March 2015    


Great outreach event or other activity? Let the whole Region know!

If you’re a local ASCE leader and your Section, Branch, Younger Member Group, or Student Chapter has staged any special events, engaged in outreach from grade-school kids to lawmakers, done charity work, fund raising or anything of the sort, let ASCEnews Weekly know and we may include it in next month’s Region report. You may already have written about it and posted pictures in your newsletter, website, or social media. Share the details and any photos at asce.org/localnews. Got questions? Write to submissions@asce.org.


See the other Region reports for March
If you live adjacent to a Section in a different Region, or are merely interested in the other Region reports for March, click on each to view them:
 
Region 1   Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, Buffalo Section, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, Ithaca Section, Maine Section, Metropolitan Section, Mohawk-Hudson Section, New Hampshire Section, New Jersey Section, Puerto Rico Section, Rhode Island Section, Rochester Section, Syracuse Section, Vermont Section

Region 2   Central Pennsylvania Section, Delaware Section, Lehigh Valley Section, Maryland Section, National Capital Section, Philadelphia Section, Pittsburgh Section

Region 3   Akron-Canton Section, Central Illinois Section, Central Ohio Section, Cincinnati Section, Cleveland Section, Dayton Section, Duluth Section, Illinois Section, Michigan Section, Minnesota Section, North Dakota Section, Quad Cities Section, Toledo Section, Wisconsin Section

Region 4   Arkansas Section, Indiana Section, Kentucky Section, North Carolina Section, South Carolina Section, Tennessee Section, Virginia Section, West Virginia Section

Region 5   Alabama Section, Florida Section, Georgia Section, Louisiana Section, Mississippi Section
 
Region 6   New Mexico Section, Oklahoma Section, Texas Section

Region 7   Colorado Section, Iowa Section, Kansas City Section, Kansas Section, Nebraska Section, South Dakota Section, St. Louis Section, Wyoming Section

Region 8   Alaska Section, Arizona Section, Columbia Section, Hawaii Section, Inland Empire Section, Montana Section, Nevada Section, Oregon Section, Seattle Section, Southern Idaho Section, Tacoma-Olympia Section, Utah Section

Region 9   Los Angeles Section, Sacramento Section, San Diego Section, San Francisco Section

Region 10   All International Sections, Branches, and Groups


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REGION 2 NEWS
Pittsburgh, Lehigh Valley selected as outstanding Sections for 2015



The Pittsburgh Section and the Lehigh Valley Section have been singled out for honors as the year’s best Sections in their size categories for their achievements. Pittsburgh is the winner of the 2015 Outstanding Section and Branch Award for large Sections, while Lehigh Valley is the winner of the 2015 Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award for small Sections. Pittsburgh also received an ASCE Diversity Award Honorable Mention. The awards were given at the 2015 Multi-Region Leadership Conference for Regions 1, 2, 4 and 5, held in Miami. Congratulations to Pittsburgh and Lehigh Valley!   Pittsburgh website>>  Lehigh Valley website>>                 
PHILADELPHIA SECTION
Drexel professor elected ASCE Fellow

Robert F. Brehm, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University, has been elevated to Fellow status by ASCE’s Board of Direction. A Life Member of ASCE, Brehm has been associated with more than $1 billion in projects , including civic centers, correctional institutions, educational facilities, entertainment venues, and government and commercial projects spanning more than 35 years of construction activity. Brehm has served as a surety consultant developing turnaround strategies for trouble projects and has authored several articles on claims avoidance and project scheduling while providing expert testimony on construction practices in both federal and state courts. Learn more about what made Brehm deserving in ASCE News.
NATIONAL CAPITAL SECTION
First phase of seismic repair concludes at National Cathedral

Since a 2011 earthquake caused an estimated $32 million in damage, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., has been at work on repairs. The first phase of work to repair the 108-year-old building is now complete. See what’s been done and what’s to come in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.
IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE
Construction slated to grow as economy expands

Modest economic growth is predicted across a broad range of nonresidential building categories this year, including transportation, lodging, and health care, according to the architecture, engineering, and construction consulting firm FMI Corporation. Explore the forecast in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE
College graduates face brighter future

An analysis of Census Bureau data finds that the employment picture is brightening for recent college graduates, though a full economic recovery is likely still years away. Consider the prospects in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE
Reports explore potential effects of climate intervention

The National Academy of Sciences has released two reports that examine whether climate intervention can help resolve the globe's changing climate. Examine the findings and consequences in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.