From the ‘grandstand’: Stepped structure elevates green spaces
The proposed building would feature a tribunelike shape overlooking a plaza.
‘Tell it like it is,’ activist Thunberg urges in offering on climate change
Internationally known Swede creates book touching all aspects of climate change.
Avoiding litigation: Jobsite safety carries inherent risk for design pros
Jobsite safety cases have long been heavily litigated and continue to be.
Long-delayed FAA reauthorization comes at right time for civil engineers
Growing trend in Denver: Biophilic buildings use Mother Nature as their muse
Additional news
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To protect New York interstate, breakthrough system targets overweight vehicles
It’s the nation’s first direct enforcement system for overweight vehicles.
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Need support staff at your civil engineering firm? The shortage is real
The civil engineering industry faces a dearth of technicians and technologists.
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Culvert rehabilitation project minimizes environmental impacts
A spray-applied geopolymer mortar emerged as the best option for three culverts.
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Can walkable communities and our drive-thru culture coexist? Yes, and here’s how
Walkable communities are booming, but coexisting with drive-thrus has hurdles.
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May/June 2024 print issue
• How successful firms are finding their next generation of leaders
• Are the efforts to attract students to engineering succeeding?
• Creativity is a key tool in the civil engineer's arsenal
• A commitment to lifelong learning is critical for a thriving career
• Civil engineers must think beyond their own country's borders
• The Best Places for Civil Engineers 2024
Read more: Project Highlights
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Dual towers boasting staggered curves approved in Lithuania
The mixed-use buildings counter previous Soviet planning in the capital city.
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Layered light-filled design unveiled for Maryland library
Undulating terraces will offer panoramic lake views.
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Profusion of sculptural balconies to define Beirut art museum
The exterior will have 70 arched balconies blending indoor and outdoor spaces.
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Underwater bicycling parking garage underway in Amsterdam
The structure will fit 4,000 bikes and be topped with a pedestrian boulevard.
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22-story London tower to be elevated above new park
Southwark Council has approved the building’s design.
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A city within a building to be built in a Danish harbor
The Esbjerg Strand project will reconceive the traditional educational campus.
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New sciences center to feature ‘Jenga-like’ floor plan
Work begins on 135,000 sq ft Robert Day Sciences Center at California college.
From the archives
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Debate centers on diversions from California's Mono Lake basin
Los Angeles, environmental group at odds over protecting ancient saline lake.
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Overhaul of historic UK bridge preserves form, function
The Union Chain Bridge has a new suspension system and timber deck.
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Historic California post office is reborn
Preserving a Depression-era building first meant moving it in pieces.
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Pullman’s ‘company town’ is being restored in Chicago
The Administration Building and its elegant clock tower are being revitalized.
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Historic Ford assembly plant transformed for biomedical research
The Ford Motor Co. building in Pittsburgh has been completely renovated.
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How did ancient engineers of Mesa Verde harness water?
By building and maintaining a series of reservoirs.
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Australia’s Sydney Opera House hits all the right notes
ASCE has named the Sydney Opera House as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
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New York’s Brooklyn Bridge is an engineering marvel
It pioneered the use of steel-wire cables in suspension bridge construction.
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Former gun factory in upstate New York mixes history and engineering
The Watervliet Arsenal pioneered the use of prefabricated cast-iron construction.
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The storied history of the Central Arizona Project
The CAP brought the Colorado River to the heart of Arizona.
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Tent of the heavens
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has endured all that 1,500 years of history could throw at it.
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Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge tames the wind
The Mackinac applied lessons from the failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
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The Augusta Canal helped power a Georgia city's burgeoning textile industry
The Augusta Canal in Georgia created the largest industrial complex in the...
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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...
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Building for the American Age: The Pentagon
The Pentagon was a design marvel that has stood firm through a turbulent century.
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The Philadelphia Municipal Water Supply was the first of its kind
Steam engines and wooden pipes helped Philadelphia pioneer large-scale municipal water delivery....
Getting up to speed: Policy Briefing
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EPA directs states to assess drinking water cybersecurity
Sanitary surveys of drinking water systems must include reviews of cybersecurity.
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New guidance raises questions about American-made requirements
Industry groups are concerned about Build America, Buy America Act requirements.
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WRDA 2022 act revises levee safety, inland waterway programs
New law addressing water resources creates national inventory of low-head dams.
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White House promotes carbon reductions to meet net-zero goals
New initiative aims to accelerate innovations in five key climate sectors.
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Supreme Court case challenges federal protection for certain wetlands
The case could strip some water bodies of protection under the Clean Water Act.
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CHIPS and Science Act authorizes billions of dollars for R&D
Passage is a huge win, says Caroline Sevier, ASCE government relations director.
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Proposal aims to reduce electric generation interconnection backlog
Policy Briefing: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeks to expedite the process.
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Outlook for flood insurance policy reforms remains cloudy
Congress weighs potential reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Senate, House water resources bills advance out of committee
The legislation would authorize projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Cyber incident reporting to be required of infrastructure owners
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to set reporting mandates.
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Electric vehicle charging infrastructure receives federal, state support
Recent hearings in Congress addressed U.S. plans for electric vehicle chargers.
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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.
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EPA, trade groups differ on how to improve water sector cybersecurity
EPA, industry offer competing plans for improving water sector cybersecurity.
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Federal infrastructure investment law significantly boosts sector spending
This is the most significant infrastructure legislation enacted in decades.
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Report highlights EPA's plan to address contaminants
The national strategy will help protect people from long-lasting PFAS compounds.
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Senate infrastructure bill would boost funding by 550B
Recently passed by the Senate, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
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House Senate bills would promote dam safety, hydropower, and river restoration
Legislation recently introduced in Congress would boost efforts to rehabilitate, retrofit, or...
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Equity, environmental justice emerge as key goals of Biden infrastructure plan
The Biden administration wants to use infrastructure to improve racial equity and...
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Bipartisan water and wastewater bill clears Senate easily
In late April, the Senate handily passed legislation that would authorize more...
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Biden plan focuses on transportation, water, and resilience
The Biden administration’s proposed $2 trillion American Jobs Plan calls for massive...
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American Rescue Plan Act provides billions for transit, rail, airports, and water
Signed into law on March 11, the American Rescue Plan Act focuses...
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Mass transit, aviation, water, and wastewater receive early attention in Congress
As President Joe Biden’s cabinet begins to take shape, Congress takes steps...
Long reads that dig deep
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Tampa wastewater upgrade features major microtunnel project
Microtunneling enables critical new force main to avoid densely populated area.
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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.
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San Francisco’s Presidio Tunnel Tops park opens
The 14-acre park connects the Presidio to the waterfront — atop a highway.
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California river and floodplain project restores natural processes
Working to undo decades of ecological damage from mining, the project was...
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How to make infrastructure more resilient against climate change
Civil engineers are promoting resiliency to ensure that the infrastructure they design...
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Breakwaters aim to halt ongoing erosion at coastal refuge
A new series of breakwaters in southwestern Louisiana features an innovative, lightweight...
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North Texas creek reconfigured to follow natures original design
A comprehensive environmental restoration effort in North Texas has led to the...
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Modern roundabouts boost traffic safety and efficiency
The modern roundabout keeps traffic moving more safely and efficiently. Studies even...
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Who needs to learn more about safety? Engineers, say roundtable panelists
Civil Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion among experts who stressed the need...
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Lessons learned in the Beirut blast
Experts compared established projections with the actual damage from the blast at...
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US Army Corps deconstructs nuclear facilities carefully
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently decommissioned and dismantled a nuclear...
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Response team investigates wildfire damage to buried drinking water infrastructure
A response team led an investigation into the damage sustained to Paradise,...
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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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