News & Updates

Senator Pittman is not giving up on this SB363 bill. Just a friendly reminder we need you to ACT.

He is still pushing SB363 regarding using your design over and over, not compensating you and NOT taking into consideration the health safety and welfare of the public. Bill is one page, please read. SB363.pdfgovownership.pdf

Please email and call everyone on the committee and senators and OPPOSE SB363. IF you called and emailed yesterday, please do so again today. Emails count as one and phone calls count too. Do both!  We are working hard to STOP this bill.

Contact members of the Senate Fiscal Responsibility Committee and urge them to oppose SB363.  Contact as many Senators as you can and ask them to do the same thing to oppose any anti-architect/engineer amendments.  You can call them in Montgomery today at 334.242.7800. 

 We have reached the end of another year. SEAoAL had a strong year and we are looking forward to building it stronger  in  2015 (with you).

 Everyone always asks, what does my membership with SEAoAL do for me?  Our members enjoyed these many opportunities, accomplishments and programs during 2014.

 Read below, what SEAoAL can do for you and WE WANT too!

• SEAoAL is a FL PDH Provider
• Provided 21.5 PDHs
• Exhibit Hall with 14 exhibitors (at annual State Conference)
• Awarded $7000 in scholarships to Structural Engineer students in partnership with the Delahay Foundation
• Presented to AU, UA, and UAB engineering students
• Exhibited at the Code Officials Conference for SEER
• SEAoAL representation at the first Governors Preparedness Conference
• Representation at the NCSEA Conference in New Orleans
• Formed a South Eastern Coalition of SEA (AL, FL, GA, NC & SC)
• Offered a FREE FEMA Safe Room Design Course
• Held several SEAoAL & AIA Birmingham joint meetings -Great Networking
• Young Professionals group assisted with designing and building 25 bunk beds for the Firehouse Shelter
• Young Professionals Site Visits and educational meetings
• Sponsor program firmly in place

  Please renew your membership or consider becoming a member and start enjoying the many benefits of a SEAoAL membership.

  If you want to renew in 2014, not a problem, need to wait until 2015 - we welcome you to bring in the New Year with SEAoAL.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

Our speaker will be Bob vanArsdall, director of Market & Sector Analysis at XL Insurance.

SYNOPSIS: This bill would specify that any green building standard used for construction or major renovation of public buildings by state and local governments would be required to use certain forest certification standards for wood consistent with standards used in the forest industry in this state.

To read the entire bill: HB 457

To follow the status of the bill: Bill Status for HB457 

Engineers Week 2013

SEAoAL would like to encourage you to celebrate and help us promote the positive contributions engineers make to society every day by participating in Engineers Week. On the week of February 17-23, engineers will be presenting to students all over the country regarding how engineers make dreams a reality.  NCSEA has developed a power point presentation that can be given at schools.  The PowerPoint file can be used as a template that can be customized to an appropriate age group.  The presentation is designed to promote Structural Engineering to students and help expand knowledge of our profession. For more information about Engineers Week, visit the National Engineers Week Foundation website at www.eweek.org .  To obtain a copy of this free PowerPoint presentation template so you can promote engineering at a school near you, please contact the Executive Director of SEAoAL, Rhea Williams, at rhea@karmamanagmentinc.com.  

On January 10^th, the YMG hosted a lunch and learn on “Modern Concrete Technology.”  Philip Brandt, Secretary of ACI 360 and Vice-President with Euclid Chemical Company, gave the presentation to 33 attendees.  Mr. Brant discussed concrete mix design, vapor barriers, control joints, floor flatness and other items pertinent to today’s concrete construction.  Attendees were also treated to a lunch from Zoe’s Kitchen.  Attendance at the lunch and learn included members of the Alabama Chapter of ACI who were invited to attend the meeting.  To learn more about the SEAoAL YMG, contact Jeremy Deal at jeremy@struct-engr.com.