What civil engineers are reading this week

• Energy efficiency, integrated project delivery highlight University of Toronto addition

  The innovative University of Toronto addition is the largest in Canada to operate under an integrated project delivery agreement, in which the client, builder, and designers agree to a common contract.

• Have you considered a ‘bridge vacation’ this summer? Don’t knock it until you try it

  Your getaways don’t have to be all about the bridges, but it makes sense for lovers of fantastic crossings to wrap them into their adventures. Our resident bridge expert/humorist Brian Brenner offers tips.

• California invests $2.5B in transportation infrastructure, public transit

  The governor says California will spend the funds on public transportation infrastructure to enhance connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists and to rebuild vital routes to improve access for transit users.

• In wake of NYC structural failure, engineers vouch for office-to-apartment conversions

  Structural engineers say conversions are safe, even in densely populated areas, despite the incident at the former Pfizer building in Manhattan – provided engineers conduct careful structural analyses.

• Feds increasingly leave local governments hanging when climate disasters hit, report finds

  Communities that seek emergency federal aid to help rebuild public infrastructure when climate disasters hit can’t count on that help to arrive, based on the outcome of historic floods in Wisconsin last August.

• House, Senate committees OK water resources bills

  The full House and Senate committees have approved their respective versions of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. Differences still need to be reconciled to enact the biennial legislation.