This month (July 2010) the U.S. Department of Energy has released version 3.8.0 of its free COMcheck software (for the Windows operating system). You can visit their site ( http://www.energycodes.gov/comcheck/ ) to learn more and to download this new version of the software.  An older version is also available for the Mac. “The COMcheck materials (software, [...]

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Free Article for Engineers:  Five Steps Toward Disaster Preparedness Abstract:   This paper discusses how a disaster can create the loss of or lack of access to data, applications, and work facilities and how it can be prevented. Description:  For Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs), the impacts of a disaster can result in loss of or [...]

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U.S. D.O.E. Webinar May 26: Online Maps and Geographic Information Systems Applications for Renewable Energy The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Technical Assistance Project (TAP) for state and local officials is offering an online seminar to instruct participants how to use online maps to download renewable energy data for a particular location. There will also [...]

AUTODESK NEWS RELEASE April 26, 2010 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Autodesk Launches Easy-to-Use, Low-Cost Drawing Software New AutoCAD Freestyle Creates High-Quality Drawings, Layouts and Plans for Specialty Contractors and Do-It-Yourself Projects SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced the availability of AutoCAD [...]