ASCE Signs Landmark Agreement on Sustainable Development
Knowledge of sustainable development should be a key requirement for engineers, according to a joint statement of intent signed today by ASCE, the British-based Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. The statement was issued as part of the Global Engineering Congress, hosted in London by ICE and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations in London. More than 2,000 engineers – including several ASCE leaders – from more than 70 countries have ga...
Hundreds of Supporters Celebrate Sterling Natural Resource Center Groundbreaking
HIGHLAND, Calif. – On Oct. 20, more than 300 local officials and community members joined East Valley Water District (EVWD) to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC), a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility in Highland, Calif., on the corner of N. Del Rosa and 6th Street. Permitting and construction of the SNRC is expected to be completed in less than three years. EVWD General Manager/CEO John Mura kicked off the celebration with remarks on h...
Engineered Solutions: Modernizing Infrastructure to Keep Costs Low and Profit Margins High
Sponsored By: Founded in 2007, Egnyte delivers a content platform designed for business. Egnyte’s cloud-based platform serves as the foundation for collaboration, enabling secure file sharing and compliant data protection, while also helping to modernize infrastructure. Thousands of businesses worldwide use Egnyte products, and AEC companies are among those reaping the greatest rewards. The following are some examples: Balfour Beatty: Cutting Costs Balfour Beatty US is an...
SWC Fact Sheet on Water Management & Efficiency
The State Water Contractors are working together to responsibly manage the state’s finite water supplies that serve nearly 27 million people, 750,000 acres of farmland and fuel our statewide economy. By implementing innovative water savings programs, providing grant funding for water-wise landscaping and incentivizing the installation of advanced sprinkler systems for agricultural uses, the Contractors are promoting best practices in water conservation and ensuring greater efficiency....
Siemens and UCF to Establish Big Data Collaboration Focused on Advancing Smart Infrastructure Technologies
Goal of data analytics partnership to further develop concept of Smart Buildings by optimizing overall building performance and improve operational efficiency and predictability of power grid Access to Siemens’ leading-edge software and hardware provides students and researchers insight into future of smart buildings Initiative also to focus on co-creation and R&D for smart infrastructure technologies as industry and academic experts work side-by-side Today, the University of Centr...
WDO Launches Bid Process for World Design Capital 2022
Montreal (Canada) – The World Design Organization (WDO)™ today announced the launch of the World Design Capital® (WDC) bid process for the 2022 designation, inviting cities from around the globe to apply for its 8th WDC designation and to demonstrate the ways they are using design to create inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. The WDC programme supports WDO’s vision to design a better world and its commitment to showcase design-led innovation that contributes to the achievement of th...
New ASCE Manual of Practice Focuses on Infrastructure Resilience in a Changing Climate
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management, MOP 140, provides guidance for and contributes to the developing or enhancing of methods for infrastructure analysis and design in a world in which risk profiles are changing and can be projected with varying degrees of uncertainty requiring a new design philosophy to meet this challenge. Using probabilistic methods for quantitative risk analysis and framework design, this manual of practice...
ARTBA & WTS Alliance Encourages Advancement of Women in Transportation
(WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Women’s Transportation Seminar International (WTS) have formed an alliance to support and advance women in the transportation infrastructure sector. The organizations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in early October at ARTBA’s National Convention in New York City. “ARTBA looks forward to working with WTS to promote the development and advancement of women in the transportation design and constru...
State DOTs Mobilize as Hurricane Michael Hits Southeastern U.S.
The Florida panhandle took the brunt of Hurricane Michael’s 155-mph winds and storm surge as it came ashore on Oct. 9; a hurricane that, as it travelled inland and dissipated, brought high winds, heavy rain, and renewed flooding to North and South Carolina as well as Georgia; states still recovering from Hurricane Florence, which struck the East Coast in late September. The storm is the most powerful ever to hit northwest Florida, noted Gov. Rick Scott in news conference, who called it an “ab...
Georgia DOT Assessing and Responding to Damage and Blockages from Hurricane Michael
ATLANTA, GA – Hurricane Michael has moved through Georgia, leaving damage to homes and businesses, downed trees and power lines, blocked roads and traffic signal outages across the state. In accordance with Governor Nathan Deal’s seven-day state of emergency declaration, which was expanded yesterday to include 108 counties located in the south and coastal areas of Georgia, GDOT responded to the storm’s impact on a statewide level in partnership with the Governor’s Office, Georgia Emergency Manag...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
