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Texas university’s new $54.5 M business facility breaks ground

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million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business. The new building will be constructed above an existing underground parking garage and will include flood-proofing measures to enhance the school’s resilience to extreme weather. The new $54.5 M business facility at Rice University.

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Federal earmarks will fund local projects throughout America

Civil + Structural Engineer

Officials at Kansas State University Salina will oversee a project to build an Aerospace Education Hub to support aeronautics innovation. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will build a U.S. Design work for Phase 2 will be completed in 2025, and construction will begin in 2026.

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Remember those 56,000 U.S. bridges that were classified as structurally unsound? They are about to be rebuilt 

Civil + Structural Engineer

The bipartisan infrastructure bill provided $5 billion per year until 2026 just for bridges. State transportation departments are now promoting design/build approaches to rehabilitating and replacing bridges because of delivery speed. billion design/build improvement of an interstate bridge between the two states.

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New burnished concrete facility in California’s wine county

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The 1,172-m2 (12,620-sf) property consists of three buildings. Photos courtesy Likeness Studio Located in the Templeton Gap District of Paso Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA), Fulldraw Vineyard’s new construction highlights innovative and resilient materials.

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Consortium awarded $3.6B SRL contract

Roads Online

The contract will see the consortium build 16 kilometres of twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley, with tunnelling set to get underway in 2026. SRL East will create 8000 jobs and deliver six new underground stations at Cheltenham, Clayton, Monash, Glen Waverley, Burwood and Box Hill.

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7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

BDC Network

A boardwalk and trail system provide engaging experiences with the land, deeply immersing participants in over 20 biophilic moments throughout the site that connect the story of Theodore Roosevelt's life inside the building with natural features on the site. Like him, the building is approachable, inviting, and provides connecting places.

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

CCR Magazine

The improving grades are the results of increased investment and efforts to build more resilient infrastructure. Maine has invested substantially in projects to improve roads and bridges across the state, with Maine DOTs 2024-2026 work plan including $4.74 President of the Maine section of ASCE.