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February 2012
The Prez Sez ....
I would like to thank everyone who attended
our joint meeting with AIA in January. I hope everyone enjoyed the
meeting. I would also like to thank Mr. Gregg White – Founder
and Principal of AluSpec Inc. for providing an informative presentation
on High Performance Glazing Systems. And I would also like to thank
Greg for sponsoring the AIA/CES registration.
This month we are celebrating Engineer’s Week which is February
19th – 25th. The theme of Engineers Week for 2012 is based
on the projected world population of 7,000,000,000. There are many
challenges facing our world that require immediate engineering solutions.
Following is some history related to engineering.
Twelve Founders gathered at the Croton Aqueduct in New York City
on November 5, 1852, and agreed to incorporate the American Society
of Civil Engineers and Architects, now known as the American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
I personally think they should have kept Architects in the title,
but I guess I’m bias. The Madison Chapter CSI is fortunate
to have a diverse membership, which includes many Engineers. Our
Chapter will celebrate the engineering profession by having a meeting
with a presentation that is related to engineering as well as scheduling
the meeting on February 21st. As an Architect, I value and admire
the contributions that Engineers give to our society and to the
construction industry. Although sometimes I would just as soon not
provide as much ceiling space as the engineers want and on occasion
I would just as soon not have as many structural columns as the
engineers want. But we work through it and create a design that
everyone, or at least most everyone, can live with.
I hope you can make this month’s meeting. I know I will be
there to thank our engineer members for all they do for the Chapter
and our profession. It is because of CSI’s diversity that
makes being a member so interesting and valuable.
Kent Calloway, CSI, AIA, CCS
President
Madison Wisconsin Chapter CSI
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