What civil engineers are reading this week

• Quality of life drives ASCE’s 2025 list of top 10 best places to be a civil engineer

  A change in methodology means a shakeup in the rankings of ASCE’s annual best places for civil engineers to live and enjoy successful careers, with a greater focus on salaries and cost of living. 

• Carbon capture more expensive than switching to renewables, Stanford study reveals

  Large-scale adoption of carbon dioxide-capturing industrial emissions and the atmosphere would be significantly more costly and environmentally harmful than shifting to renewable energy, researchers say.

• Chinese hackers likely hit US data center and residential internet providers

  Digital Realty and Comcast were likely victims of the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group, say National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency insiders.

• What is AI’s place in the civil engineering profession? How about the future?

  Civil engineers say artificial intelligence – when implemented properly – is a positive for the profession, though it comes with red flags. Learn more in the latest from our Trending in the Industry series.

• UK’s National Grid tests 3D-printed foundations

  The project will first explore the feasibility of this technology for noncritical structures, such as lighting column foundations.

• Why Waymo’s self-driving cars became target of protesters in Los Angeles

  Several self-driving cars were set on fire amid ongoing anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement demonstrations. Here’s what to know.