Virginia Tech’s Chem-E-Car team earned first place in the 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineering student event held recently at the University of Virginia.

Three additional national associations, the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, the Tile Contractors Association of America, and the International Masonry Institute, have endorsed a Position Statement on floor flatness tolerances written by the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC).

2rw Consultants, Inc., (2rw) is proud to announce the completion of its retro-commissioning services at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NAS JRB NOLA) in Belle Chasse, Louisiana.

SPIE DSS, well established as the industry’s most important engineering and scientific conference and exhibition covering optics, infrared (IR) imaging, lasers, and sensing for defense, security, industrial, and commercial applications, is back with more in 2014.

The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, has released a new Employee Safety Orientation DVD for concrete contractors.

The newly revised ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105-2014, Standard Methods of Determining, Expressing, and Comparing Building Energy Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, supports commonality in reporting the energy performance of…

The American Concrete Pavement Association’s (ACPA’s) Roadway Concrete Pavement Design Workshop is a hands-on two-day workshop that will cover general background details on the variables considered in concrete pavement design…

NASCAR race fans recently converged in Martinsville for the STP 500, watching dozens of race cars zip around the Martinsville Speedway at speeds exceeding 130 miles per hour, tires screeching and leaving rubber on the track.

LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) celebrates 25 years of innovation with an expanded trade show floor offering attendees the broadest product selection in LFI history starting June 3, 2014 in Las Vegas…

New tests and test improvements are included in the newly published ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135.1-2013, Method of Test for Conformance to BACnet.

A 3-D body scanner created by Virginia Tech students will soon be a handful of gyms across Southwest Virginia – including McComas Hall on campus – that will help track fitness and diet progress.

Are you a dynamic, engaging speaker with something valuable to teach industry leaders involved in the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA)? If so, GBA would love to hear from you about their upcoming conference in San Francisco…

While Mother Nature continues to challenge drivers across the country, a team of traffic engineers is working hard on a new way to make rush-hour commutes safer and faster in any weather.

Ice formation can spell disaster for diverse structures, from wind turbines to airplanes, and until now ice adhesion has been difficult to test.

A multi-university team of engineers has developed what could be a promising solution for charging smartphone batteries on the go — without the need for an electrical cord.

Registration for the free 2014 ASHRAE Webcast, “Buildings in Balance: IEQ and Energy Efficiency,” is now open.

The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, has completed a new Concrete Finishing Training DVD.

Owners, Architects, Civil and Structural Engineers Can Easily Reduce Their Construction-Project Risks. Free GBA Publications Help You Explain How.

Virginia Tech is ranked as an elite institution in 13 of the 30 subjects evaluated at more than 3,000 universities worldwide.

US Army Corps of Engineers and Norfolk District Public Affairs recently reported that crews working for the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are preparing land designated for the growth of Arlington National Cemetery.

CRDF Global, an independent, nonprofit that promotes international scientific and technical collaboration, announced recently that it will select the first ever Henrietta H. Fore Women in Science Fellow in May.

Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s new driver Daniel Ricciardo joined Infiniti to bring top budding engineers a step closer to their dream in Formula One, by recently announcing the opening of applications for the Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy.

School of Engineering Dean Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D., announced recently that Virginia’s groundbreaking research and development of smart materials has resulted in Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Richmond being selected as the site for the 11th annual Darnell Energy Summit…