NEWS ARCHIVE
April 29, 2011
Almost all climate scientists agree that actions must be taken to lower carbon emissions, also known as greenhouse gases, to reduce the risk of damage to the environment and ultimately human health.
April 28, 2011
‘Celebrating a Century of Safety’ is this year’s North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week theme.
April 28, 2011
One year after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on the Gulf Coast, new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire shows that…
April 28, 2011
Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering is continuing its tradition of hands-on, minds-on education with the newly opened Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry…
April 27, 2011
The 2011 VCU School of Engineering Moonbuggy Team competed in the 18th Annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race where they won the Rookie Award for the fastest time among new competitors.
April 27, 2011
Population growth and an overhaul of existing infrastructure are making the civil engineering profession popular…
April 26, 2011
Nematodes, microscopic worms, are making engineers look twice at their ability to exhibit the “Cheerios effect” when they move in a collective motion.
April 26, 2011
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the award of a $3.97 million grant to the University of Virginia to be used in the construction …
April 25, 2011
Hanover County, Va. has issued a request for sealed bid proposal, RFP #11-121705-2185TP, for Professional Consulting Engineering Services …
April 25, 2011
The 2011 ASHRAE Annual Conference brings together members from all over the world to share their knowledge of HVAC&R.
April 25, 2011
If you missed ASFE’s Spring (Annual) Meeting in St. Louis, you missed the debut of Joel Carson’s video…
April 25, 2011
Applied Felts, an independent manufacturer of felt liners for the cured-in-place pipe, has announced plans for a $6 million expansion of …
April 22, 2011
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP, recently kicked off ASSE’s new ‘Salute Your Safety Professional’ initiative…
April 22, 2011
In the first phase of a more than two-year study funded by InterDigital, Virginia Tech researchers have made great strides in…
April 22, 2011
A Community Development Block Grant for $220,841 has been awarded to Franklin County to support the construction …
April 21, 2011
A toolkit to help better understand the impacts of building construction related to net zero energy targets is being developed…
April 21, 2011
Many design industry services are becoming highly commoditized, with builders and architects often treating certain types of engineering services as merchandise…
April 20, 2011
In an extremely selective competition involving 230 submissions, the British Council for Relations with Other Countries is funding a strategic research and international education partnership…
April 20, 2011
Elkhart, Ind.-based Genesis Products Inc. has announced the acquisition of the former Appomattox River Manufacturing Company with plans to expand …
April 20, 2011
Phoenix Packaging Operations LLC, a subsidiary of Bogota, Columbia-based Grupo Phoenix, has announced plans to double the size …
April 19, 2011
Silent Knight by Honeywell has launched a series of FREE, one-hour Webinars to educate Fire Alarm Dealers on new technologies, basic system design, time-saving tools and more.
April 19, 2011
The Washington Lee High School ACE (Architecture, Construction, and Engineering) Mentor team from Arlington, Va. received 1st Runner Up in …
April 19, 2011
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has announced the launch of the PCI eLearning Center, a free 24-hour online education resource providing …
April 18, 2011
NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Libonate recognized five employees April 6th for graduating from the organization’s inaugural Leadership Development Program (LDP).
