AIA/CSI 2010 Akron Golf Outing

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:17:55 +0000

SE Blueprint proudly sponsored all the printed materials used at the annual AIA/CSI Akron Golf Outing held on Friday, July 30 at the Pines Golf Club and Restaurant. The fun filled day was topped off with a reception, dinner and award ceremony.

Steve Franczak takes on “the mitten challenge”.

Tournament participants practice putting before hitting the course.

Another great turn out at the AIA/CSI 2010 Golf Outing!

Preview of Tri-C’s Health Careers and Technology Building

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:44:57 +0000

SE Blueprint employees attended a special preview tour of the soon to be completed Tri-C Health Careers and Technology Building. Built to meet LEED silver standards, the building is 50% complete and is the newest addition to the Tri-C Eastern Campus. Upon completion it will use 30% less energy than a non-LEED building. It is one of six commissioned LEED projects for the College.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system that provides an exact outline of how to design, construct and operate green buildings using methods that are practical and measurable. Based on points and prerequisites the system recognizes the environmental performance of buildings at four levels: Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum.

Among some of the building’s most notable “green” features are:

44% reduction in domestic water usage through use of low dual flush toilets

34% energy cost savings. Sensors in each room detect lighting and body temperatures and automatically decrease the temperature in the room when it’s vacant. The sensors are also able to push more fresh oxygen into the rooms when required in order to help keep students alert.

50% reduction in landscape watering. Rain will be collected and directed to the surrounding gardens including a roof top landscape, cisterns and rain garden.

75% construction waste diverted from landfill and recycled or reused in the project.

100% tobacco free project. During construction all interior areas were built 100% free from tobacco smoke. A fresh air blast will be done before sealing the building, keeping the air at peek quality.

Tri-C Health Careers and Technology Building

Great Lakes Burning River Festival

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:53:06 +0000

The Great Lakes Burning River Festival was another huge success attracting over 10,000 people to the two day event.

The Burning River Fest celebrates environmental awareness and eco-friendly living. It is named after the infamous 1969 incident in which the Cuyahoga River caught on fire.

Local bands provided entertainment, several local vendors provided food and exhibits from area environmental groups and educational organizations were available for attendees to visit. This year the Great Lakes Brewing Company decided to brew 30 to 40 kegs of their most popular beer- Christmas Ale. The ale is normally only available for eight weeks in the winter.

All proceeds from the festival go to the Burning River Foundation, a nonprofit formed by Great Lakes Brewing to provide resources to sustain and protect regional waterways.

SE Blue printed all the large color format banners that lined the walkway to the festival.

The banners had environmental messages printed on them for attendees to read and consider while heading towards the main stage and Coast Guard station.

Local bands provided entertainment at various locations throughout the event.

Popular local artist Alex Bevan performs for the crowd.

15th annual AIA/IIDA Golf Outing at Sweetbriar Golf Club

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:39:53 +0000

Building industry professionals from Akron and Cleveland enjoyed a fantastic round of golf at the 15th annual AIA/IIDA Golf Outing held at Sweetbriar Golf Club in Avon Lake on Friday, July 9.

SE Blueprint decided to do something different and have some fun so we sponsored a special jello shot golf cart! Manned by SE Blue employees, the cart meandered the course offering players a shot of fun. All funds raised went to the AIA Cleveland Chapter.

Karen and Brittany sell jello shots for the AIA Cleveland Chapter.

Jesenia Medina-Salkowitz gets ready to tee off.

Congrats to Kim Samartino who won longest drive! Wow!

Photos from the AIA/IIDA Floating Happy Hour

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:30:56 +0000

The AIA/IIDA Floating Happy Hour held on June 18th was a complete success and a helluva good time! Over 100 guests boarded the Goodtime III for a fun evening of networking, socializing and of course, cruising beautiful Lake Erie.

Guests checked in at East 9th Street Pier.

The Goodtimes III with guests aboard, ready to go.

Gorgeous view of the city.

Waiting for drinks at the bar.

Raffle drawing

Jam packed day of fun in the sun at the Kent State Architecture Golf Classic!

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:11:24 +0000

SE Blueprint enjoyed an amazing day on the golf course at the Kent State 23rd Annual Architecture Golf Classic on Monday, June 28.

Held at the nationally renowned Westfield Group Country Club (past home of the National PGA Junior Championship), the annual event brings together architects and contractors from Cleveland, Akron and local surrounding areas. Along with participating in the tournament, guests were also treated to a full day of entertainment featuring course refreshments, lunch, an evening reception, dinner, silent auction, prizes and awards!

SE Blue provided all the sponsor and hole signage used throughout the event. We are proud to have played a part in bringing together local area architects and contractors for an incredible day of fun in the sun.

RSVP now for the AIA/IIDA Floating Happy Hour!

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:46:19 +0000

Start the summer off right by joining us at the AIA/IIDA Floating Happy Hour on the Goodtime III boat, Friday, June 18th. Boarding starts at 5:30 p.m. The boat departs at 6 p.m. from the East 9th Street Pier returning at approximately 8:30 p.m. Parking is available at the Pier or at the Muni lot.

The first 125 tickets sold will cost $15 each, after that tickets will be $25 each. Tickets are limited and are on a first come, first serve basis so make your reservations now. RSVP to aiadocs@aiacleveland.com or call 216-575-1242.

SE Blueprint is a proud sponsor for this event along with ASID Ohio North, Ohio Chapter of ASLA, APA Cleveland, Arc-Com, Herman Miller, Landscapeforms, Sherwin-Williams, MechoShade Systems, USG and Tremco.

Don’t miss a chance to network and socialize with some of the building industry’s finest while enjoying drinks and cruising beautiful Lake Erie!

We’re large format color specialists!

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:40:03 +0000

From large digital printed wallpaper pieces to banners, signs and billboards, SE Blueprint can handle any of your large format printing needs. We also offer a wide range of large format printers, scanners and supplies. Click here for complete information on the printers and copiers we offer or give us a call at 216-241-2250 for any of your printing needs.

Photo of the posters we printed for the Great Lakes Burning River Festival.

A large digital wallpaper piece we did for Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber for a SPACES Gallery exhibit.

We are pleased to announce our involvement with the Great Lakes Burning River Festival this year. Along with producing all of the festival’s printed materials, we will also be printing all of their large format banners, signs and posters.

Don’t miss this fun and informational eco-festival on July 24 and 25 at the historic Coast Guard station on Whiskey Island. The event raises awareness of environmental issues affecting the Great Lakes region. Along with live music, good food and great beer, the festival features exhibits from area environmental groups, educational organizations along with local and organic food growers and purveyors.

Cleveland architectural week- a jam packed, fun filled week for all

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:39:59 +0000

We’re just beginning to recover from Cleveland Architecture Week held April 15 thru April 24. A wide range of outstanding events were held- from lectures and round table discussions to hardhat tours and a fantastic Pechakucha night!

Sponsored by AIA, the week centered around the their exhibit- “Connecting Cleveland through a celebration of architecture” at Convivium 33 gallery in Cleveland. The exhibit focused on “regional architects and activities of the built environment and their role in the future of the region.”

A definite highlight of the week was Pechakucha night. After the AIA Happy Hour at Verve (a Cleveland restaurant and bar hot spot) the crowd migrated to the gallery to enjoy the Pechakucha presentation at Convivium 33.

Pechakucha originated in Japan and is a photo presentation event that features a succession of designers showcasing their work, ideas and obsessions in a series that lasts 6 minutes and 40 seconds. A total of 20 photos are shown, each getting displayed for 20 seconds. The concept gives each of the designers only 20 seconds to talk about their photo(s), keeping the presentations short and relevant and most importantly the screening moving along. (Everyone knows how much architects and designers can talk!)

One really unique architectural design highlight featured an old carriage house that was converted into three separate businesses; a catering company, sound studio and a private swingers lounge! Yes, a SWINGERS lounge!

A few photos from the AIA Happy Hour at Verve. Become a fan of our Facebook page to see all of the photos from that night.

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CSI New Product and Technology show

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:49:57 +0000

The Akron-Canton CSI’s (Construction Specifications Institute) annual show was held on April 8 at the John S. Knight Convention Center in downtown Akron. It is the largest annual builders/construction product and education show in Northeast Ohio.

The show provides area construction professionals (architects, engineers, specifiers, interior designers, contractors, etc.) exposure to the many different building materials and products on the market. Over 50 Companies were represented showcasing new and exciting products and services.

At the show, SE Blueprint demonstrated the capabilities of our Planroom design software and announced our new partnership with FASTTAC. FASTTAC is a software that delivers rapid access to construction documentation in the field and in the office for general contractors, architects, engineering firms and owners/developers. SE Blueprint’s role in the partnership will be to assist and collaborate with FASTTAC in the development of the next generation drawing distribution system.

We look forward to working with FASTTAC and are certain that an even better, more capable and accessible next generation system can be built from our collaborative partnership.