NEWS ARCHIVE
February 14, 2011
Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells’ ability to metastasize.
February 14, 2011
ACPA Webinar #1, Bonded Concrete Overlays on Asphalt, is scheduled for Tuesday, February 15th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 (Central).
February 11, 2011
The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) offers its strong support of President Obama’s recently announced “Better Buildings Initiative”…
February 11, 2011
The International Code Council (ICC) expects codes developed by its members to play a major role in any push for greater energy efficiency, including meeting the goals of the newly unveiled “Better Buildings Initiative”…
February 10, 2011
Codes and standards developed by the International Code Council are referenced in the newest federal accessibility regulations.
February 10, 2011
ASHRAE’s popular Duct Fitting Database desktop application has become even more valuable as a smart phone app, allowing engineers to make complicated calculations in the field and receive faster results.
February 9, 2011
Virginia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, directed by Bevlee Watford, is a 2010 winner of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology’s (ABET) national Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity.
February 9, 2011
Firms in the architecture, engineering, planning and environmental consulting sphere are joining the national chorus of opposition to a provision that would significantly boost tax-reporting requirements, adding an undue burden on smaller businesses.
February 8, 2011
The Richmond Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is hosting the 16th annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest on February 20th, 2011 at the Science Museum of Virginia.
February 8, 2011
A new, independent non-profit organization tasked with developing and administering a sustainability rating system for North American infrastructure—the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure…
February 7, 2011
According to Mayor Will Sessoms, the City of Virginia Beach, Va. has agreed to pay for a state study to investigate the feasibility …
February 7, 2011
ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association has just published new editions of its comprehensive Design Professional Limitation of Liability Case Index and Bibliography of Economic Loss Doctrine Cases available absolutely free to everyone.
February 7, 2011
Designers of systems for a university building, a synagogue, a hospital and a commercial building are recognized by ASHRAE…
February 4, 2011
Roboticist Dennis Hong, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, this March will speak at the TED2011 Conference in Long Beach, Calif.
February 4, 2011
The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., has announced the winners of its third annual decorative concrete awards competition.
February 3, 2011
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently praised President Obama’s call for a renewed focus on education and innovation issues…
February 3, 2011
ZweigWhite is now accepting entries for The Zweig Letter 2011 Hot Firm List…
February 2, 2011
Papers addressing advances in high performance buildings, integrated design and numerous high-intensity HVAC applications are being sought for ASHRAE’s 2012 Winter Conference in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21st-25th.
February 2, 2011
Part inspiration and part information, the Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering and Technology is an annual worldwide forum connecting…
February 1, 2011
New research suggests that the addition of ultraviolet (UV) light to the brushing and suction of a vacuum cleaner can almost double the removal of potentially infectious microorganisms…
February 1, 2011
When engineers restore rivers, one Kansas State University professor hopes they’ll keep a smaller engineer in mind: the North American beaver.
January 31, 2011
Richmond-based design firm, H&A Architects & Engineers is scheduled to present at “Green in the Military 3” (GIM3) hosted by the Hampton Roads Green Building Council (HRGBC) on February 2nd, 2011, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
January 31, 2011
The United Parcel Service (UPS) Foundation has for the 15th consecutive year awarded an academic grant to Virginia Tech’s Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the amount of $40,000 for 2011.
January 28, 2011
CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, has been named to the 2011 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list.
