Building Engineering Industry News and Updates

News

Fire Smoke Damper Testing: Why it Matters
Verifying these devices work in buildings can make a difference in fire-related events not only for the buildings themselves, but for the people who live and work in them.
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Dancing to Sustainable Solutions
This event, appropriately titled “Dance your Pants Off” was in support of Sustainable Building Week, and encouraged attendees to bring old jeans for recycling, and an attitude appropriate for wonder and dancing.
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Educator Externship at the NWESI Office
Mid-August saw a group of hard-working teachers descend upon the NWESI office to learn about the technical jobs and career paths offered at our company as part of a Train the Teacher externship.
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Statement of Qualifications

2019 Statement of Qualifications
NWESI has a new Statement of Qualifications! Take a look inside!
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Media

BestHQ’s “What’s your story?” Produced by Pamplin Media Group
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Incorporating Distributed Energy Generation Projects into Whole Building Commissioning
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Upcoming Events

11/21/19 CRHEA: Fire Wall Integrity – Fire Smoke Dampers, FA Relays, and HVAC Shutdowns
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12/6/19 Winter Forum: How to Make the Case for Energy Efficiency in Your Project
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12/12/19 CREW Portland December Luncheon
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Eric Costaggini
Eric's thoughts on cleanrooms, autonomy, and explorations in wine-making.
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Employee Spotlight: Bruce Gilpin
Bruce's take on effective management, keeping perspective, and how the industry has changed.
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Employee Spotlight: David Cunningham
David's thoughts on growing with NWESI over the years.
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Employee Spotlight: Gayle McDowell
Gayle on NWESI's development from seeing its foundation to where she is now.
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Other Resources

02/1/2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy is important to NorthWest Engineering Service, Inc. and its team members. NWESI and its subsidiary, Air Introduction and Regulation, are proud to have received awards from both Washington County and Lane County in green business and sustainability practices.
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A Surprise to Analysts: Less CHP in Microgrids, More Solar October 18, 2018 By Lisa Cohn
Combined heat and power (CHP) provides year-round baseload energy in microgrids — something renewable resources don’t do. Yet solar PV now overshadows CHP in planned microgrid projects, according to a new microgrid database by ICF. Read entire article...
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Energy Efficiency Jobs in America, by E4TheFuture
2.25 Million Americans Work in Energy Efficiency: "This report focuses solely on the energy sector of the economy such as jobs in retail trade, vehicle efficiency-related work. Energy efficiency added the most new jobs in 2017 of the entire energy sector. Its workers now outnumber elementary and middle school teachers and are nearly double those in U.S. law enforcement. In fact, there are now as many energy efficiency workers as there are waitstaff in U.S. bars and restaurants."
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