NEWS ARCHIVE
February 3, 2014
Stingrays swim through water with such ease that researchers from the University at Buffalo (UB) and Harvard University are studying how their movements could be used to…
February 3, 2014
A Virginia Tech research team has developed a battery that runs on sugar and has an unmatched energy density, a development that could potentially replace conventional batteries…
January 31, 2014
VHB, a Charter Member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), announced recently that it has credentialed more than 100 employees as ISI Envision™ Sustainability Professionals (ENV SPs).
January 31, 2014
Technology growth, quality vs. quantity, climate change, and talent shortage are the four key trends that ASFE/GBA-Member Firms need to be considering right now, along with a “wildcard trend.”
January 30, 2014
The development of current codes and standards by International Code Council members supports the building industry in the construction of safe and resilient homes and buildings.
January 29, 2014
Silent Knight by Honeywell recently announced the launch of a nationwide series of seminars featuring industry experts speaking on current life safety systems requirements specific to each session’s region.
January 28, 2014
Polymer Group Inc. (PGI), a global leader in manufacturing nonwovens, has announced that the firm will invest $7.4 million to upgrade machinery and expand its manufacturing plant located in Waynesboro, Va.
January 27, 2014
The American Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) hosted the Low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program (AREP) Conference on January 16, during which
January 24, 2014
Register Now for the Energy & Sustainability Conference, Advancing Business With Leadership In Sustainability, February 11–12, 2014!
January 23, 2014
Recently, National 4-H Council announced its partnership with the Million Women Mentors (MWM) initiative.
January 22, 2014
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is pleased to announce the publication of its new book Curtain Wall Systems: A Primer, edited by Ali M. Memari.
January 21, 2014
Draper Aden Associates is pleased to announce the acquisition of C. T. Clayton, Sr., PE, Inc., of Coats, N.C.
January 20, 2014
Waynesboro Mayor Bruce Allen announced recently that Polymer Group Inc. (PGI), a global leader in manufacturing nonwovens, will invest $7.4 million to upgrade machinery and expand its manufacturing plant.
January 17, 2014
ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) schedules their 2014 Spring Conference…
January 16, 2014
Federal agencies conclude and agree that code adoption and compliance, training for code officials and updating codes based on lessons learned from natural disasters are major factors in creating more resilient structures and safer communities.
January 14, 2014
ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) has announced that “Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability” is scheduled for February 23-26, 2014 in Atlanta, GA.
January 13, 2014
New research by Virginia Tech College of Engineering Professor Marc Edwards shows that fetal death rates in Washington, D.C., increased during two separate lead-in-water contamination events during 2000-2003 and 2007-2009.
January 10, 2014
Recently, Michael Toscano, president & CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), released the following statement on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcement to develop and test unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at six sites around the country…
January 9, 2014
DiscoverE, a non-profit organization that supports engineering outreach, education and celebration, has been awarded two prestigious grants to help it expand its reach and further its mission…
January 8, 2014
WPL Publishing soon will kick off a four-part webinar series to help people prepare for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate (LEED GA) exam.
January 7, 2014
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is pleased to announce the publication of its new book Raise the Bar, edited by Jeffrey S. Russell and Thomas A. Lenox.
January 6, 2014
The Wiley|Wilson-designed NRL Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) was named a
Grand Prize award winner by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia (ACEC Virginia)…
January 3, 2014
The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology is now administratively organized under the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, a move that Virginia Tech officials say will help the center quickly answer national security challenges.
January 2, 2014
Two Virginia-based environmental engineering and resource management companies have signed a letter of intent to join Stantec, a design and engineering firm with over 200 offices across North America.
