AGC of VA is organizing and hosting a Meet & Greet Cocktail Social on Tuesday June 12, 5:30-7:30 PM at Old Hickory Golf Club, 11921 Chanceford Drive, Woodbridge, VA. (No Fee to attend for VT Building Construction Alumni or AGCVA NOVA/Rappahannock Members)

Please RSVP via email leighagcva@gmail.com or phone 804-994-3526.

Chris Ternes is finishing a simultaneous Masters degree option, combining a M.S. in Building Construction with a Masters of Business Administration from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Chris has not only excelled in academics, but has also exemplified leadership and merit. During his two year graduate experience, Chris re-chartered and led Virginia Tech's student chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Chris, along with Habitat's executive team members, worked with the local New River Valley Habitat affiliate and Radford University students to raise awareness about affordable housing and build community-oriented projects. 

On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, The Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will hold an invitation-only Research Agenda Conference on Design, Construction and Building Technologies at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC. The event will bring together HUD stakeholders to discuss and provide input into the long term future of PD&R's research agenda on construction and building technology practices. 50 HUD invitees will include policy experts, practitioners, advocates, researchers, philanthropic leaders, and government employees.

The Spring 2012 Capstone Presentations and Reception will be held Wednesday, April 25th 2012 in Bishop-Favrao Hall. Project poster board reviews will begin at 12:30 with the presentations set to start at 1:30 in room 210. The reception will held at 5:30 in the lobby of the 2nd floor of Bishop-Favrao Hall and 1st and 2nd place winners will be announced at that time. The design/build project this year is a replacement facility for Western State hospital in Staunton Virginia.

Sandeep Langar is pursuing a doctoral degree in Environmental Design and Planning (EDP), with a focus on the adoption of sustainable technologies along the northeast coast of the United States. The study further ascertains, if the adoption of sustainable technologies, can be accelerated with the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM).