Seeking to promote best practices and offer a “how-to” approach, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released updated guidance on building energy audits.

The James River Green Building Council (JRGBC) presented the 2011 Green Building Leadership Project Award in the category of Juror’s Favorite…

In an effort to improve mining safety and to help train the next generation of professionals in this field, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has awarded a…

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently unveiled its new ‘Safety, Health and Environmental Body of Knowledge’ (BOK) tool at its Leadership Conference for ASSE members.

Virginia Tech recently released results from the first study ever to instrument child football helmets.

Local Richmond engineering design firm, Austin Brockenbrough & Associates, has been awarded the engineering design portion of a $12.5 million engineering project at the Diego Garcia military base.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to a team lead by University of Virginia computer scientist David Evans for a project to develop privacy-preserving technologies.

Application techniques, actual performance and policy issues for achieving high performance buildings with deep energy savings are addressed at The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineer’s…

As a founding member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Pacesetters program, Virginia Tech’s Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering is striving to increase…

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) has announced upcoming events for 2012.

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell announces an upgraded time-saving software tool designed to simplify fire alarm system installs and service while building a database of information on each installation.

In a breakthrough that could aid spies, keepers of medical records, and parents who want to prevent their kids from “sexting,” a team of Virginia Tech researchers has created software…

The 2011 AEC Mergers & Acquisitions Summit on December 1-2, 2011 at the Four Seasons Resort, in Palm Beach, FL, is a two-day program about M&A trends…

CC Evaluation Service, LLC (ICC-ES) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) recently announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

Hosted by Career Services in the VCU School of Business and School of Engineering, the event, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 at the Jefferson Hotel.

Following preliminary analysis that ASHRAE/IES’s 2010 energy efficiency standard contains significant energy savings over the 2007 standard…

Fiatech, in cooperation with the POSC Caesar Association, has published “An Introduction to ISO 15926,” which provides …

Three students from Virginia Tech’s Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering recently won first place in Carlson Software’s National Senior Mine Design Competition…

The Rice Hall Information Technology Engineering Building, part of a new gateway for engineering and science at the University of Virginia (U.Va.), will be dedicated November 18th at 11 a.m.

Virginia-based architecture/engineering (A/E) firm, H&A Architects & Engineers (H&A), received two Excellence in Development Design awards from the Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate…

The Richmond Joint Engineers Council (RJEC) has announced that their November 2011 meeting will be held on Thursday …

2rw Consultants, Inc. is proud to announce that the City of Charlottesville’s Smith Aquatic & Fitness Center has earned LEED® Platinum certification.

Individuals and families can learn about the science behind Hollywood’s crime dramas, superhero feats, medical shows and special effects at the USA Science & Engineering Festival…