Chronicling the rise, fall, and return to glory of a San Francisco icon
Author John King recounts the history of the Ferry Building.
How can P3s help transit fleets achieve zero emissions?
The University of Washington helps King County Metro weigh potential P3 options.
Breaking water mains present US, Canada with $452B problem
New research characterizes ages, break rates of U.S. and Canadian water mains.
How will water sector be impacted as EPA targets PFAS?
Waste management isn’t just about trash – it’s about resources too
Multipurpose barrier manages stormwater, reduces noise
Northeastern US rail infrastructure to be transformed
Congressional transportation commission overhauls public-private rail.
Owners-contractors work around certificate of merit statutes
The statutes aim to protect design professionals, but loopholes can be found.
Fiber-reinforced concrete cuts time, cost on light-rail project
Validation tests support switch to fiber-reinforced concrete for track slabs.
Author offers advice on STEM communication
Ray Bert reviews “Sharing Our Science: How to Write and Speak STEM.”
March/April 2024 print issue
• Civil engineers helped shape the art in 'Cities of the Future'
• An aquatic restoration provides a home for spawning salmon
• New wastewater treatment plant will be an energy generator
• Engineers are working to combat sediment buildup in reservoirs
• It takes a lot of water to keep data centers cool
• ASCE 2023 Annual Report: Executive Summary
Dual towers boasting staggered curves approved in Lithuania
The mixed-use buildings counter previous Soviet planning in the capital city.
Layered light-filled design unveiled for Maryland library
Undulating terraces will offer panoramic lake views.
Profusion of sculptural balconies to define Beirut art museum
The exterior will have 70 arched balconies blending indoor and outdoor spaces.
Underwater bicycling parking garage underway in Amsterdam
The structure will fit 4,000 bikes and be topped with a pedestrian boulevard.
22-story London tower to be elevated above new park
Southwark Council has approved the building’s design.
A city within a building to be built in a Danish harbor
The Esbjerg Strand project will reconceive the traditional educational campus.
New sciences center to feature ‘Jenga-like’ floor plan
Work begins on 135,000 sq ft Robert Day Sciences Center at California college.
Debate centers on diversions from California's Mono Lake basin
Los Angeles, environmental group at odds over protecting ancient saline lake.
Overhaul of historic UK bridge preserves form, function
The Union Chain Bridge has a new suspension system and timber deck.
Historic California post office is reborn
Preserving a Depression-era building first meant moving it in pieces.
Pullman’s ‘company town’ is being restored in Chicago
The Administration Building and its elegant clock tower are being revitalized.
Historic Ford assembly plant transformed for biomedical research
The Ford Motor Co. building in Pittsburgh has been completely renovated.
How did ancient engineers of Mesa Verde harness water?
By building and maintaining a series of reservoirs.
Australia’s Sydney Opera House hits all the right notes
ASCE has named the Sydney Opera House as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
New York’s Brooklyn Bridge is an engineering marvel
It pioneered the use of steel-wire cables in suspension bridge construction.
Former gun factory in upstate New York mixes history and engineering
The Watervliet Arsenal pioneered the use of prefabricated cast-iron construction.
The storied history of the Central Arizona Project
The CAP brought the Colorado River to the heart of Arizona.
Tent of the heavens
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has endured all that 1,500 years of history could throw at it.
Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge tames the wind
The Mackinac applied lessons from the failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
The Augusta Canal helped power a Georgia city's burgeoning textile industry
The Augusta Canal in Georgia created the largest industrial complex in the...
The last piece of the Interstate Highway System may have been the toughest
A segment of I-70 in Colorado completed the nation’s largest and most...
Building for the American Age: The Pentagon
The Pentagon was a design marvel that has stood firm through a turbulent century.
The Philadelphia Municipal Water Supply was the first of its kind
Steam engines and wooden pipes helped Philadelphia pioneer large-scale municipal water delivery....
EPA directs states to assess drinking water cybersecurity
Sanitary surveys of drinking water systems must include reviews of cybersecurity.
New guidance raises questions about American-made requirements
Industry groups are concerned about Build America, Buy America Act requirements.
WRDA 2022 act revises levee safety, inland waterway programs
New law addressing water resources creates national inventory of low-head dams.
White House promotes carbon reductions to meet net-zero goals
New initiative aims to accelerate innovations in five key climate sectors.
Supreme Court case challenges federal protection for certain wetlands
The case could strip some water bodies of protection under the Clean Water Act.
CHIPS and Science Act authorizes billions of dollars for R&D
Passage is a huge win, says Caroline Sevier, ASCE government relations director.
Proposal aims to reduce electric generation interconnection backlog
Policy Briefing: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeks to expedite the process.
Outlook for flood insurance policy reforms remains cloudy
Congress weighs potential reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.
Senate, House water resources bills advance out of committee
The legislation would authorize projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Cyber incident reporting to be required of infrastructure owners
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to set reporting mandates.
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure receives federal, state support
Recent hearings in Congress addressed U.S. plans for electric vehicle chargers.
Passed by the House, the America COMPETES Act would boost research funding
A bill passed by the House would increase funding for key research agencies.
EPA, trade groups differ on how to improve water sector cybersecurity
EPA, industry offer competing plans for improving water sector cybersecurity.
Federal infrastructure investment law significantly boosts sector spending
This is the most significant infrastructure legislation enacted in decades.
Report highlights EPA's plan to address contaminants
The national strategy will help protect people from long-lasting PFAS compounds.
Senate infrastructure bill would boost funding by 550B
Recently passed by the Senate, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
House Senate bills would promote dam safety, hydropower, and river restoration
Legislation recently introduced in Congress would boost efforts to rehabilitate, retrofit, or...
Equity, environmental justice emerge as key goals of Biden infrastructure plan
The Biden administration wants to use infrastructure to improve racial equity and...
Bipartisan water and wastewater bill clears Senate easily
In late April, the Senate handily passed legislation that would authorize more...
Biden plan focuses on transportation, water, and resilience
The Biden administration’s proposed $2 trillion American Jobs Plan calls for massive...
American Rescue Plan Act provides billions for transit, rail, airports, and water
Signed into law on March 11, the American Rescue Plan Act focuses...
Mass transit, aviation, water, and wastewater receive early attention in Congress
As President Joe Biden’s cabinet begins to take shape, Congress takes steps...
Tampa wastewater upgrade features major microtunnel project
Microtunneling enables critical new force main to avoid densely populated area.
Designing the UK’s first large shell structure in 25 years
The 50 m diameter concrete shell honors the U.K.’s famed Lovell Telescope.
San Francisco’s Presidio Tunnel Tops park opens
The 14-acre park connects the Presidio to the waterfront — atop a highway.
California river and floodplain project restores natural processes
Working to undo decades of ecological damage from mining, the project was...
How to make infrastructure more resilient against climate change
Civil engineers are promoting resiliency to ensure that the infrastructure they design...
Breakwaters aim to halt ongoing erosion at coastal refuge
A new series of breakwaters in southwestern Louisiana features an innovative, lightweight...
North Texas creek reconfigured to follow natures original design
A comprehensive environmental restoration effort in North Texas has led to the...
Modern roundabouts boost traffic safety and efficiency
The modern roundabout keeps traffic moving more safely and efficiently. Studies even...
Who needs to learn more about safety? Engineers, say roundtable panelists
Civil Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion among experts who stressed the need...
Lessons learned in the Beirut blast
Experts compared established projections with the actual damage from the blast at...
US Army Corps deconstructs nuclear facilities carefully
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently decommissioned and dismantled a nuclear...
Response team investigates wildfire damage to buried drinking water infrastructure
A response team led an investigation into the damage sustained to Paradise,...
Chase Center arena in San Francisco excels above and below ground
The opening of the Chase Center arena in San Francisco is the...
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