WASHINGTON - A newly released report by WIRES finds that the drive towards electrification of transportation and heating in the U.S. will require major new electric transmission infrastructure. The report, titled The Coming Electrification of the North…
2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards – Call for Entries Now Open/Judges Confirmed
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the 2019 Excellence…
Clearing a Hurdle for the Potomac Yard Metro Station
Innovative financing played an important role in getting a long-anticipated Metrorail station on track for a 2021 opening. The addition of a Washington…
Boosting New Jersey Water Infrastructure Capital Investments Would Provide 3:1 Economic Return, New Analysis Finds
Report available at www.artba.org (WASHINGTON) – An additional $1 billion annual investment dedicated to improving New Jersey’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems would generate $3 billion in economic benefits and support nearly 14,000 jobs,…
Storm on the Horizon: Sewage Overflow Is a Problem for Today, Not Tomorrow
Climate change often is depicted as a far-off threat; something for future generations to worry about. However, while politicians continue to debate how to solve this critical issue, the effects of global warming and changing weather patterns are already…
Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards Program
Winners to be selected and announced at the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference in Singapore EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction,…
RINKER MATERIALS™, AIAS and a Single MOM Aim to Make Owning a Home No Pipe Dream
Las Vegas – With the prevalence of homelessness and overpopulation across the country, Rinker Materials™ and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS ) joined forces to make affordable, high-quality housing a reality through the vision of…
FRA Rescinds Funding for California High Speed Rail Project
In a Feb. 19 letter, the Federal Railroad Administration informed the California High Speed Rail Authority that it intends to cancel $929 million in federal grants yet to be paid for building a high-speed rail link between Los Angeles region and the San Francisco…
Cell Tower Inspection and Maintenance: UAV Reality Capture and Digital Twin Pilot Project Suggest Major Efficiency Gains
Telstra’s complex cell-tower arrays typically are mounted at the top of 25-meter, non-climbable steel monopoles. Determining the precise number of cell towers in the world is a difficult task, complicated by the lack of coordinated international reporting…
Civil Engineer Group Gives Northeast Ohio’s Infrastructure a “D+” on Annual Report Card
CLEVELAND — Northeast Ohio received a D+ grade for its overall infrastructure in an annual report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which was released Wednesday. The report card gave the following grades for different parts of the infrastructure…
