What civil engineers are reading this week

• No internship this summer? There are other ways to build a resume that impresses

  Opportunities such as supporting research do not require prior experience and can be as fulfilling as internships, offers civil engineering senior Ashley Forkey in her latest Undergraduate’s View.

• US and Canada utilities to double spending on digital water solutions by 2036

  Municipal water utilities in the U.S. and Canada are moving beyond early digital adoption to systemwide deployment of connected infrastructure solutions and devices.

• Con Edison to spend $29B shoring up NYC area grid as electrification rises

  New York City and its suburbs are not seeing an influx of data centers like other parts of the country, but building and transportation electrification is driving gradual demand growth.

• Proving liquidated damages in court is a high bar to clear

  To recover liquidated damages, owners must show that at the time of contracting the amount reasonably reflected anticipated losses. A recent court ruling highlights the challenge.

• Same profession, different firm: How AI is rebuilding engineering from the inside out

  A new report concludes that the firms that thrive in the future won’t be those replacing their people with technology but those unleashing the full potential of their engineers through it.

• As a Colorado aquifer runs low, dangerous heavy metals threaten rural drinking water

  In the San Luis Valley, a megadrought and record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. Few protections exist for residents drinking from private wells.