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Toys For Tots Fundraiser Banquet
A group of ASME members and their spouses spent the evening of December 9th at the The Toys for Tots fundraiser banquet at the Bellagio with other local affiliations. There were over six-hundred guests. Thank you to the Stockinger’s, the Colton’s, The Trabia’s, The Bruninga’s, and the Scott’s for representing ASME at this prestigious event. We look forward to bringing a larger contingent at next year’s event.
The New LEED-Certified Bureau of Reclamation Building in Boulder City
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On September 30, 2011 our members had the opportunity to tour the Bureau of Reclamation’s new building in Boulder City, Nevada. At approximately 50,000 gross sq. ft. for around 170 staff, the building will achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest level attainable and the third DOI project to reach this standard.
The $17.3 million design-build project, funded by the 2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), included planning, regulatory compliance, contracting, design, construction, and construction management for the building, site improvements, and solar field.
Features include 38% less gross energy consumption than a typical office building as well as using reclaimed water from the cooling towers at the central chiller plant to flush toilets. We’ll see many more features during the tour, including how this new efficient building maintained historic appearance requirements.
The photovoltaic solar panel farm is estimated to produce 240 MWh per year, around half the annual building energy use.
November 2011 Event: Ivanpah Solar Plant Project & Solar Power Engineering
When: November 10, 2011, 6:30pm
Where: To Be Announced
RSVP by Nov. 8: Bill Bruninga, 702-606-1777 or bill.bruninga@gmail.com
Go here for the flyer with more details:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41577454/ASME-NovProgramFlyer01.pdf
November’s event is a very special opportunity to learn about a major solar project in our backyard, BrightSource’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in construction near Primm, NV.
Todd Stewart P.E., BrightSource’s Senior Director for Project Development, is our guest speaker. BrightSource‘s main office is in Oakland, CA, however as a fellow engineer Todd is visiting for our event – please cometo this rare opportunity! There will be a follow-up to this meeting with a site tour early next year as the project will be further along by then - another unique event organized specially for you by your section executive board.
Project Overview
ISEGS is a 3-plant, 392-megawatt solar complex Continue reading
Attend the 2nd Annual Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada breakfast Nov 10th
Join us at the 2nd Annual Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada breakfast on November 10, 2011, at 8:00am, at Aria Resort & Casino. This is a special year for Junior Achievement as they celebrate their 15th year serving the Las Vegas community. To date, they have impacted the lives of over 150,000 students and have empowered them to own their economic success. Our goal is to reach more than 20,000 students this school year, more than any other year in our history.October PDH: Remote Monitoring of Rectifiers
Our friends over at NACE are holding a lunch on Wednesday, October 26th at 11:30am. The speaker will be Jerry Chilibecki from Mobiltex Data Ltd. Attendance earns 1 PDH. See the NACE Flyer (26Oct2011) for details.
ASME’s Member Savvy!
This issue focuses on ASME’s Career Resources which provide members with valuable benefits to enhance their professional careers over a lifetime.
As a friendly reminder, it is now time to renew your ASME membership for 2011 – 2012 by clicking here. If you have already renewed for this year, thank you! Continue reading
2011 Officer Announcement
Congratulations to our newly elected 2011-2012 Officers: Chair: Bill Bruninga; Secretary: Wekianos Hailu; Treasurer: Sig Stockinger; Newsletter Editor: Justin Young; Webmaster: Jagadeep Thota; Student Liaison: John Chardoul. Their term starts July 1, 2011.
2011 Fall ASME Course Schedule
Register today for one of ASME’s 36 training courses being taught in Las Vegas Sept 26-30, 2011. Visit: go.asme.org/vegas.
Links and More
Ever wonder just where the engineering and technology education programs are in Nevada. Well never fear, they do exist! We have compiled a list and provided it on the Links page. If there is a program you do not see listed please let us know by sending an email to youngj921@asme.org.
Vegasinc.com
Las Vegas's latest business website
We here at the ASME Silver State Section web team are always on the lookout for new and useful tools to help our members. The long time Las Vegas business weekly In Business has changed its name to Vegas Inc and put together a new glitzy website to boot. You will find the latest in business news, gaming, tourism, real estate, legal, opinion, photos, videos, as well as the latest print edition. Check it out at http://www.vegasinc.com/
