Help us Establish a Plan to Create New Jobs and

Rebuild our Aging Infrastructure

September 23, 2010

Best Western Inn

300 Gateway Drive

Bethlehem, PA 18017

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

LVASCE will be providing the food and drinks

Cost: FREE ($10 donation for PDH certificate)

LV ASCE will be providing certificates of attendance for this event to assist with the continuing education requirements enacted by the PA State Board.  The program may or may not qualify as a PDH, depending on your discipline or experience.

RSVP: Let us know if you will be joining us no later than Friday, September 17, 2010 by contacting Tim Kramer at Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.  by phone at 610-625-4242 x2146, by fax at 610-625-4250, or by e-mail at tkramer@trafficpd.com.

Wednesday, August 18

Monocacy Park

(Pavilion # 1)

Illicks Mill Road

Bethlehem, PA 18017

(Take Rt 22 to Rt 512 exit.  Follow Rt 512 South to Illicks Mill Road. Turn Right onto Illicks Mill Road. Less then 1/4 mile Monocacy Park will be on right, parking is on left.  Walk across Illicks Mill Road from parking lot to the park.  We are the 1^st pavilion on the right.)

Wednesday, August 18, 2009

5:30 pm to dusk

LVASCE will be providing the food and drinks

Cost: FREE

RSVP: Let us know if you will be joining us no later than Friday, August 13, 2010 by contacting Dicksie Wentzel at NTH Consultants by phone at 484-893-1440, by fax at 484-893-1449, or by e-mail at dwentzel@nthconsultants.com.

Tuesday, August 3, at NTH

On May 24, the Pennsylvania ASCE Sections released the 2010 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure.
The Lehigh Valley Section had a press conference at the Lehigh County Government Center in downtown Allentown. Simultaneous press conferences were held in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. There were 19 attendees at this press release including civil engineers, press and agency stakeholders. The conference was included in the newspaper and was on Channel 69 News that evening.

Later that same day, Mike Perlow, Phil Gauffreau, Pete Terry and Bill MacNair traveled to Harrisburg to discuss the infrastructure issue with our State representatives. Our representatives are beginning to appreciate the need to maintain and improve our infrastructure. They are struggling with how to pay for it.

The PA House Transportation Committee held a hearing on Thursday, June 3 at DeSales University to discuss the nearly $3.5 billion a year the state needs to maintain Pennsylvania’s existing highway, bridge, and public transit systems. Pete Terry addressed the committee as the spokesperson for the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

There is a lot more that needs to be done to address the infrastructure in our State and in the Lehigh Valley.  Stay tuned for further developments. Please let us know if you are interested in working in this important civil engineering issue. More information is available at http://www.pareportcard.org.

Phil Gauffreau

Mike Perlow

Register Now

Monday May 24^th, 2010

A call to Pennsylvania’s Engineers, we need your help to repair Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure!

The Pennsylvania Sections of ASCE is releasing an update of the PA Infrastructure Report Card on May 24^th, 2010.  The report card will alert the public and our elected officials of a crisis in the condition of the Commonwealth’s Infrastructure. 

The Pennsylvania Sections of the American Society of Civil Engineers with the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania and other allied organizations will be visiting our elected officials again in Harrisburg on Monday May 24, 2010.  We need your participation.  

Here’s what we need from you:

-Your commitment to travel to Harrisburg on May 24, 2010 to participate in the day’s events.

-An hour or two of your time before the event to familiarize yourself with the findings of the PA Infrastructure Report Card (to be forwarded to registrants) and the industry positions on the funding needs for transportation and the proposed sales tax on A/E services.

Here’s what you will get from participating in this event:

-Satisfaction that you are involved in your community and improving Pennsylvania.

-The opportunity to start or strengthen your relationship with elected officials.

-Networking with other engineers from across Pennsylvania.

If you are interested in attending the Engineer’s Legislative Day in Harrisburg, please register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GT7PZ63.  Meetings with Elected Officials will be scheduled for you. 

If engineers don’t tell their elected officials about the importance of our infrastructure, who will?  We encourage you to ask your employer to support you in this important event.

Please Join Us for the Release of ASCE’s 2010 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure
The Lehigh Valley Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) invites you to join us for a press conference announcing the statewide release of the 2010 Infrastructure Report Card for our Commonwealth. Simultaneous press conferences will be held in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Please demonstrate your support of this critical issue facing Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley by attending this event.

Date
Monday, May 24, 2010

Time
8:30 AM Guest Sign In
9:00 AM Press Conference Begins

Location
Main Conference Room
Lehigh County Government Center
17 South 7th Street
Allentown, PA

Members of the local media have been invited, including Channel 69, The Morning Call, and the Express Times. Representatives of ASCE will outline the results of the PA Report Card, review local issues and successes, discuss upcoming initiatives for action by ASCE and other local organizations, and entertain questions from the media and the audience.
Please notify one of the following of your intention to join us, or if you have any questions:
Philip E. Gauffreau, P.E., President-Elect, ASCE Lehigh Valley Section (484-893-1450, pgauffreau@nthconsultants.com)
Peter A. Terry, P.E., Vice President, ASCE Lehigh Valley Section (610-776-6700, peter.terry@bencivil.com)
See the PA ASCE Report Card website at www.pareportcard.org for more information on the 2006 PA Report Card and to see the new report card as soon as it is released.

Monday May 24th has been set for the release of the 2010 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Report Card. Four simultaneous events will take place that morning (Allentown, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh). The Harrisburg event will be in the rotunda of the the Capital and will be followed by our program of visits to our state elected officials. We are working with PSPE and ACEC who will also be having their Legislative Day on that day. We need volunteers to help organize the Allentown event and to attend the Harrisburg event. Please contact Pete Terry(peter.terry@bencivil.com) to get involved. Even if you can’t make the events on May 24 we need members to carry the updated report card to our elected officials. We need to make sure our elected officials understand the importance of properly funded and maintained infrastructure in Pennsylvania. Please get involved in this important activity.

American Society of Civil Engineers

Younger Member Forum

Yuengling Brewery Tour

Date:

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Location:

D.G. Yuengling and Son Brewery

5th & Mahantongo Streets Pottsville, PA 17901 (570) 628-4890

Time: Arrive at 10:30 AM, Tour begins at

11:00 AM

Cost: FREE!!!

Contact: For more information or

to RSVP, contact Timothy Kramer

Since 1829, D.G. Yuengling and Son of Pottsville, PA, “America’s Oldest Brewery”, has produced a complete line of fine brewed products to satisfy the most discerning tastes of beer connoisseurs. Join the YMF for an enjoyable tour of this historic facility!

More information will be provided to those who RSVP.

Green Building in the Lehigh Valley Conference & Trade Show Thursday

 June 10, 2010 11:30 am – 5:00 pm

Holiday Inn Allentown Center City

* Practical & cost-effective solutions for greening Lehigh Valley facilities

* Over 300 expected attendees: office, industrial, health care & higher education facility owners as well as the region’s premiere architects, engineers and constructor and suppliers:

* Network with local businesses

* Leading green builders & planners will discuss the process, technology and financial impacts of utilizing green building practices

* Meet the suppliers of the most innovative green products and practices on the expo floor

Keynote Speaker: Scot Horst, Senior Vice-President for LEED at the U.S. Green Building Council

Scot Horst, Senior Vice President for LEED at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is widely recognized as one of the key leaders of the sustainable design movement. Scot was previously president of 7group, a leading green building consultancy, and president of Athena Institute, a non-profit committed to the evaluation of environmental impacts of buildings through lifecycle assessment. Since 2005, Scot has served as chair of USGBC’s LEED Steering Committee, the body that has principle responsibility for developing and implementing the LEED rating system. For this work, he is the 2008 recipient of USGBC’s Leadership Award in the LEED category. He has recently co-authored “An Integrative Design Manual: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability.” Scot is a LEED AP and LEED faculty member and has been a contributing author to the LEED reference guides. He is a sought-after speaker and a frequently interviewed expert on all aspects of green building and its intersection with humanity. More program information to follow

LV-ASCE April Section Meeting Announcement

STRUCTURAL NIGHT

Lehigh Valley Section of the

American Society of Civil Engineers

The Structural Committee of the LV ASCE is proud to present:

Pennsylvania Turnpike

Lehigh/Pohopoco Bridge Project Tour and Presentation

When: April 13, 2010

Where: Riverwalck Saloon

8 Center Street, Parryville, PA 18244

Cost: $25.00

$15 for students

(Please consider sponsoring a student for an additional amount of $10.00 to cover the student discount)

Lehigh/Pohopoco Bridge Project Tour: 5:30 – 6:30

(Limited to first 20 people to RSVP for the tour)

(Waiver form will be sent to those going on the tour. Safety vest and hard hat must be worn during tour)

Social Hour: 6:00 – 7:00

(For those who are unable to attend the tour)

(Cash Bar)

Dinner: 7:00 – 8:00

(Buffet Style Dinner)

Program: 8:00 – 9:00

Carl DeFebo

Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority

“History of the Turnpike” and “Update on Act 44/I-80 Tolling”

Reservations: Please make reservations NO LATER THAN by Friday April 9, 2010 by contacting Dicksie Wentzel by phone at 484.893.1440, by FAX at 484.893.1449, or by email at dwentzel@nthconsultants.com