Building Engineering Industry News and Updates

Business representatives from a variety of career pathways (Construction, Apprenticeships, the Trades, Healthcare, Engineering, Software, etc.) attended the Career Exploration Day yesterday at Franklin High School. They spoke with students about their careers, skills, training, salary and other aspects of their work. While sophomores take the PSAT, freshmen and juniors will be exposed to a variety of career pathways through their participation in Career Talk Panels available during the day. Seniors worked on their Graduation Requirements, and attended a session on “How to Build a Professional Resume” that was offered. There was also two field trips (to PCC and WOU) planned for AVID students to explore and learn about post-secondary options. See attached for speakers and schedule.

Integration of renewable energy generation sources, cogeneration, energy storage systems and traditional backup generators, are increasing in importance, due to both decreasing costs and a renewed emphasis on resiliency and community microgrids. This presentation discusses how Owner’s Project Requirements and commissioning plans should be expanded to incorporate Distributed Energy Systems. View the presentation here.

SAME is the Society of American Military Engineers. They "promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public- and private-sector engineers and related professionals, and by developing future engineers through outreach and mentoring.