Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8:07AM Brandon Sargent, LEED Green Associate, Electrical Engineer passed his exam to acheive the LEED AP BD+C designation. Congratulations, this is a terrific accomplishment!
Friday, December 9, 2011 at 4:51PM Tomorrow (12/10/11) Tricia Belski, Electrical Engineer, is getting married. Tricia and John have been together for four years. They are spending their honeymoon in Aruba. Best Wishes Tricia & John.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 2:19PM Here at Tec we are beginning to have our own Festival of Trees. Last weekend we set up our third Christmas tree in the office. This tree was acquired at auction during the Festival of Trees event.
Each year Tec buys a table at the Big Brother Big Sister Festival of Trees event held at Quail Hollow Resort in Concord, Ohio. This gala event is a dinner and auction. Fifteen trees are decorated by local designers and organizations or companies who donate their time and all of the decorations. The trees are setup the day before the gala and approximately half are selected for live auction. The remaining trees are put into a silent auction.
Silent auction trees typically fetch $250-800 each. The live auction trees will sell in the range of $500-2000. However, some years certain trees can sell for $3000-4000.
This year Tec President, Terry Kilbourne bought a tree titled “God Bless America.” Due to it’s size and extra accessories, it is set up in the lunchroom.
The Festival of Trees is a fantastic event that we always enjoy attending.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 11:24AM Tec Inc. Engineering & Design would like to thank Steve Kay of Holophane for his donation to our collection of antique engineering books. The second edition text book “Illuminating Engineering” edited by Cady and Dates is Kay’s second donation to the collection. He previously donated a second edition of the “IES Lighintg Handbook.”
The second edition of Illuminating Engineering was published in 1928. The text book was prepared for students and engineers. The book is divided into two main sections, Principles and Applications, then further sub-divided into addtional specifics.
One interesting section of the book is the Reflection Factors of Colored Surfaces. Pasted on to the pages are 32 color cards, similar to paint cards or Pantone samples. Each card has a hole punched through to allow the user to hold an object or sample behind the card and match it to the color. Each color is assigned a Reflection Factor - the proportion of light reflected by walls and ceilings of various colors.
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Tec Museum, books in office Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 12:56PM Spent yesterday at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, photographing multiple completed projects on the campus. SPIRE is a complex designed for training and educating athletes, as well as hosting major sporting events.
As we moved through the buildings, passers-by would ask what we were doing. I explained that I work for the engineering firm that completed the systems design for most of the campus. Without hesitation each person I talked to complimented the team that designed the facilities. The local community is happy to have such a wonderful complex in their neighborhood.
Photos at http://www.tecinc1.com/photo-gallery/spire-institute/
SPIRE, photography in project 
