The critical role of Building and Fire Officials in code adoption and enforcement, plus new leadership and preparedness techniques in disaster mitigation and response will be the subjects of two keynote addresses at the International Code Council’s…

ZweigWhite recently released the names of firms making The Zweig Letter 2011 Hot Firm List.

Based on post-storm queries to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in Gloucester Point, Virginia following Hurricane Irene, one impact remains a mystery—what are those “gray blobs”…

The NASA shuttle program has ended, but the agency’s work in advancing aeronautics and space research continues. University of Virginia (U.Va.) aerospace engineers are being recognized for…

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has received two grants totaling $1.75 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative of the Semiconductor Research Corporation…

Pennoni Associates is pleased to announce that it has been ranked as a Top Architectural / Engineering / Construction Firm by Public Works Magazine.

Nominations are now open for teachers to be considered for Engineers Week’s new DiscoverE Educator Recognition Award Program.

Whether or not you’re planning to attend ASFE’s 2011 Fall Meeting, downloading the new ASFEFall11 meeting app will give you all the latest information…

Leading industry experts will deliver economic and real estate forecasts and other insights at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Business’ 21st annual Real Estate Trends Conference next month.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is proud to once again shine a light on the key role solar energy will play…

Virginia Tech ranks 71st among the nation’s best universities in the U.S. News and World Report’s survey of undergraduate programs…

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is underway and individual contest winner announcements start Tuesday, September 27th.

NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic awarded a $28.8 million contract September 12th to McLean Contracting Company of Glen Burnie, Md., to replace Fuel Pier D at Craney Island, Va.

ICC Evaluation Service, LLC (ICC-ES), the industry leader in evaluating building products for code compliance, has expanded its expertise in fire resistance and flammability for evaluation reports.

Looking for novel sensing technologies that will aid in everything from clean energy technology to the monitoring of various gases…

An updated tool from The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) provides a user-friendly interface to predict thermal comfort…

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ASSE Z590.3 standard…

The Odebrecht Organization is introducing its award for sustainable development to American universities through two of its subsidiaries…

It’s time to build the future! Futurecity.org, the online home of the nationally renowned Future City® Competition, has expanded its interactive platform…

Virginia Tech, in cooperation with L-3 Communications, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, and Verisign Labs, has received a five-year…

In recognition of exceptional marketing efforts of architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the United States and Canada…

The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) will hold another in its series of learning opportunities, “The Future of Wireless: Nanotechnology and Practical Wireless Communications,” in Chicago …

A multidisciplinary team representing Virginia Tech’s colleges of Science, Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Engineering, has developed a highly successful educational software application (app) that is designed to teach fractions concepts…

Terra has begun production of a series of audio/visual risk-management presentations…