APWA Supports Public Works Provisions Included in the U.S. Senate ‘Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’
Washington, D.C. – Today, the 30,000 members of the American Public Works Association (APWA) are very encouraged by bipartisan legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, set to be considered and voted on in the coming days in the U.S. Senate. Over recent weeks, a bipartisan group of Senators have been working in conjunction with President Biden on the framework for the bill. Included in the legislation are several public works priorities supported by APWA's Public Policy Priorities...
Podcast: Bentley Transportation Software for Small Business
Traditionally, many have viewed Bentley software as a solution for large organizations and megaprojects. Until now many small businesses believed that their projects were too small for the same technology and that the cost was unsustainable for their business model. Bentley’s transportation software was developed by engineers to improve road projects both small and large and Virtuosity, a Bentley Company, has now made it accessible and affordable for small businesses. Whether you are loo...
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Letters from August 2021 Issue
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2D CAD in a 3D World
The complex wall structure is shown in an exploded axonometric drawing. (Stantec and Walter P . Moore) There’s little doubt dawn is breaking on the brave new world of 3D modeling, BIM, reality capture, real-time rendering, simulation and digital twins for the construction industry. It’s exciting to be working in this industry when these technologies are beginning to make real impacts on the safety, productivity and efficiency of construction projects around the world. Projects that other...
From the Editor: Personal and Mass-Media Stories Highlight the Importance of Inspections
During my career, I’ve performed inspections on hundreds of bridges. The inspections varied in detail depending on the reasons for looking at them. Some were cursory inspections to determine whether or not to include particular bridges in the INDOT program for replacement or rehabilitation. There were some general criteria to follow about geometrics and structural condition, but a lot was left up to inspector experience. A couple of us would inspect five to 10 a day, mostly depending on how f...
Executive Corner: The Pandemic’s Impact on A/E Firm Ownership
A psychological shift seems to be taking place as we begin to migrate back to “normal.” More Americans are shifting their views on retirement, with many considering retiring earlier than initially planned. In a recent phone call, an A/E firm owner (aged 62) told me they had always planned to work full-time until they were 70, then scale back their hours for a few years after that. But since the pandemic, their goals have changed. They now are considering selling their firm and only working anoth...
Thoughts From Engineers: Water Reuse Enters the Spotlight
The Wichita Falls Resource Recovery Facility in Wichita Falls, Texas, became a national model for indirect potable reuse (IPR) in 2018 when it captured, disinfected, filtered and oxygenated wastewater before delivering roughly 20 million gallons a day to the city’s drinking water reservoir, Lake Arrowhead. A prime example of making the most of a city’s water supply, the city now treats and reuses what would have been discharged as effluent 10 years ago. Pure Water San Diego is in the process...
Infrastructure Outlook: Building Back a Better Next-Generation Infrastructure
As we have changed our shopping patterns from the cart to an app and meetings from conference rooms to Zoom, infrastructure has been one of the last vestiges of the industrial era that hasn’t migrated to the digital era. This must change. President Biden recently echoed the same message in Louisiana. Reliable and safe bridges also bridge party lines, and literally unify people. “We’ve got to build back to a different standard, not to what it was,” the President said. “It’s got to be better...
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