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Future City Sponsor: National Engineers Week Day: Saturday 24-Jan-09 7:30 AM Location: UT Arlington, Nedderman Hall 416 S. Yates St. Arlington, TX 76010 Mapquest | Add to Calendar
January Dallas Branch Meeting Speaker: John Hudspeth, P.E., TxDOT and Jack Antebi, P.E., TTI Topic: I-635 LBJ Reconstruction Sponsor: Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. Day: Monday 2-Feb-09 12:00 PM Location: Crown Plaza Hotel (Dallas Market Center) 7050 Stemmons Freeway (IH 35E) Dallas, Texas 75247 RegisterMapquest | Add to Calendar
February Dallas Branch Meeting Speaker: Robert D. Brooks, P.E. Topic: Traffic Control, Parking and Pedestrian Planning for the New Dallas Cowboys Stadium Day: Monday 2-Mar-09 12:00 PM Location: Crown Plaza Hotel (Dallas Market Center) 7050 Stemmons Freeway (IH 35E) Dallas, Texas 75247 Mapquest | Add to Calendar
John Hudspeth, P.E., TxDOT I-635 Project Manager John Hudspeth is a 1990 graduate of Skyline HS in Dallas and a 1995 graduate of Texas A&M, BS in Civil Engineering. He has been with TxDOT for 13 + years. John began his TxDOT career in the Collin County Area Office working in Design and Construction in 1995. He moved to the SW Dallas Area Office as Design Manager in 2003 and then moved to the LBJ Project Office as CDA Project Manager in fall 2005. Jack Antebi, P.E., TTI I-635 Mobility... [More Info]
Seminar Topic: LEED Strategies for Civil Engineers The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), founded in 1993, is a non-profit trade organization that promotes sustainability in how buildings are designed, built and operated. They are best known for the development of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. LEED is a framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals. LEED rating systems are currently available for new construction,... [More Info]
February 2009 I hope that the New Year has started well for everyone. As you may have noticed, your fellow ASCE board members have been busy trying to improve on our member services. We launched our new website last month that has a host of new user friendly functionality. You can now view the branch upcoming programs on-line and make registrations and payments for our monthly meetings at your own convenience. I personally want to thank all volunteers for helping with this initiative but... [More Info]
Established in 1975, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. provides a comprehensive range of civil engineering and surveying services for municipal, drainage, transportation, traffic, and land and site development projects throughout Texas. Each project is managed by a principal engineer to provide responsiveness through leadership. Brown & Gay Engineers is ranked in the Top 500 Design firms in the country by Engineering News-Record, as one of the top 10 Civil and Structural Engineering Firms by the... [More Info]
Program Summary: Mr. Sean Merrell, P.E. started the program by introducing the speakers, Mr. Peter J. Braster, TOD Sr. Manager. Mr. Braster’s presentation began with an introduction of City of Carrollton’s project to redevelop the area around the new DART’s Green Line Light Rail Transit (around Beltine and IH 35). The Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Center in Carrollton is working together with the community to transform the entire district(s) of the City into new revitalized places. This... [More Info]
Please renew your 2009 ASCE membership and include in your renewal the Texas Section-Dallas Branch dues for $55 (plus consider the $20 voluntary Branch donation) so that you will continue to receive Texas Section and Dallas Branch newsletters. The easiest way to renew is online at the ASCE web site www.asce.org/renewal. If you have moved, the Dallas Branch cannot change your address or information. You may call ASCE at (800) 548-ASCE to talk to an ASCE Customer Representative or go to... [More Info]
2009 Awards Event Celebrate our profession by joining us at the 2009 Awards Luncheon on February 19. The awards are hosted by TSPE Dallas and Preston Trail Chapters. The event will take place at the Westin Galleria Dallas – San Antonio Room. There are sponsorship opportunities and individual tickets available. For information on sponsorship and individual tickets please contact TSPE at paulajomiller@gmail.com.
Please join us for a joint happy hour with ASCE and TSPE to network, make new friends and have some fun! If that’s not enough, come to WIN. TSPE has been kind enough to donate 2-$25 gift cards to give away and we are looking for more. When: Tuesday, February 3 after work Where: Sherlock's Baker St. Pub & Grill 9100 N. Central Expy (on the northeast corner of Park Lane and US 75) Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: (214) 692-1111
Remember, this is your Newsletter. All Dallas Branch Members may send their professional news to Marco A. Ramirez, PE, Newsletter Editor, at mramirez@apaienv.com to be considered for publication in the newsletter. All committee chairs may also send information about their respective committee activities.
The deadline for submission is the first Tuesday of the Month for inclusion in the following month.