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Filling in the gap:
An interview with two of our industry's future stars...and role models of now.
By: Michael DeSantiago, PE, LEED AP, CEP
President, Primera Engineers
Rowe-Clark students get a taste of engineering at Primera.  | Over the past decade, much attention has been given to
the fact that the aging baby-boom generation will create a spike in demand for the
healthcare industry. Less publicized is
the vacuum effect that the retiring baby-boomers will have on many other
industries that employ large quantities of technical and analytical
professionals, like engineering. America has progressed from a factory-worker
society to a knowledge-worker society full of information technology
professionals, scientists, engineers, etc. Unfortunately the largest percentage of these professionals will be
exiting the workforce in the next few years. Will our current society be able to produce enough highly educated professionals
to replace them?
To read the full article, click here.
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Our progress toward zero
By: Saagar Patel There is no shortage of applications for zero energy attempts.  |
Over
the last few years, there has been increased interest regarding Net Zero Energy
Buildings (NZEB). The influx of solar
panels and wind turbines, increased levels of marketing for LEED Certification
and Energy Star products, and the implementation of numerous programs and
incentives for energy efficiency are all in an effort to eventually reach net
zero for all buildings...but is it practical or even possible?
To read the full article, click here.
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