What civil engineers are reading this week

• ASCE’s Landmark Madness: The remaining 4 infrastructure marvels all have strong cases

  The inaugural ASCE Civil Engineering Landmark Madness bracket is down to four after hundreds of votes. See if your favorite is still standing.

• Winter storms underscore threats data center boom poses to grid reliability, affordability

  Demand from the data center boom, combined with worsening extreme weather events, puts our electric system at heightened risk, writes a leader of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

• The building code rule that lets Seattle turn forgotten lots into housing

  Rethinking the building code to allow single-stairwell buildings brought more small-lot, mid-rise apartments to the city – and sparked a wider reform movement.

• ASCE welcomes Peter O’Neil as new chief executive officer

  Peter J. O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, an accomplished and growth-oriented association leader with deep global experience and a proven commitment to member- and volunteer value, will start March 30.

• California High Speed Rail connects downtown Fresno to city’s Chinatown

  The underpass project now connects the city's downtown to its southwest, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in an historically disadvantaged and polluted area.

• More automated trucks hit I-70

  Automated trucks are being put through Midwest weather and traffic, and officials say that’s exactly the point.