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Battling for the Title of Greenest BuildingU.S. EPA Names Battle of the Buildings 2012 WinnersMore than 3000 buildings from across the United States took the challenge to reduce energy use during 2012 in hopes of being named winner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. WEF Needs You To Leave Some Green in ChicagoRegister early to build a rain garden during the WEFTEC service projectWEFTEC® offers not only a wide range of learning opportunities, but also the ability to improve the host city’s green space. Since 2008, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Students and Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) has organized an annual WEFTEC Service Project. In that first year, volunteers constructed a rain garden in Chicago. As WEFTEC returns to Chicago this year, SYPC invites attendees to make another long-lasting impression on the city by constructing a rain garden at a school. The WEFTEC 2013 Service Project, “Reading, Writing, and Rain Gardens,” will replace approximately 74 m2 (800 ft2) of impervious surface at John C. Haines Elementary School with a rain garden. WEFTEC Opening General Session Speaker Chosen To InspireKevin Carroll, best-selling author and speaker, will deliver the keynote address for the Opening General Session of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) 86th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC® 2013).
Solving the Silver Nanoparticle ProblemU.S. SJWP winner identifies sulfidation as way to clean nanoparticles from wastewater
WEF Past President Adds Another International Achievement to the ListDale Jacobson, past president and treasurer of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) was elected to the World Water Council (Marseille, France) board of governors. Jacobson served 8 years on WEF’s board of trustees and has spent much of his professional career working internationally. Presenting an Alternative to BODThree lab managers discuss their switch to TOC analysis in a no-charge August webcast The WEF Laboratory Practices Committee is hosting the no-charge 2-hour webcast, “Using TOC to Replace BOD Requirements,” on Aug. 7 from 1–3 p.m. (EDT). Interested members can register online for the webcast, which is sponsored by Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Columbia, Md.). |
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