The Land Development Design Initiative (LDDI) is a collaborative effort of the Via Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech with industry practitioners. The two primary objectives of LDDI are:
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 70 engineering and land development firms, many of which provide financial support.
Four committees support LDDI:
If you have questions about LDDI or would like to become involved, please contact us!
News and Announcements
LDDI Career Night was held at the Hokie House in downtown Blacksburg from 6-8pm on Monday, February 25th (the eve of the CEE Career Fair) with a tremendous turnout of both students and employers. On Tuesday, March 26th, Skip Notte from Dewberry lead students through a land development design charrette and competition with 8 competing teams - congratulations to Marcus Cadman and Kenny Wynne on their 1st place effort! On Saturday, April 6th, students toured land development projects in and around the Blacksburg area.
LDDI is thrilled to welcome its three newest corporate sponsors – Van Metre Homes, Youngblood, Tyler & Associates, P.C., and Brookfield Homes. Van Metre Homes and Youngblood, Tyler & Associates join LDDI as gold level supporters, while Brookfield Homes joins at the silver level. Established in 1955, Van Metre Homes has consistently been ranked as one of metro Washington’s top builders for customer satisfaction. Established in 1971, and recognized as a SWaM certified small business since 2009, Youngblood, Tyler & Associates provides its clients with a full spectrum of civil engineering, land surveying, site development, and land planning services. Brookfield Homes is the homebuilding division of Brookfield Residential - a North American land developer and homebuilder, active in ten principal markets with over 100,000 lots controlled. The company is listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BRP. Please welcome these three new sponsors to the LDDI family!
On Friday, January 11th, LDDI hosted its annual winter General Membership meeting at the Fairfax County Government Center. Following student presentations and a program update by Dr. Randy Dymond, a panel of guest speakers entertained the audience with a talk titled “The Evolution of Tysons Corner.” The panel, comprised of Barbara Byron and Tom Biesiadny (Fairfax County), John Amatetti (VIKA, Inc.), and Tom Fleury (Cityline Partners, LLC) spoke on the challenges, goals, and long-term vision for the massive redevelopment currently underway in the Tysons Corner district of Fairfax County. Meeting attendees were awarded two PDH credits, and as always the meeting provided excellent networking opportunities. Keep an eye out for our summer meeting to be held later this year in Richmond.
Departmental News and Highlights
LDDI Coordinator
Dr. Randy Dymond
220-C Patton Hall
Via Dept. of Civil & Env. Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Tel. : (540) 231-9023
E-mail: dymond(at)vt.edu
LDDI Assistant Coordinator
Mr. Kevin Young
308 Patton Hall
Via Dept. of Civil & Env. Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Tel.: (540) 231-2474
E-mail: keyoung(at)vt.edu