Dear Fellow Engineers and Friends: We had a great meeting last month with a Technical Tour of Bush Intercontinental Airport followed by an Update of the Houston Airport System by Eric Potts, P.E. The tour took the group onto the runways and container area of the airport. It was an informative tour and interesting to have the planes land around us. Now that we know how the runways work, we need to go into the “belly of the beast” and see how the luggage system operates. In... [More Info]
This month we are pleased to welcome Mr. John Blount, P.E., Deputy Director of the Harris County Public Infrastructure Department (HCPID) to discuss “Harris County – Green Roadway”. He will discuss Harris County's decision to participate in the LID design contest and what the County sees moving forward for incorporating sustainable solutions into infrastructure design. A question and answer session will follow his presentation. Please do not miss this interesting and... [More Info]
“Green Roadways – Low Impact Development and Houston”: This technical session will focus on Low Impact Development (LID), a storm water management strategy designed to mimic predevelopment hydrology using design techniques that filter, store, infiltrate, and detain runoff close to its source. LID is a growing design trend that looks to significantly alter the way we design infrastructure and manage storm water in the Houston area. This presentation will review the... [More Info]
In the Low Impact Development Design Competition held by the Houston Land and Water Sustainability Forum, the team of Edminster, Hinshaw, Russ and Associations, Inc., Davidson Landscape Architecture and Legend Homes was the competition winner in the Suburban Design Category. The design project consisted of developing a 640-acre tract for single family residential development using only Low Impact Development techniques to handle the increased storm water generated by the development while... [More Info]
The winners of the recent Houston Land/Water Sustainability Forum´s Low Impact Development Design Competition in Urban Design will present their challenges and discuss how their project can be had at a lower cost to developers, which bodes well for their rapid adoption and implementation. The entry EaDo Promenade will show how LID technologies can be used to have far reaching impact and be an educational resource for communities. In the entry, team members paired localized... [More Info]
Fellow Younger Members, Thank you to those who attended our events last month, especially our events held during Engineering week. We had very successful turnouts at both Mathcounts and the Design Squad Celebration. We received a very nice letter of thanks from the Children’s Museum for our volunteering efforts. We recently created a Facebook fan page. We plan to utilize the page as a tool to update Younger Members on news and upcoming events by posting short status updates along with a... [More Info]
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Currently, adjusted assignments to the Houston Branch include 3290 members. 85% of all National renewals (1909 members) elected to pay their Texas Section Dues. Thank you for your strong ASCE participation! 2009-2010 ASCE Houston Branch Membership Report Report Date Total Assigned Membership Total National Dues Paid Total Section Dues Paid September 9/2/2009 2981 2557 86% 2051 80% October 10/7/2009 3114 2602 84% 2105 81% November ... [More Info]
Hope you enjoy the new and improved Trivia!! Questions of the Month The questions of the Month became interactive. Click the link below to test your knowledge!! http://www.ascehouston.org/en/sur/?4 Solution to February's Questions 1. What is the Golden Ratio? c. (1 + sqrt5)/2 http://goldennumber.net/ 2. What famous painting was laid out extensively using the Golden Ratio? There are several famous paintings where artists have used the ratio of phi to create art. An... [More Info]
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