NEWS ARCHIVE
February 28, 2013
The University of Maryland, George Washington University, and Virginia Tech jointly announce they are teaming through $3.75 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to launch a regional Innovation Corps (I-Corps) node.
February 27, 2013
The ASCE Bridges Photo Contest seeks to celebrate the design and engineering achievements of civil engineers.
February 26, 2013
AHRI published a white paper to assist contractors and others in the industry in identifying and avoiding counterfeit refrigerants.
February 22, 2013
Virginia Gov. McDonnell launched a new website which includes the Proposed Transportation Project List, Factsheets, FAQs and other supporting documents.
February 21, 2013
Virginia Tech’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering has received a NIOSH grant to expand education in construction-related occupational safety and health.
February 20, 2013
The American Society of Civil Engineers today announced it will conduct a public comment period on the revisions to a Supercooled Fog Dispersal Projects document.
February 19, 2013
The Air Force has awarded Wu Feng, a Virginia Tech associate professor, a multi-million dollar grant to pursue a large-scale interdisciplinary supercomputing effort.
February 18, 2013
The Decorative Concrete Council has announced the winners of its fifth annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition.
February 15, 2013
International Code Council Members will gather to take action on about 2,000 code change proposals submitted to the Group B 2012 codes.
February 13, 2013
The American Society of Concrete Contractors has published a producer’s checklist as part of an initiative to facilitate a construction industry change from prescription specifications to performance specifications.
February 12, 2013
The Washington County Service Authority’s Middle Fork drinking water plant received a gold award from the Virginia Department of Health.
February 11, 2013
McKim & Creed, Inc. announced recently that it has launched McKim & Creed Green.
February 8, 2013
The Old Dominion University Civil and Environmental Engineering Visiting Council announces an event for design professionals and the contracting community.
February 8, 2013
An assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Old Dominion University has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to undertake further research into tracking systems.
February 7, 2013
McKim & Creed, Inc. announced that it has expanded its water resources services in Georgia.
February 6, 2013
The latest research and development expenditures data released by the National Science Foundation show that Old Dominion University attained Top 100 rankings in 18 academic areas.
February 5, 2013
Dewberry has been selected to design the new Sycolin Road Overpass in Leesburg, Virginia.
February 1, 2013
The editors of IEEE Spectrum Magazine considered scores of technological initiatives from around the world and chose a baker’s dozen of them.
February 1, 2013
Over time, even the best of electronic devices inexplicably stop working. Often the nagging question of “why” still lingers long after they’re thrown in the trash.
February 1, 2013
The Virginia Society of Professional Engineers will be offering access to online/live webinar review courses for selected P.E. examinations and for the F.E. examination.
January 31, 2013
The American Society of Safety Engineers participated in the inaugural International Safety Leadership Conference, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
January 30, 2013
The B2 Towers at Atlantic Yards will be the world’s tallest (32 story) residential structure.
January 29, 2013
The Washington County Service Authority has won a prestigious project-of-the-year award from Water & Wastes Digest.
January 28, 2013
For a third consecutive year, K’NEX will sponsor thrill ride model building contest.
