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Policy Briefing: Biden plan focuses on transportation, water, and resilience

The Biden administration’s proposed $2 trillion American Jobs Plan calls for massive increases in federal funding on infrastructure, particularly in the transportation, water, and resilience sectors

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Colorado high-altitude Pikes Peak visitor center to offer ‘iconic experience’

Set to open this summer, the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center was designed to minimize its environmental impacts, survive the rigors of its 14,115 ft elevation, and enhance visitors’ experiences

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Slideshow: ‘Leaning’ library to offer expansive views, lessen solar gain in South Korea

The design of a multistory, rounded library protects south-facing interiors from solar gain in summer while maximizing thermal gain in winter

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Legal Brief: Look out for lawyers’ ‘reptile’ tactics in civil engineering cases

Lawyers Michael C. Loulakis and Lauren P. McLaughlin explain how design firms can protect themselves from lawyer’s “reptile” tactics in civil engineering cases

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Will recent congestion at seaports affect long-term design?

The COVID-19 pandemic was a black swan event that led to a surge of imports. While it is enough of an anomaly to not majorly rejigger port design, experts are planning for long-term overhauls

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Groundbreaking interagency report seeks to move beyond life-safety design standards

A new report from NIST and FEMA highlights the need for timely reoccupancy and functional recovery of buildings and infrastructure in the aftermath of earthquakes and other disasters

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Video: Art installation also provides pedestrian access to London’s Dinosaur Island

The 8 m long pivoting art installation can, when necessary, swing around to offer pedestrian access to the Crystal Palace Park island that hosts Victorian-era dinosaur sculptures

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Companies join forces to develop carbon-negative bioenergy facility

The facility will use biomass to generate electricity. The carbon dioxide produced during that generation will be sequestered underground.

From Civil Engineering Magazine

First Step: turning an internship into a full-time job

Kacy Grundhauser, A.M.ASCE, talks with Civil Engineering about how she turned a college internship into a full-time job where she can focus on her dual interests in water resources and transportation

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Michigan agencies collaborate to reduce sewer overflows

By working together, three agencies in southeast Michigan will reduce sewer overflows to the Rouge River faster and more cost-effectively than if they acted separately

From Civil Engineering Magazine