What civil engineers are reading this week

• Climate journalist, author confirmed as second ASCE2027 keynote speaker

  Jake Bittle’s appearance as one of four keynote speakers reflects resiliency’s growth as a civil engineering priority. ASCE2027: The Infrastructure and Engineering Experience is coming next March.

• 3 megaprojects trigger rebound in March construction starts

  Starts in electric power and utilities leaped over 353% month over month, according to Dodge, even as data centers decelerated.

• Latticed supertall skyscraper will be one of US’s tallest buildings

  An ambitious new supertall skyscraper is planned for New York City, defined by an external steel lattice that forms part of its structural system.

• Florida facing its most intense drought in 15 years; how long will it last?

  More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U.S. Southeast are similarly affected. Why, and what are the impacts?

• Volatile temperatures forcing civil engineers to rethink infrastructure design

  Civil engineers are carefully researching how to better design and maintain roads, power lines, railroad tracks, bridges, and other structures to withstand extremes and extend their service life.

• Airports said to be adapting to rising electrical demand

  While electric demand is rising at airports across the U.S., airports are making progress, according to the American Association of Airport Executives Airport Consortium on Transformation.