What civil engineers are reading this week

• Companies can gain from thinking differently about sustainability, authors say

  Making assumptions about consumers does not help make our world more sustainable, according to the authors of The Demand Revolution. What is "the green mirage," and what can we do about it?

• Italy gives final approval for world’s longest suspension bridge to Sicily

  The $15.6 billion project would connect the island of Sicily to the region of Calabria, on the tip of Italy's boot.

• Master planning helps 3 Carolina communities mesh better with their environments

  In North and South Carolina, all parties – from civil engineers to landscape architects – are working holistically to ensure nature can coexist with development of the built environment.

• A parade of volcanoes erupts in Russia following the recent 8.8 earthquake

  Six Russian volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula erupted shortly after the massive earthquake stuck nearby, and a seventh is considered possible.

• In aftermath of LA fires, group asks: Why aren’t we building homes that don’t burn?

  “We can build back in a way which is more sustainable and resilient by using noncombustible building materials,” one expert says. What hurdles stand in the way of constructing homes of concrete?

• Civil engineer gets ensnared in fraud involving construction materials testing dishonesty

  Civil engineering professionals have a responsibility to balance service to clients or employers with their ethical responsibility. Here's what happened when a materials inspection was falsified.