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The article offers miscellaneous news related to New York City. Topics discussed include premiere of documentary film "Unknown New York: The City That Women Built" hosted by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, the Life Sciences 2018 Real Estate Development Symposium held in June 2018, and views of Mark Chambers, director of sustainability for Mayor Bill de Blasio, on infrastructure sustainability.

The article discusses the highlights of the annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) held on October 29 to 31, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. Particular focus is given on the challenges facing the civil engineering profession. Black & Veatch chief executive officer (CEO) Len C. Rodman tackled the issue of sustainability. Other topics discussed include emerging trends in workplace flexibility and infrastructure projects. Participants included Maria Lehman of Bergmann Associates and Lynne Moss of CDM.

The article offers information on several events related to chemical engineering from September to October 2013. It states that the Gas Explosion Hazards on Offshore and Onshore Facilities will be held in Grimsby, England from September 24-25. It mentions that the IchemE 1st Regional Sustainability Seminar will be held in Kuantan, Malaysia on October 28. It adds that the Effective Networking webinar will be conducted on September 17.

The article celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Society of the Environmental Engineers (SEE) in 2009. The Society united with the Institute of Environmental Engineering, forming the Institute of Environmental Sciences. A symposium was arranged by Ivor Knowles, head of a branch at the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, in December 1959, with papers covering the shock, vibration and climatic environments and their relationship to the reliability of military equipment. SEE was founded by Victor Weake, Knowles and Peter Grootenhuis.

The article reports that Bernard Amadei, the president of the humanitarian group Engineers Without Borders-USA, will be the keynote speaker at the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress to be held in November 2007 in Seattle, Washington. Amadei, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will speak on the topic of engineering innovation, particularly as it relates to building a better world for needy populations in the developing and underdeveloped countries of the world. Engineers Without Borders-USA partners with disadvantaged communities to improve quality of life through the implementation of sustainable engineering projects.