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This year is the 60th anniversary of the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair in Bremerton Mar 31-Apr 1, and we expect a record turnout.  We need about 150 judges to execute the event properly.  So far the number of judges signed up is about half of that. If we don’t have enough judges, students…

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Transforming Older Buildings into High-Performance Facilities GBCI Approved | 1.5 CE Hours | 0090010520 AIA Approved | 1.5 LU/HSW | NEWMAN02 Most buildings, new or old, do not perform anywhere near their most efficient potential. HVAC systems deteriorate with time. Find out what to look for relative to improving the efficiency of the HVAC and…

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Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) is looking for mentor volunteers for STEM Career Day at Bellevue College. It is co-organized by Dr. Jennifer Pang with the Science and Math Institute at Bellevue College and Jason Salazar, PSEC Mentor Night Coordinator assisting this event. Date and time is Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. More information…

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Seattle Central College Mentor Night Signup Available Date & Time: Thu, May 11, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Location: Seattle Central College, 1st Floor Atrium, Science & Math Building, 1701 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122, PSEC Mentor Night Coordinator Contact: Luis Leon at luis.leon@boeing.com The Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) together with Seattle Central College…

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Shoreline Community College Mentor Night – Register Date & Time: Wed, May 17, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Location: Shoreline Community College, Student Union Building, Main Dining Rm. 16101 Greenwood Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133, PSEC Mentor Night Coordinator Contact: Steve Snelling at stephen.r.snelling@gmail.com This Engineering Mentor Night, co-sponsored by the Puget Sound Engineering…

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CRC is a travelling conference for our ASHRAE Region XI The 12 Chapters in our region come from Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton (Northern Alberta Chapter), Calgary (Southern Alberta Chapter), Vancouver (BC Chapter), Victoria (Vancouver Island Chapter), Alaska, Seattle (Puget Sound Chapter), Spokane (Inland Empire Chapter), Tri-Cities (Mid-Columbia Chapter), and Oregon! During the conference, we will…

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Topic: Green Building / Green Globe, Update on New ANSI Standards Move over LEED, there’s a new kid on the block.  While LEED has morphed into a complicated, confusing, and expensive tool used to certify a building green, The Green Building Initiative has quietly been certifying buildings to a much better, simpler, more effective, and…

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Topic: Cold Climate Building Design ASHRAE’s Cold-Climate Buildings Design Guide identifies strategies on how to meet the design challenges created by cold climate conditions, from initial planning to completion.  Buildings in arctic, subarctic and cold climates face unique challenges; not only the cold, but also remoteness, limited utilities, permafrost, and extreme temperature shifts.  Built structures…

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The Coming Age of a Smart Grid and Smart Buildings The smart grid is coming and in that future era buildings will be interacting even more with the electric utilities.  The communication will be in both directions, with the utility working to balance the grid supply and demand through methods such as signaling requests for…

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European Technologies – What’s New? New developments in Room Automation for high-end facilities bring lighting controls and automated shading together with heating, cooling and ventilation. The result is a room that is integrated for energy efficiency, responsive to demands of occupants, and cost effective to construct. Lights, shading and HVAC evolved separately in the past,…