VT CEE students are off and running on their senior land development design projects for the semester. Special thanks to the 30 professional mentors who will help guide them along the way over the next three months! Read more about this semester's projects and mentoring teams here:
LDDI at Virginia Tech
Civil Engineering
Blacksburg, VA 845 followers
Part of the Bowman Sustainable Land Development Program at Virginia Tech
About us
LDDI is a collaborative effort of the Via Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech with industry practitioners. The three primary objectives of LDDI are: (1) Improving land development design education, including increasing student awareness of land development design as a career path (2) Increasing interaction between practitioners and undergraduate civil engineering students at Virginia Tech (3) Enhancing research efforts in the land development area The Initiative has made significant strides to improve land development design education at Virginia Tech and to increase student awareness of land development design as a career path. The Initiative also promotes the interaction between students and practitioners. LDDI now involves more than 170 engineering and land development firms, many of which provide financial support. Virginia Tech also offers a M.S. in Civil Engineering degree focused in Sustainable Land Development. The Sustainable Land Development Graduate Program at Virginia Tech offers interdisciplinary training and research opportunities to advance sustainable land development. Students in our graduate program work closely with our faculty and industry partners. The program is built for customized learning, where students learn to apply principles of sustainability and engineering design to meet community, regional, and global societal needs.
- Website
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https://www.lddi.cee.vt.edu/
External link for LDDI at Virginia Tech
- Industry
- Civil Engineering
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Blacksburg, VA
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2006
- Specialties
- Land Development, Site Design, Undergraduate Education, Graduate Education, Civil 3D, and Civil Engineering
Locations
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Primary
200 Patton Hall
750 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061, US
Employees at LDDI at Virginia Tech
Updates
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Nawras Zalzala, EIT is a VT Civil Engineering 2023 graduate. Read more about her experience at VT and start of her career at Dewberry here:
Graduates in the Industry: Nawras Zalzala
LDDI at Virginia Tech on LinkedIn
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We invite you to participate in our 10th annual LDDI Inc. Charity Golf Tournament at the Laurel Hill Golf Club in Fairfax County on Thursday, Oct. 3. This event is dedicated to supporting the next generation of land development design students in civil engineering. We are still looking for sponsors and golfers! Sign up today - https://lnkd.in/eT4piic3
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Congratulations to this year's Bowman Sustainable Land Development Student of the Year Award Winners! 🏆Nichole Dorn, EIT, ENV SP Dorn - Undergraduate Student of the Year 🏆Natalie Romero - Graduate Student of the Year
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Congratulations to this year's LDDI at Virginia Tech Award Winners! Thank you for your continued contributions to land development education at Virginia Tech! 🏆Jeffrey N. Lighthiser, P.E. - Hokie Stone Award 🏆Alexa Devlin - Industry Advisory Group Member of the Year 🏆Laura Hall, PE, ENV SP - Young Member of the Year 🏆Randy Royal and Michael Cardman, PE - Practitioner Involvement Awards 🏆Jessie Ponce de Leon and Paul B Johnson - Philanthropists of the Year Award
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For the first time, LDDI at Virginia Tech's Annual Report is in video format. Check it out the 2024 Annual Report here!
LDDI 2024 Annual Report
https://www.youtube.com/
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Happy National Intern Day! Join us in celebrating the amazing interns from Virginia Tech who have been working at LDDI at Virginia Tech sponsoring firms this summer! 🔸 Allie Harvich, Mike Norris, and Abel Gerezgher from Kimley-Horn🔸Kaavya Parikh from ATCS, PLC🔸James Stanger, Alejandro Pinedo, and Jiyeon Park from AES Consulting Engineers🔸Billy Moonan from Bohler🔸Lucas Alexander from Cunningham Engineering Corporation🔸Nicole Paz-Jimenez, Carlton Harris, and Francisco Portillo from Gordon🔸Sarah Chin from IMEG 🔸Cade Martin and Khalid Tabra from J2🔸Aayush Patodiya from Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams (KBJW) 🔸Jonathan Giordano from Langan Engineering & Environmental Services 🔸Linda Giffing and Kaitlyn Biggs from McAdams🔸Litzy A. from Pennoni🔸 Isabel Randazzo from Townes Site Engineering🔸Jack Pierson, Lily Grossman, Tucker Eccleston, and Evelyn Wensell from VHB Thank you to our sponsoring companies for investing in the future of our industry and providing these Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering students with valuable learning opportunities. Share your favorite internship memories, lessons learned, or advice for future interns in the comments below! Let's celebrate the impact of internships and the bright future ahead for these talented individuals. #NationalInternDay #InternshipProgram #VirginiaTech #LandDevelopment #YoungTalent #FutureLeaders Virginia Tech College of Engineering
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LDDI at Virginia Tech Dymond sponsor, Bowman Consulting, provided civil engineering, survey, and limited landscape architecture services for the recently opened Water Park at National Landing. Learn more about this vibrant food and entertainment hub.
Bowman’s Sustainable Contributions to the Water Park at National Landing
LDDI at Virginia Tech on LinkedIn
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Learn more about the national award winning development proposal from Virginia Tech's ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition here as well as an opportunity to watch their presentation. Congrats again this outstanding group of students! Virginia Tech College of Engineering Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering
Virginia Tech Students Place Second Nationally in the ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition
LDDI at Virginia Tech on LinkedIn
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One month away - RSVP today at https://lnkd.in/eUyVmJx4!
We hope you can join us in Virginia Beach on Friday, July 26th for networking, lunch, awards, and a presentation on the Brock Environmental Center! RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eBd_HNME