CHICAGO — The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has announced the retirement of Louis F. Geschwindner, Ph.D., P.E. Geschwindner served as an AISC vice president for nine years. His distinguished career of service to the architectural engineering community tallied more than 40 years and culminated in his continuing service as professor emeritus of architectural engineering at Pennsylvania State University.

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CENTENNIAL, COLO. — The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) has developed an online continuing education seminar to educate specifers about the environmental impact of hot-dip galvanizing including the results of a life-cycle assessment (LCA) environmental study.

RESTON, VA. ― The American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) has annouced its newly elected officers will be installed to its Board of Direction on Oct. 22, 2010 during the business meeting at ASCE's Annual Conference in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The National Academy Foundation (NAF) has announced a partnership with Kelly Services to provide real world experience to high school students and teachers involved in NAF’s network of career academies.

WALTHAM, MASS. — The American Public Works Association (APWA) has selected the exterior restoration project on the Milwaukee City Hall as its Public Works Projects of the Year for 2010. To date, the Milwaukee City Hall project has garnered 12 awards from national and regional competitions.

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NEW YORK — The merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity in the global engineering and construction (E&C) sector shows continued momentum in Q2 2010, as measured by deal volume, a trend expected to continue in the second half of the year, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report, Engineering growth: Second-quarter 2010 global engineering and construction industry mergers and acquisitions analysis.

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LAS VEGAS — The Women in Concrete Alliance (WICA) has announced the call for entries for its first Woman of Distinction award.

BLACKSBURG, VA. — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University solidified its reputation as a center for architectural and engineering research and innovation with an outstanding first place finish for Lumenhaus in Solar Decathlon Europe.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AISI’s Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) Steel Bridge Task Force and the AASHTO (American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials) Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have named Justin Ocel, Ph.D., P.E., as the 2010 recipient of the Robert J. Dexter Memorial Lecture.

BEIJING — The Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE) in Beijing, Dynamic City Foundation, and Bentley Systems Inc. have announced that the project designed by the student team from the Architecture Department of Tsinghua University won top honors in the inaugural Future Cities China design competition.

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WALKER, MICH. — Tubelite Inc. has announced that its website, www.tubeliteinc.com, showcases a new design helping visitors connect more easily with a broader selection of online resources.

RALEIGH, N.C. — At 51.3 for the third quarter of 2010, the Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) is in growth territory for the second quarter in a row; however, it retreated somewhat from the more positive outlook of 54.5 last quarter, said FMI Corp.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced five educational seminars to be offered this fall to help the concrete professional remain up-to-date on concrete construction and technology.

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CHICAGO — Improvements in how connection design delegation is handled are among the most significant changes in the newly released 2010 Code of Standard Practice for Structural Steel Buildings and Bridges (AISC 303-10).

CHICAGO — In all, 28 projects, comprising six bridges and 22 buildings throughout North America, were named winners in the 2010 PCI Design Awards competition sponsored by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).