Lighting requirements to enhance productivity and comfort of occupants have been proposed for a green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently commended the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on its recently released ‘Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Review’ report…

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) recently put forth a national action plan: “Workforce Imperative: A Manufacturing Education Strategy,” at the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show…

The American Concrete and Pavement Association (ACPA) announces their Meganars and Webinars for fall 2012.

The nation’s water-related infrastructure — dams, levees, inland waterways and harbors — are threatened from decades of underfunding and have jeopardized …

The Mars Reconaissance Orbiter (MRO) has confirmed the suspicion that Mars has instances in which it snows …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a letter announcing the development of an ENERGY STAR Program for …

The Virginia Beach-based National Air Filtration Association (NAFA®) has recently announced the recipients of its 2012 Clean Air Award.

Heery International, an affiliated company of Parsons Brinckerhoff, has been awarded a third …

Alternative low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants will be presented at the ASHRAE/NIST 2012 Refrigerants Conference: “Moving toward Sustainability,”…

According to City of Danville and Pittsylvania County economic development officials, GOK International, a Chinese furniture assembler, is planning …

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation was recently accepted into the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charity campaign to receive donations, and, given ‘Valued Partner’ status by Guidestar.

Pennoni Associates is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets of AGS, LLC, (AGS) an MEP design and engineering firm based in Arlington, Virginia.

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell has launched an online series of free, nationally-accredited fire alarm trainings…

The Richmond Joint Engineers’ Council (RJEC) will hold its annual membership social at the Science Museum of Virginia on …

Leading industry experts will deliver real estate forecasts and other insights at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business’ 22nd annual Real Estate Trends Conference next month.

The MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government, has published its 500-plus page ….

ASHRAE’s Energy Modeling Conference, Oct. 1-3, 2012, Atlanta, Ga., seeks to advance the practitioner’s ability to more accurately model and simulate a building’s energy use…

Building America’s Future recently announced a policy forum focused on the importance of strategic and long-term infrastructure investment…

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) President and CEO Stephen Yurek has issued a response to what he termed “several inaccuracies” in a …

Virginia-based architecture/engineering (A/E) firm, H&A Architects & Engineers (H&A), is transforming new space while embracing the spirit of the original warehouse building …

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year $999,531 grant to Virginia Tech to optimize the laboratory processes used to make custom DNA molecules with the tools and methods of industrial engineering.

Clark Nexsen, is pleased to announce that their lighting designs for the Support Facilities Warrior Transition Unit – Building 62 in Bethesda, Maryland and the UNCG HHP Locker Room Renovation in Greensboro, North Carolina have just received…

Join your ASFE colleagues and friends at the best-located hotel in Denver (the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel) for the 2012 Fall Meeting.