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From sprawling spaces to late-night study sessions, our team provided the engineering expertise to bring this iconic 55,000 sq ft academic building to life. Structural Smarts for Peak Performance: A robust roof designed to withstand the weight of academic ambition, ensuring a worry-free environment for students and faculty. Utilizing pre-engineered wood trusses for a streamlined construction process, minimizing disruption and maximizing efficiency. CMU walls built to endure even the most spirited academic debates, fostering a space for intellectual exchange that stands the test of time. Contact us today! We're the structural engineering experts you need to turn your vision into a reality, as strong and enduring as your aspirations. #StructuralEngineering #FortMyers #University #Education #Innovation #SelectStructural #EngineeringExcellence

What an exciting semester it has been! I'm so grateful for the opportunity to teach Urban Transportation Planning at Georgia Tech this fall with a class of brilliant students. I'm proud of the work we did, how much they learned, and how engaged they were. I hope that the class has inspired some of the students to pursue a career in this field or at the very least, become more aware of their surroundings and how they impact and are impacted by transportation in their daily lives regardless of profession. One comment in a student's evaluation did concern me however. It stated that the class should have been easier because most students at Tech are engineers and they need a break with grades whenever possible as their engineering classes require long hours of work. This was in addition to their argument that as a part time faculty member I have less to lose by being more lenient. -Are we asking too much of our students in engineering courses? -Do students think that urban planning isn't a serious field that requires rigorous learning? -Why are electives expected to be easy? While this thinking may not represent the majority, it is still a disappointing remark that highlights that some students are not prepared for the realities that await them as professionals in terms of responsibilities, workload, and general expectations.

Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting the annual High Sheriff Young Engineer Awards 2024. The ceremony is held to celebrate Oxfordshire’s future engineering talent. State schools across the county were invited to nominate students aged 12-18 across three age categories: Years 12 & 13, Years 10 & 11 and Years 8 & 9. 👩🔬 The awards are in their 13th year and are sponsored by Lucy Group, Engineering Trust Training and Abingdon and Witney College Prizes included £400 for the winning student in each category and £1,000 for the students’ respective school or college. There were also runner-up prizes in each category, a Team Award and an overall High Sheriff Award. 🏆 The judging panel reviewed an impressive calibre of entries this year, highlighting students who not only work hard but show great promise in the fields of Engineering, Resistant Materials, and Design Technology. Richard Dick, Executive Chairman at Lucy Group and founder of the Oxfordshire High Sheriff Young Engineer Awards, said: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸’𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵.” 🌍 #LucyGroup #Oxford #HighSheriffAwards #HighSheriffAwardsOxford #Engineering #DesignTechnology #FutureLeaders #ResistantMaterials #Awards #EngineeringAwards #Students #Sustainability

Northeast State Community College and TCAT Elizabethton broke ground today on the new Carter County Higher Education Center, a $40 million project designed to expand educational opportunities in the region. Located at 386 Highway 91-N, the project will renovate existing structures and construct new facilities to support Northeast State and TCAT Elizabethton programs. The center is one of 29 major projects underway across the state, funded with more than $1.5 billion in state investments during the last two years. The project will add about 71,000 gross square feet of new space. Buildings will include high-bay training spaces, laboratories, classrooms, and administrative, student, and support spaces for academic programs and hands-on instruction. The facility is scheduled to open in fall 2026, with Thompson & Litton, an architectural, engineering, and land surveying firm based in Wise, Va., overseeing the project’s design. Pictured from left to right: Heath McMillian, Dr. Jeff McCord, Rep. Renea Jones, Rep. Tim Hicks, Sen. Rusty Crowe, Rep. Rebecca Alexander, Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby, Chancellor Flora Tydings, Sen. Jon Lundberg, and Ross Roberts.

https://buff.ly/3B19TbN "Scientists and engineers from Swansea, Exeter and Bath Universities are looking to cut emissions from the built environment by exploring a different approach to constructing tall buildings." #engineering #environment

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Redcliffe State High School has recently opened new Industrial Technology and Design (ITD) facilities, giving students access to industry-equivalent machinery and qualifications which will give them a head start when they graduate. Here are the details 🟡 Read FREE story here 👇 https://loom.ly/6I6lZkI

"Construction Lab Established at Virginia Tech for Students" Read the full article below..

We all started somewhere, and for some of us, it was with a competition like the Annual University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) School of Engineering's High School Design Competition. It's for Grade 10 - 12 students, and the deadline to register isn't until November 1st, 2024, so there's still time to sign up. Oh... and did we mention that we're sponsoring? 👀 We think getting to hang out with a few of us for a day should be reward enough, but if that isn't enough to convince you to pull a team together, the winners get a $1000 in tuition credits from the School of Engineering and all participants get $500 in tuition credits. https://lnkd.in/gHS2ntJP #scoutenengineering #thinkingbeyond #princegeorgebc #civilengineering #structuralengineering