Seattle waterfront project restores beach habitat
A focus on natural habitat separates this beach from others.
How will water sector be impacted as EPA targets PFAS?
Final rules set drinking water limits and designate certain compounds hazardous.
Waste management isn’t just about trash – it’s about resources too
Turning waste into usable resources can mitigate overflowing of U.S. landfills.
This building for a campus’s artistic set oozes creativity
‘Vast opportunity’: Captured stormwater could be urban boon
Multipurpose barrier manages stormwater, reduces noise
A road noise barrier in Denmark evaporates and infiltrates roof runoff.
How can P3s help transit fleets achieve zero emissions?
The University of Washington helps King County Metro weigh potential P3 options.
Owners-contractors work around certificate of merit statutes
The statutes aim to protect design professionals, but loopholes can be found.
Fiber-reinforced concrete cuts time, cost on light-rail project
Validation tests support switch to fiber-reinforced concrete for track slabs.
January/February 2024 print issue
- Civil engineer Paul Lee discusses 'Cities of the Future'
- Engineering building is a hub for collaboration
- Engineers are helping transit agencies electrify their fleets
- WWII anti-aircraft bunker transformed into urban oasis
- Mass timber high-rise lights up the Milwaukee skyline
- Pelješac Bridge marks turning point in Croatia’s history
Dual towers boasting staggered curves approved in Lithuania
The mixed-use buildings counter previous Soviet planning in the capital city.
Layered light-filled design unveiled for Maryland library
Undulating terraces will offer panoramic lake views.
Profusion of sculptural balconies to define Beirut art museum
The exterior will have 70 arched balconies blending indoor and outdoor spaces.
Underwater bicycling parking garage underway in Amsterdam
The structure will fit 4,000 bikes and be topped with a pedestrian boulevard.
22-story London tower to be elevated above new park
Southwark Council has approved the building’s design.
A city within a building to be built in a Danish harbor
The Esbjerg Strand project will reconceive the traditional educational campus.
New sciences center to feature ‘Jenga-like’ floor plan
Work begins on 135,000 sq ft Robert Day Sciences Center at California college.
Debate centers on diversions from California's Mono Lake basin
Los Angeles, environmental group at odds over protecting ancient saline lake.
Overhaul of historic UK bridge preserves form, function
The Union Chain Bridge has a new suspension system and timber deck.
Pullman’s ‘company town’ is being restored in Chicago
The Administration Building and its elegant clock tower are being revitalized.
Historic Ford assembly plant transformed for biomedical research
The Ford Motor Co. building in Pittsburgh has been completely renovated.
How did ancient engineers of Mesa Verde harness water?
By building and maintaining a series of reservoirs.
Australia’s Sydney Opera House hits all the right notes
ASCE has named the Sydney Opera House as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
New York’s Brooklyn Bridge is an engineering marvel
It pioneered the use of steel-wire cables in suspension bridge construction.
Former gun factory in upstate New York mixes history and engineering
The Watervliet Arsenal pioneered the use of prefabricated cast-iron construction.
EPA directs states to assess drinking water cybersecurity
Sanitary surveys of drinking water systems must include reviews of cybersecurity.
New guidance raises questions about American-made requirements
Industry groups are concerned about Build America, Buy America Act requirements.
WRDA 2022 act revises levee safety, inland waterway programs
New law addressing water resources creates national inventory of low-head dams.
White House promotes carbon reductions to meet net-zero goals
New initiative aims to accelerate innovations in five key climate sectors.
Supreme Court case challenges federal protection for certain wetlands
The case could strip some water bodies of protection under the Clean Water Act.
CHIPS and Science Act authorizes billions of dollars for R&D
Passage is a huge win, says Caroline Sevier, ASCE government relations director.
Proposal aims to reduce electric generation interconnection backlog
Policy Briefing: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeks to expedite the process.
Outlook for flood insurance policy reforms remains cloudy
Congress weighs potential reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.
Senate, House water resources bills advance out of committee
The legislation would authorize projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Cyber incident reporting to be required of infrastructure owners
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to set reporting mandates.
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure receives federal, state support
Recent hearings in Congress addressed U.S. plans for electric vehicle chargers.
Tampa wastewater upgrade features major microtunnel project
Microtunneling enables critical new force main to avoid densely populated area.
Designing the UK’s first large shell structure in 25 years
The 50 m diameter concrete shell honors the U.K.’s famed Lovell Telescope.
San Francisco’s Presidio Tunnel Tops park opens
The 14-acre park connects the Presidio to the waterfront — atop a highway.
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