How AI and Cloud Technology Are Driving Digital Disruption in Capital Infrastructure
The capital infrastructure industry is ripe for disruption. According to a recent survey conducted by KPMG, more than two-thirds (69 percent) of capital construction projects are delivered late and over budget. At a time when countries such as the United States are investing heavily in new infrastructure projects as part of broad-sweeping government initiatives, costly delays and over-stretched budgets are becoming a real cause for concern. The days of overpromising and underdelivering are comin...
Waskita Karya Designs Toll Road Network to Support Development of Indonesia’s New Smart Sustainable Capital City
The digital twin solution improved communication, eliminating 20,000 truck movements during initial construction, lowering diesel fuel consumption by 32,800 liters to save IDR 590 million. (Credit: PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk) Nusantara (IKN) is scheduled to be inaugurated in August 2024 as Indonesia’s new national capital, replacing Jakarta. Spanning approximately 2,560 square kilometers, the newly planned city is located on the east coast of Borneo in East Kalimantan provin...
Historic Nantucket’s Sea Street Third Sewer Force Main Project
Located about 30 miles south of Cape Cod off the coast of Massachusetts, the island of Nantucket—originally settled in 1641—is a long-time tourist destination and vacation haven. Designated as a National Historic Landmark District, Nantucket is noted for its 18th- and 19th-century architecture and may only be reached by boat, ferry or airplane. During the summer months, when tourism reaches its highest point, the population on the island swells from just more than 14,000 to more than 80,000. To...
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Engineered Solutions: Navigating the Complexities of Federally Funded Projects
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With Modular Construction, Learn Through Creation
How can modular building systems change the way we think about building today? Ideas about prefabricated building systems have been in consideration for decades, and now these offsite-built solutions appear to be here to stay. Yet challenges persist in their use, in part because the modular building industry still is in its relative infancy. Also, the roles played by engineers, architects and other consultants in traditional building delivery haven’t been defined clearly or universally for modul...
Water Works: Making Stormwater Control Measures More Resilient
Resiliency can be defined as the ability to bounce back under stress, and it’s an important topic as it relates to stormwater infrastructure. More-resilient stormwater control measures (SCMs) must be designed to meet tomorrow’s design needs. Across the globe, communities are facing increasing stressors brought on by stronger, more frequently occurring storms associated with climate change. These intense events exacerbate existing drainage issues created by increasing urbanization within our c...
From the Editor: We Need to Rapidly Replenish the Engineering Workforce
In 1971, the year I was starting my career, the job market for civil engineers wasn’t very strong. I received one job offer and many letters stating the employer would keep my resume on file in case anything should turn up. Most of my colleagues from that time had similar experiences. The interstate program was slowing down, and inflation was high. My fellow graduates and I accepted whatever offers we received. Some who could afford it went on to graduate school. I started my career with the...
Thoughts From Engineers: Gearing Up for Resilience
The United States continues to move forward with plans to rebuild the country’s infrastructure with allocations from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Inflation Reduction Act and other sources. A critical shift also has been triggered to integrate resilient planning and design standards into key infrastructure, fortifying communities against extreme storms and climate-driven events. The federal government has launched more-urgent policy initiatives, and, at President Biden’s direction, federal...
Executive Corner: The Impact on Valuation of Section 174 Changes (R&D Expense Deductibility)
Although the research and development (R&D) tax credit has existed since the 1980s, it’s only been during the last decade or so that evolution in the tax code has expanded eligibility for this credit and popularized the tax strategy among architecture, engineering and environmental-consulting firms. Tax Liabilities Coming Due For years, many A/E firms developed systems for identifying and tracking eligible research and experimentation expenses and have benefited from the associated tax cre...
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