Consulting-Specifying Engineer - March 2008 - (Page 12)

In The News National BIM standard version 1, part 1 released he National Institute of Building Sciences’ (NIBS) Facility Information Council (FIC) announced the release of the “National BIM Standard Version 1, Part 1: Overview, Principles, and Methodologies” for public use. The document, which includes contributions by more than 30 subject-matter experts in the capital facilities industry, incorporates industry comments and now contains new and expanded information about the NBIMS production and use process. The National BIM Standard establishes standard definitions for building information exchange through building information modeling. “As the building process transitions to BIM, the use of true performance criteria for and design of higher performing build- T ings will become possible,” said David A. Harris, FAIA, president of NIBS. “This will allow our moving beyond the non-codified performance measures that have to a large extent depended on manufacturers’ claims and warrantees that address building performance in many different and typically non-standardized ways. In the future, through the use of BIM, we will greatly increase our ability to analyze the life-cycle value of many more design alternatives and options.” The National BIM Standard can be downloaded at www .facilityinformationcouncil.org. The new version of the U.S. National CAD Standard also is available. Unveiled in January, NCS Ver. 4.0 is the first upgrade since 2005 and can be ordered at www .nationalcadstandard.org. Web site encourages girls to enter engineering field he National Academy of Engineering, Washington, D.C., has launched “Engineer Your Life,” (www.engineeryourlife .org) a Web site to encourage academically prepared girls to enroll in undergraduate engineering programs. “This Web site is part of a national effort to inform high school girls, and those who counsel them, about engineering through personal and informative sketches about women’s experiences as engineers,” said NAE President Charles M. Vest. High school girls can “virtually” meet young women engineers and learn about their careers. Twelve women tell their stories on the Web site—about working with their communities, solving real problems, and how they came to choose engineering as a profession. Eleven engineering fields are described at the site, with information on possible engineering projects, starting salaries, resources, and additional young engineers talking about their careers in their own words. A third section explains Input #208 at csemag.com/quickResponse T how to prepare for college engineering programs, with information on what high school classes to take, the experience of being an engineering student, and choosing an engineering program. Engineer Your Life, launched in conjunction with National Engineers Week, is part of NAE’s ongoing commitment to increase the diversity of the engineering work force. The new site complements the material found on other NAE Web sites including “EngineerGirl!” at www .engineergirl.org for middle school girls. http://www.fbcbuildingsolutions.com http://www.facilityinformationcouncil.org http://www.facilityinformationcouncil.org http://www.nationalcadstandard.org http://www.nationalcadstandard.org http://www.engineeryourlife.org http://www.engineeryourlife.org http://www.engineergirl.org http://www.fbcbuildingsolutions.com http://www.engineergirl.org http://csemag.com/quickResponse

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Consulting-Specifying Engineer - March 2008

Consulting-Specifying Engineer - March 2008 Contents Viewpoint Letters News M/E Roundtable Grade A HVAC When UPS and Gensets Have Issues Ignite Opportunities To Mentor Fire Protection Engineers Cooling People, Not Buildings Codes & Standards Case Study New Products Equipment Lifecycles Advertiser Index Green Space Pure Power Supplement Edison Institute Honors Recovery Efforts Canada Launches Clean Energy Software Climate Change Drives Increased Investment Critical Power for R&D Heating Calculations for Electrical Duct Bank Submetering for Energy Profiling New Products

Consulting-Specifying Engineer - March 2008

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.