BHE Sponsoring “Advancing Wind Power in Illinois” Conference July 15-16, 2009
BHE’s Karen Tyrell, PhD will speak on wildlife and environmental issues at the IL Wind
Working Group’s 3rd Annual Conference July 15-16, 2009 in Bloomington, IL. This is the
3rd year that BHE has been invited to participate in this important and timely industry
event, and Ms. Tyrell will be joining Keith Shank of the IL Dept. of Natural Resources
to update the audience on the issues that confront developers looking to harness wind
resources in the state of IL. BHE will also participate as an exhibitor to support the
sharing of industry best practices and bring additional information to the conference attendees.
For more information, contact Karen Tyrell at
ktyrell@bheenvironmental.com
Conference details are available at
http://www.renewableenergy.ilstu.edu/wind/conferences/
BHE Invited to Participate at AWEA 2009, May 4-6 Chicago
Karen Tyrell, PhD will be presenting “Siting Issues” as part of the Fundamentals
of Wind Energy Seminar, which provides a comprehensive introduction to the
fundamentals of utility-scale wind energy.
Other topics to be covered include
an overview of the wind industry, wind energy economics, wind resource analysis,
technology, transmission and utility grid issues, and small wind. This is a
full-day program scheduled for Monday, May 14, preceding the start of the
conference and exhibition on Tuesday.
Please visit
http://www.windpowerexpo.org/pre-conference_seminars.cfm
or contact Karen at
ktyrell@bheenvironmental.com
or (513) 326-1500 for more details.
BHE Selected to Present Technical Posters at AWEA 2009
Two very challenging and topical issues in wind farm siting and development
are the subject of BHE’s poster presentations; Adaptive Management Scenarios
to Address Impacts to Bats at Proposed Wind Farms, and Resolving Endangered
Species Conflicts: Wind Farm Habitat Conservation Planning.
Karen Tyrell, PhD and John Bruck, PE will be in attendance on Tuesday, 4:30-6:00 to
present the posters, answer questions, and develop a dialogue with interested parties.
Please visit
http://www.windpowerexpo.org
or contact Karen or John at (513) 326-1500.
Adaptive Managment Scenarios Poster
Resolving Endangered Species Conflict Poster
Resolving Endangered Species Conflict White Paper
BHE Presenting “Web Enabled GIS Environmental Project Management” at TDEC 2009 Solid/Hazardous Waste Conference, April 29 – May 1
Tim Gessner, PE, and Ashley Richmond, GIS Coordinator will share real-project
experience on how GIS is used to manage and share site information, data, and
task results with project shareholders via the web.
They will be available to further discuss this topic and our full Geomatics
capabilities at the BHE exhibit, located in space 413.
Please visit
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/swm/conference
or contact Tim for more information at
tgessner@bheenvironmental.com or (513) 326-1500.
BHE Participates in AIHC 2008, Minneapolis, MN
Highlighting this year’s conference was a subject that has challenged most
every Industrial Hygienist and fee-paying customer at one time or another –
“Demonstrating the Business Value of Industrial Hygiene”. In order to achieve
it’s mission of “…promoting healthy and safe work environments…”, AIHA has
developed an IH Value Strategy that enables business managers to understand
the value that IH programs bring to business at the facility, business unit,
and enterprise level. BHE’s Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health
Program practices are integral to the business process of delivering bottom-line
results to you and your customers.
Along with the Industrial Hygiene Value Proposition, other sessions attended
and of particular interest to many of our clients included Diacetyl and Food
Flavorings; Mold Interpretation, Statistics, and Analysis; Toxicology of
Engineered Nanoparticles; and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
For more information, and to learn how your investment in IH leads to business
value, contact Mark Karaffa, CIH, at
mkaraffa@bheenvironmental.com
BHE rallies for the United Way Campaign 2008
August 27 is the official kick-off date for the 2008 United Way fund raising
campaign season, and BHE will once again join in to support this very worthwhile
cause. BHE has been an ardent supporter of the United Way for the last 19 years,
and is gearing up to attempt another record year in 2008.
Please consider supporting your local community’s United Way chapter. The United
Way website is at:
http://www.liveunited.org/
BHE Sponsors the 2008 NWCC Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, October 28-29
The National Wind Coordinating Collaborative 7th annual Wind Wildlife Research
Meeting will be held at the We Energies headquarters in Milwaukee, Oct. 28-29,
2008. BHE is participating again this year, and has stepped up as a program
sponsor to help insure the success of this very important annual gathering.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide a forum for stakeholders and the
general public to hear about and discuss the most recent research conducted
related to wind power development and wildlife. Participants will examine
what has been learned, discuss methods for minimizing or mitigating wind
energy’s adverse/undesirable impacts on wildlife, identify questions about
wind power development opportunities and impacts related to wildlife, and
identify gaps in knowledge and research needs.
For more information, contact Karen Tyrell at
ktyrell@bheenvironmental.com , or visit the program website at
http://wildlife08.windworkshops.org/
BHE Joins ESRI’s Business Partner Program
Cincinnati, OH – BHE announces that it has joined ESRI’s Business Partner
Program. BHE will provide services for ESRI’s line of geographic information
system (GIS) software technology.
The ESRI Business Partner Program is a network of more than 2,200 domestic
and international developers, consultants, data providers, complementary
technology providers, value-added resellers, data solution VARs and data
solution OEMs who, utilizing ESRI technology, provide solutions to meet the
GIS needs of every industry. Working together, ESRI and its business partners
solve business problems with new software applications, data, and value added
services.
BHE welcomes Richard Wiebe, ASLA, PE
Richard Wiebe has joined BHE as a Director in the Engineering and Site
Assessment Group. Richard earned his B.L.A. at Kansas State University
and his M.L.A. from the University of Texas in Arlington. Richard is a
Registered Landscape Architect and Professional Engineer with over 30
years of experience, including site design and engineering, environmental
assessment and compliance, project management, and strategic planning for
project approvals and implementation on a very broad range of projects
that include: commercial, residential, industrial, institutional, wind,
biofuels, and scientific research. Contact Richard at
rwiebe@bheenvironmental.com
BHE Invests in ESRI ArcGIS Server and GEOdatabase Driven Technology
BHE has significantly invested in ESRI’s ArcGIS Server and database software
to enhance its ability to deliver geographic information systems (GIS) and
services to its clients. ArcGIS Server is visual and database driven software
technology to analyze and publish project mapping information and GEOdata via
the Internet and other methods and includes features such as coordinated customer
viewing and editing of GIS data.
This investment in and use of ArcGIS Server for BHE projects continues to
enhance our ability to provide advanced services to customers and reflects
our commitment to improving our technology and level of expertise in the GIS
and environmental industry.
BHE Summer Student Conducts Award-Winning Energy Sustainability Study
Purdue Senior and BHE'er Matt Bruck has seen the future of energy and is
helping to predict it.
Matt and his engineering classmates posited that future in a poster project
for a multidisciplinary class entitled "Engineering Environmental
Sustainability."
The students, from all fields of engineering study and other fields as well,
looked at energy from every angle and economic sector.
Click here for the full story.
BHE Participates in US EPA and AGCA Workshops
Environmental Guidance for the Construction Industry
The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Associated General
Contractors of America joined to conduct a series of telephone workshops and an open
forum for information exchange related to the environmental responsibilities of the
construction industry. BHE Environmental participated in the effort, mostly by listening
and learning, but also by contributing comments and a limited amount of technical
support material. In short, the workshops and exchange of information helped us to
better understand issues encountered in the construction industry and provided
guidance on how to plan for compliance with applicable regulations and avoid costly
problems and delays.
The EPA / AGCA effort produced a helpful website called the Construction Industry
Compliance Assistance Center as well as a guidance document entitled "Managing Your
Environmental Responsibilities: A Planning Guide for Construction and Development".
Both can be reviewed by visiting the sites listed below:
C.I.C.A Center: http://www.cicacenter.org
Planning Guide: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/
