President Obama recently signed legislation that retroactively reinstates the 25C tax credits for highly efficient HVAC and water heating equipment.

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently published its final rule regarding certification of commercial and industrial HVAC, refrigeration, ice making, and water heating equipment.

Virginia Tech has received a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study the development of a new class of materials built of biomolecules.

RFID readers hold promise of streamlining the process of site personnel entering and exiting work sites, particularly in large numbers.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to determine that commercial and industrial compressors meet the criteria for equipment covered under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

ICCE-21, the 21st Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, will be held July 21-27, 2013 in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

The Environmental Protection Agency has released the new XML-based web services for ENERGY STAR certified Water Heaters.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently proposed changes to petitions for waiver from test procedures for consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment.

President Obama recently signed H.R. 6582, the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act, into law.

The Virginia Tech College of Engineering will launch a new biomedical engineering minor program for its undergraduate students starting with the upcoming spring 2013 semester…

McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics (surveying) and planning firm with an office in Norfolk as well as throughout the U.S., announced recently that it has purchased the assets of United Engineering Group, Inc. (UEG).

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has joined forces with Sigma Gamma Rho, one of the nation’s largest African American sororities, to help build awareness of career possibilities in science, technology, and engineering…

During its winter meeting, the International Code Council Board of Directors approved the cdp ACCESS Steering Committee’s final recommendations.

All Virginia Tech undergraduate students may enroll in a unique and intrinsically interdisciplinary minor – the new minor in Science, Engineering and Law.

Tencarva Machinery Company has acquired the assets of Southern Sales Company Inc., of Nashville, Tenn., a municipal sales and service organization, effective November 30, 2012, according to Rod Lee, president of Tencarva.

LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) will expand its product presentation and increase its scale in 2013 with the addition of two high-profile categories…

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell announces its schedule of fire alarm trainings to be held in more than 50 cities across the U.S. throughout 2013.

ICC Evaluation Service and APA-The Engineered Wood Association have signed an agreement to offer joint ICC-ES and APA reports for engineered wood products.

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the National Safety Council (NSC) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) issued a joint letter Nov. 26 urging Senator Tom Harkin…

The National Building Museum will award the Society of Women Engineers its Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology.

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. has licensed Virginia Tech’s award-winning augmented reality mobile technology…

Silent Knight by Honeywell has expanded the free fire alarm training and technical support it offers by developing a series of “How-To” videos…

Engineering News-Record (ENR) has recognized four Dewberry projects as best projects in the Mid-Atlantic for 2012.

As one of its initiatives to provide manufacturers more options to enter the building product market quickly, ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) has launched a new listing program for qualified manufacturers.