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Civil Engineers: Maine’s Infrastructure Grade Improves to a ‘C’

CCR Magazine

Thats a one-step increase from the 2020 Report Card for Maines Infrastructure and one step higher than the national average on the 2021 Report Card for Americas Infrastructure. The improving grades are the results of increased investment and efforts to build more resilient infrastructure. President of the Maine section of ASCE.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

Additionally, retrofitting the pond to provide higher quality water treatment helps the county comply with the municipal separate storm sewer system permit and contributes to restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Impact : Lubber Run flows through the wetland on its way to Four Mile Run.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.

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5 Themes for the Future of High Performance Buildings

Stok

So, if we’re going to tackle carbon NOW, we need to start to seriously address embodied carbon, which accounts for emissions associated with the production, transportation, and installation of building materials. This comes on the heels of Berkeley’s historic move to ban natural gas hook-ups in new buildings starting January 1, 2020.

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ASHRAE Guide: Grid Interactivity in Decarbonization

CCR Magazine

The Grid-Interactive Buildings for Decarbonization: Design and Operation Resource Guide is the second in a series of guides developed by the ASHRAE Task Force For Building Decarbonization (TFBD) and provides information on maximizing carbon reduction through buildings’ interaction with the electric power grid.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

Outdoor lifestyle is crucial to commercial buildings. Architects are often looking for ways to create or enhance outdoor spaces in commercial buildings. It also creates a new building zone called the ‘mid-doors,’ a term coined recently by Transsolar’s Erik Olsen, in his series “What is Indoors?” Photos courtesy GKD-USA.

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Read the Latest News on Crumbling Concrete Schools, “Customization Culture” of Building Hinders Digital Maturity, UK Construction Growth Decelerates Due to Housing Market Turmoil and Weak Demand, and Renewable Energy and Low-impact Materials Make Construction Greener

UK Construction Blog

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