Taiwan’s Taipei 101 receives LEED platinum rating

Taiwan’s 509-metre Taipei 101 recently become the world’s tallest building to receive LEED platinum rating, the highest level in the green building rating system. In a ceremony held in held in Taipein, officials from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and local dignitaries said the achievement begins a new era in green building. Taipes, [...]

Shares of Jacobs Engineering rise following an upgrade by JPMorgan

One of the latest signs that engineering companies are recovering from the recession is simply the following: JPMorgan analysts upgraded Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC), one of the few publicly traded engineering companies. This positive analysis prompted the stock to rise 3.3 percent, to $45.68 during yesterday’s afternoon trading. According to the Businessweek article, the JPMorgan [...]

New MIT White Paper Benchmarks Engineering Leadership Education Programs Worldwide

Engineering leadership education is emerging as a hot topic in engineering institutions worldwide. But according to a review of international “best practices” in engineering leadership education, a lack of resources, expertise, and formal networks in the nascent field is causing concern in a profession threatened by a diminishing focus on the notion of the “engineer-as-doer”.

ASCE’s President-Elect Nominee – Kathy J. Caldwell, P.E., M.ASCE

A profile on Kathy Cladwell, ASCE’s President-Elect Nominee: Kathy has been an active, service-oriented member of ASCE since 1984. She was President of the Gainesville Branch in 1993/1994 and was the first president of the consolidated Florida Section (1999/2000). Her organizational and leadership skills contributed to the adoption of the Bylaws and Rules for Region 5.

ACI & TCA Certify More Than 1250 Tilt-Up Professionals

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of Tilt-Up as the preferred construction method – in concert with the American Concrete Institute (ACI), announces there are now more than 1,250 certified Tilt-Up Supervisors and Technicians.

Obama’s new proposal: 1.5 Billion dollar cut in construction

Discussion on President Obama’s new proposal to cut $1.5 Billion in Construction.

A Crumbling Infrastructure Cannot Support a Healthy Economy

“A Crumbling Infrastructure Cannot Support a Healthy Economy”- American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE)

ASCE Assigns Grade of D to Nation’s Infrastructure

New ‘Report Card’ Says $2.2 Trillion in Repairs Needed

10 Simple Steps to Midlife Career Change Success

This mini course will guide you through the midlife career change process, offering tips on everything from assessing your current position to measuring results of your career move.