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By Staff -- Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 7/1/2003
The International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials' (IAPMO) Mechanical and Plumbing Technical Committees are currently searching for members to fill positions in the labor, insurance and consumer categories. Applications are at www.iapmo.org.
More than half of the U.S. science and engineering workforce will retire in the next 20 years, according to a study conducted by the staff of Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Additionally, only 500 undergraduate degrees and 20 Ph.D.s in power engineering are currently awarded each year.
Haestad Methods, a water resources modeling software provider, last month launched UTalk™, an online discussion group created for university faculty, researchers and students. The free forum is available at www.haestad.com/forums.
A market research report conducted by ZweigWhite found that 65% of municipal water and wastewater systems serving the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. plan to work with design and construction firms on projects directly related to homeland security.
