shtml
AEI Member Inducted as Distinguished Member of ASCE
Mohammed M. Ettouney, D.Sc., P.E., F.AEI, Dist.M.ASCE
The American Society of Civil Engineers recently recognized the accomplishments of an AEI member by inducting him as Distinguished Member, Class of 2011. Mohammed M. Ettouney, D.Sc., P.E., F.AEI, Dist.M.ASCE was formally inducted at the Celebration of Leaders Luncheon on October 20, 2011 in Memphis, during the 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference. Learn more.
(photo left to right: Kathy Caldwell, ASCE Past President, Mohammed Ettouney, and Pat Natale, ASCE Executive Director)
Photo by David Hathcox/ASCE
AEI Nebraska Has Eventful 2011 and Looking Forward to a Great 2012
Omaha, NE - The AEI Nebraska Chapter has had a very eventful year in 2011. Early in the year, we had several members attend the national AEI Conference held in Oakland, CA with several members involved in national committees including the student design competition committee and the membership committee. We joined our local ASCE Chapter for participation in a Habitat for Humanity Build and we also got our official MOU signed with them as well. This fall, we hosted a chapter meeting with a speaker from the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects and we also enjoyed a case study given by Rodrigo Manriquez (Lighting Design Studio Leader – Smith Group – Detroit) on The National Intrepid Center of Excellence located at the Walter Reed National Medical Center. It was a very exciting year for AEI Nebraska and now we are in full swing planning for the 2012 year.
The New Year is already looking to be a busy and full-filled year for our AEI Nebraska Chapter. We are hosting a chapter meeting in January and are very busy planning for the first ever AEI/ASHRAE Expo on March 7th. We have joined forces with our local ASHRAE Chapter to host a one day technical conference and Expo in Omaha. It is shaping up to be a great event. For more information please visit our web-site at www.aei-ashraexpo.org or email us at info@aei-ashraexpo.org and plan to join us if you can. There may even be a few speaker spots still available if interested. In April, we are hosting a Building Security Workshop in conjunction with the AEI National Student Conference that is being held in Omaha. The workshop will be held the morning of Thursday April 19th with the student conference continuing through Saturday the 21st. We are very excited for all of our planned upcoming events and looking forward to hosting more events in the near future.
Thanks to everyone who has given so much support as we have gotten our chapter up and running. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
ASCE Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders(WSCL)
The Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL) is a new student officer training session sponsored by the Committee on Student Activities (CSA) - the national committee that oversees all ASCE Student Organization activities. The WSCL will be held in conjunction with the Workshop for Section and Branch Leaders (WSBL) and the Younger Member Council Meeting (YMC). Learn more.
Next workshop:
Regions 1, 2, 4 & 5 (Nashville, TN)
January 20-21, 2012
Sheraton Music City Hotel
Nashville, TN
Architectural Engineering Departments
University of Texas at Austin
AEI continues its series highlighting the Architectural Engineering programs - this month's submission is from Professor Richard E. Klingner, for the University of Texas at Austin - Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering which features the curriculum overview, recent awards, student activities, and distinguished alumni information among other things. Learn more.
'Sustainability in Action'
New Web feature showcases sustainable infrastructure projects
From award-winning projects like the Orange County, CA, Groundwater Replenishment System to smaller scale projects like the Marysville, WA, park-and-ride lot, civil engineers are applying principles of sustainability to deliver “triple bottom line” benefits to the public. ASCE's Web site features a new library of project profiles that demonstrate how sustainable infrastructure contributes economic, environmental and social benefits. Featured profiles span all sectors and include projects ranging from under $1 million to more than $1 billion. The expanding library will help civil engineers research solutions, share data and information with clients, and find sources for further research. The site also allows users to rate and comment on profiles, and encourages submission of additional profiles via an easy-to-use online form.
• Browse the project profiles
• Show us sustainability in action! Submit a project profile
• Visit ASCE's official sustainability page
SMT 2012 Conference: NDT/NDE for Highways and Bridges:
Structural Materials Technology (SMT)
Call For Papers - deadline is February 3, 2012
ASNT, ASCE (SEI, AEI and EMI), and NYSDOT, among others, are co-sponsoring "SMT 2012 Conference: NDT/NDE for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology" and invite abstracts for presentation at the conference. This conference will be held in the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott near New York City, NY on August 21-24, 2012. The goal of this conference is to promote the exchange of information between national and international researchers, practitioners and infrastructure owners on the application of Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) and Nondestructive Testing (NDT) technologies for the condition assessment of highway infrastructure. Contributions focused on field applications, case studies, technology implementation, applied research, and practical experience are invited. Through technical presentations and exhibits, infrastructure owners, transportation officials, researchers, consultants, and contractors will be exposed to the state-of-the-practice in nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods. In addition, participants will have the opportunities to discuss urgent problems faced by civil infrastructure owners and the potential solutions utilizing available emerging NDE technologies.
Plans are also underway to host a workshop “Use of Remote Sensing for Infrastructure Management” as part of the conference activities on August 24th .
More information on the conference, abstract submission instructions, and exhibitor information, please visit the Conference Website at http://www.asnt.org/events/conferences/smt12/smt12.htm
If you have any questions, contact the Program Chair, Dr. Sreenivas Alampalli (salampalli@dot.state.ny.us) of New York State Department of Transportation.
ASCE Continuing Education
Our New Online Course Aluminum Structural Design with the 2010 Aluminum Design Manual is on sale NOW!
Save 25% off this and other On-Demand Online Courses through December 31st, 2011 using Promotional code ASCE25 at check out. Click here for details and a list of courses on sale.
*Other discounts do not apply. Offer not valid on Live Webinars, Archived Webinars, P.E. or F.E. Exam Review Courses, Bulk Purchase Discounts or Online Course Sets.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS & SESSION IDEAS
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS -
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
Upcoming ASCE Public Seminars
Design of Cold Formed Steel Structures: The New 2007 Specification ~ Newly Updated
January 26-27, 2012 – Portland, OR
March 22-23, 2012 – Atlanta, GA
Seismic Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
January 26-27, 2012 – Austin, TX
March 8-9, 2012 – Baltimore, MD
Wind Loads for Buildings and Other Structures ~ Newly Updated
February 9-10, 2012 – Austin, TX
March 8-9, 2012 – Portland, ME
Risk-Based Seismic Design and Evaluation
February 16-17, 2012 – Boston, MA
Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Structures
February 16-17, 2012 – Houston, TX
March 29-30, 2012 – San Francisco, CA
Structural Renovation of Buildings
February 16-17, 2012 - Baltimore, MD
Construction Administration for Engineers
March 8-9, 2012 – New Orleans, LA
Design of Foundations for Dynamic Loads
March 14-16, 2012 – Philadelphia, PA
Design of Lateral Force Resisting Systems Using the 2009 International Building Code
March 15-16, 2012 – Denver, CO
Aluminum Structural Design with the 2010 Aluminum Design Manual
March 22-23, 2012 – Boston, MA
Design-Build Contracting
March 22-23, 2012 – Scottsdale, AZ
Design of Buildings in Coastal Regions
March 29-30, 2012 – New Orleans, LA
