NEWS ARCHIVE
June 10, 2015
SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association recently released a report titled, “Plastics Market Watch: Plastics in the Fast Lane,” that anticipates an increased use of plastics in automobiles…
June 9, 2015
On June 14, the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the world’s largest organization representing those who fly model aircraft for recreation and educational purposes, and the Northern Virginia UAS Academy will host a flight demonstration for RoboFest 2015.
June 9, 2015
Two new National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant programs will help coastal communities and their managers create on-the-ground projects to make them more resilient to the effects of extreme weather events, climate hazards, and changing ocean conditions.
June 8, 2015
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers’ new project could change the way motorists navigate through traffic lights, making the everyday action safer, smarter, and cheaper…
June 8, 2015
DuPont has named nine young faculty members to its 2015 Class of DuPont Young Professors.
June 5, 2015
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, will offer the Legacy Safety Leadership Program on September 25, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its Annual Conference in Dallas, TX.
June 5, 2015
The U.S. Army’s Japan Engineer District has announced that the joint venture of Woolpert and KZF Design has been selected to provide full design and construction services …
June 4, 2015
The U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Columbia University are co-hosting the first-ever Future of Urban Innovation: Startups Summit.
June 4, 2015
MWH Global, an engineering, consulting and construction firm focused on water and natural resources, recently announced plans to participate in the nationwide Joining Forces initiative…
June 3, 2015
The Society of Women Engineers will host a tweet chat with Verizon to Shed Light on Opportunities for Women to Submit their Innovative ideas for a chance to win Verizon’s Powerful Answers Award.
June 3, 2015
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, will hold its fourteenth Annual Conference September 24-27, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency – Dallas, TX.
June 2, 2015
The Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) will host its Annual Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia.
June 1, 2015
A research team led by Shree K. Nayar, T.C. Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering, has invented a prototype video camera that is the first to be fully self-powered…
June 1, 2015
Scientists now have an observational framework to help predict solar weather and how it will affect Earth.
June 1, 2015
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) have created new structures that exploit the electromechanical properties of specific nanofibers to stretch to up to seven times their length…
May 29, 2015
By choosing energy-efficient materials and supplies, homeowners can make positive changes to both inside and outside environments, thus creating better homes and businesses and more sustainable communities.
May 29, 2015
The Wood Products Council’s WoodWorks program is hosting a seminar in Richmond, Va.
May 29, 2015
A new partnership has been announced between North American Technical Excellence (NATE) and the Rees Scholarship Foundation to support new students studying to enter the HVACR and water heating industry.
May 28, 2015
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Dewberry, a nationally recognized professional services firm, a Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program (HMTAP) contract.
May 28, 2015
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced approval of ten (10) AHRI standards.
May 27, 2015
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued three pre-publication announcements extending the comment period for three rulemakings and has announced a public meeting with respect to water heater conversion factor rulemaking.
May 26, 2015
The International Code Council (ICC), Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) and Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP) announce an initiative to develop a new standard addressing solar pool heating and cooling systems…
May 26, 2015
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has won a $16.4 million contract from the Transportation Research Board that will make available thousands of hours’ worth of naturalistic driving data available to researchers across the auto and highway industry.
May 22, 2015
The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced the publication of the final report for Research Project 8009, Risk Assessment of Refrigeration Systems Using A2L Flammable Refrigerants.
