Erik Swerdlow, P.E., a Senior Associate and Studio Director at PES, recently attended the Mass Timber Conference at the Oregon Convention Center. Here are four highlights from his time at this engaging and informative conference: IBC 2021 provisions introduce Tall Wood Structures New provisions included in IBC 2021 will include (3) new construction types – Type […]
As a follow up to Eight Things Learned at the ACI Spring 2016 Conference, featured in our blog back in May, Adam Boswell, P.E. and Chad Boyea, P.E traveled to The City of Brotherly Love for The ACI Convention and Exhibition: Revolutionary Concrete Conference, held October 23-27 in Philadelphia. While in the city that is home to […]
I traveled to Music City for PSMJ’s THRIVE 2016 – The A/E/C Industry Summit, held October 12-14 in Nashville, TN. THRIVE is a gathering of firm leaders in the AEC industry, where individuals can connect with each other, learn from each other, and walk away from the event with ideas on how to improve our […]
The 2016 Fall BIMForum, held in Atlanta October 17 – October 19, 2016, has wrapped up and I can now say I’m a BIMForum veteran as this was my second conference. The theme for this event is of particular interest to us: “What is the New Standard for Professional Coordination?” As an industry, this is […]
I had the exciting opportunity to represent PES Structural Engineers as well as the SEAOG Young Members Group at the 2016 NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit in Orlando, FL this month. Given the location, it was fitting that the keynote speaker was an Imagineer! Kent Estes, S.E., Ph.D. from Walt Disney Imagineering gave a welcome speech […]