February President’s Message
Hello Fellow ASHRAE members! This month of February is about LOVE of ASHRAE. Please join us on February 22nd in welcoming Society Vice President Bjarne Olesen as he shares how European engineers decrease energy use in their buildings. Learning from experiences around the globe is one good reason to love being an ASHRAE member. Our group is…
Sad news: Dixon Ervin 1922-2016
We are saddened to announce that longtime member Dixon Ervin has passed away. Our condolences to his family and friends. Dixon was a courageous member of America’s Greatest Generation serving our country as a B-25 pilot throughout WWII. He died December 28, 2016. He was born to Dixon Ervin, Sr. and Alice Ervin August 24, 1922…
Now Accepting Technology Awards Applications through Feb 28th
Technology Awards – Puget Sound Chapter Applications Due 2/28/2017! The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by members who have successfully applied innovative building design in the areas of occupant comfort, indoor air quality and energy conservation. Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and IAQ. Performance is proven through one year’s actual,…
2017 PSEC Engineering Fair – February 4th at Museum of Flight
The Engineering Fair is an annual event that is part of National Engineers Week, February 19 through 25, 2017. The Engineering Fair will feature more than 20 interactive displays and games. Engineering societies and colleges from around the Puget Sound will be available to talk about careers in engineering. Engineering societies to be represented include aerospace,…
Mentor Night on Thursday March 2nd,2017 at North Seattle College
Need of Volunteers in Computer Science, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical engineering to help round out the Mentors attending. This Engineering Mentor Night, co-sponsored by the Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) and hosted by the Engineering Club of North Seattle College (NSC) will give engineering and pre-engineering students an opportunity to meet representatives from the wide…
Seattle University Grant Proposal Support
Seattle University Mechanical Engineering Department has approached Puget Sound ASHRAE to propose support of a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation. Puget Sound chapter has agreed to support Seattle University on this proposal. Our chapter has provided seminars, senior design projects, scholarships, etc. in the past and this will be a great opportunity to…
EnergyPlus training workshops.
Training Philosophy EnergyPlus offers the state of the art in modeling capabilities with unprecedented accuracy and flexibility. Unfortunately, the trade off is that EnergyPlus is complicated engineering software and it’s difficult to learn. That’s why we have created our own unique philosophy for EnergyPlus training: 1. We teach you EnergyPlus from the ground up. We…
Mentor Night on Tuesday January 17th, 2017 at Seattle Central College (SCC)
Need of Volunteers in Computer Science, Civil, Mechanical and Chemical engineering to help round out the Mentors attending. The Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) together with Seattle Central College (SCC) will be holding its Mentor Night on Tuesday January 17th, 2017. The link to the sign-up can be found on the PSEC Mentor Night webpage. http://www.pseconline.org/mentor-nights/ This Engineering Mentor Night will give engineering and…
Sales Engineer: Shoemaker Mfg. Co.
Job Summary: Do you enjoy combining your technical knowledge and outside sales skills to help customers and drive results? Are you seeking a career opportunity at a company that values integrity, dedication, respect, team and a solution-oriented culture? Shoemaker Mfg. Co. is seeking a Sales Engineer to assist the sales team in executing team objectives,…
January President’s Message
Hello Fellow ASHRAE members! Our first meeting of 2017 will be a presentation on the IBC and seismic design. It is yet another great meeting to share with our industry partners. We will be at Moti on January 17 th . Come join us and be sure to bring a guest. We’ll get together for…
YEA November Reception
The Young Engineers in ASHRAE held their November reception at DLR Group’s offices in downtown Seattle. It was a fun night of networking in the amazing waterfront space. YEA members also got to take a look at some of the ways DLR Group is implementing their new R & D initiative by taking a tour…
Model/Presentation Judges
The Regional Future Cities Competition (sponsored locally by IEEE) is still looking for a few more Model/Presentation Judges, for their local competition on Jan. 21st (a Sat.) at Shoreline Community College. This is a fun competition with about 20 Student Teams building future city models. 6th – 8th grade student Teams from all over Washington…