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Read moreAs the Virginia legislature enters its 2012 session, Inform turned to Senator J. Chapman Petersen, a democrat who represents Northern Virginia and is an ardent supporter of planned, sustainable growth in the commonwealth. Here are his responses to a handful of questions related to resource management in Virginia.
Read moreA placement in On the Boards in Inform magazine showcases your projects to project owners, contractors, facility managers, CEOs, local and state governments, and real estate developers.
Read moreThe American Society of Professional Estimators welcomed its 82nd chapter in 2011 with the formation of ASPE-Richmond. The organization promotes education, ethics, standards, certification, and fellowship to further the recognition of construction estimating as a profession. The chapter, which currently has about 25 members, meets the third Wednesday of each month and will host the Northeast [...]
Read moreHistorian Tony Wrenn, Hon. AIA, analyzes Railroad Stations—The Buildings That Linked the Nation.
Read moreBy Nicholas E. Vlattas, AIA, and Deborah Marquardt Having our head in the clouds used to imply we were dreamers. Not anymore. Now more than ever before, IT in the cloud means resource management that is firmly grounded. Just a few years ago, Hanbury Evans made a strategic decision to invest in building information modeling [...]
Read moreBy Morton Gulak, PhD Bold ideas have always shaped cities. These usually emerge when problems seem at their worst and current methods of solving them don’t appear to be working. Transportation, one of the most important elements of urban form, has always been a problem to be solved and a topic that has elicited a [...]
Read moreIn the slow evolution of architectural icons, when are trees part of the experience or a growing detriment thereof. Architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson offers his opinion on the magnolias of the U.Va. Rotunda.
Read moreThe University of Maryland, Appalachian State, and Hampton and Old Dominion universities all have reason to be proud.
Read moreCompetition director Jaan Holt and memorial executive architect Ed Jackson Jr., PhD, offer their insight into how the memorial came to be and what place it is meant to maintain as our history continues to unfold.
Read moreBased on Bloomberg Rankings, Businessweek.com chose Blacksburg, Va., out of 4,169 small to midsize areas nationwide as the best place to raise children. Their criteria were low crime (less than 10 percent above the national average), income within 20 percent of the state median, and a population of 1,000 to 50,000. In addition to crime and [...]
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