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September 7, 2023 in Articles , Column

Code Update: How NSF’s Water Standards Support New Technology

Following the American Water Works Association (AWWA) ACE 2023 show in Ontario, Canada, the long-term vision of creating a sustainable water sector is front of mind for many stakeholders in the water industry. How technology supports global efforts to address climate change, how climate change is impacting our drinking-water resources and which technologies may work as viable solutions all are central topics. This comes as the industry has more information than ever before as to which materials...

September 7, 2023 in Articles , Column

Infrastructure Outlook: The Time to Embrace Digital Technology Is Now

These are unprecedented times for infrastructure development in the United States. With once-in-a-lifetime funding pumping $1.2 trillion into development through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), construction project volume is skyrocketing. However, we’re all too aware that throwing money at a problem isn’t enough. In recent years, the United States has fallen from its place as a top-ranked country to its latest world ranking (by the World Economic Forum) of 13th for infrastructure qual...

September 7, 2023 in Articles , Column

Executive Corner: Has Rampant Consolidation Been Good for the A/E Industry?

If you’ve noticed a lot of M&A deals announced recently, you’re not alone. Almost every, day we read another press release that touts a new and promising combination between two A/E organizations. Mega deals and ENR 500 recapitalizations as well as small company tuck-ins and local marriages. The articles often incorporate confident leaders exuding the strategic and synergistic merits of the deal as well as the anticipation of collaborative opportunities in joining forces. But with an increasing,...

September 7, 2023 in Articles , Column

Transportation Troubleshooting: Seven Essential Best Practices for the Changing Federal Infrastructure Funding Opportunities

With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, local and state governments as well as publicly owned utilities have vast opportunities to secure funding for a wide range of infrastructure projects. This law and Biden Administration policies also highlight funding criteria to emphasize sustainability, greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, climate-change resiliency, equity, environmental justice and rural development. While these values had previously been incorporated in federal grant criteria to some exten...

September 7, 2023 in Articles , Column

From the Editor: What Does Sustainable Engineering Mean to Me?

It’s September, which means it’s time for the Informed Infrastructure Sustainable Engineering Special Issue. This is the third year a special issue has focused on engineering projects and research related to sustainability, which plays an important role in everyone’s life. Sustainable engineering affects water supply and quality, waste disposal, construction materials, pollution reduction, natural resources, environmental concerns, and much more. For this column, I tried to select some new (at...

September 1, 2023 in Articles , Column

Thoughts From Engineers: Water Two Times Around and More

In a cooperative undertaking among Florida’s wastewater and drinking-water sectors, rulemaking is moving forward to develop regulations and standards for the safe operation of potable reuse systems. In a country that for decades has operated centralized water-treatment systems to treat water principally for one application and one-time use, this is a significant development. More importantly, the policy-making underway in Florida isn’t an outlier, but rather part of a larger reuse movement with...