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LSU Civil Engineering Professor Aims to Create Offshore Energy Infrastructures That Resist Hurricanes, Aging

Civil + Structural Engineer

Fortunately for the oil and gas industry, LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Chao Sun is researching how to create resilient offshore energy infrastructure under extreme tropical cyclones and aging issues. offshore energy infrastructure is facing serious aging issues and need timely inspection.

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Bentley Systems: Open Data Ecosystems to Advance Infrastructure Engineering

Civil + Structural Engineer

Cumins explained that infrastructure sectors can no longer afford to work in silos, with data locked away in proprietary systems. Enhancing geospatial capabilities The value of open data ecosystems is demonstrated through Bentley’s partnership with Google , announced at the Year in Infrastructure.

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Biggest Infrastructure Project in Canada for 2024

Building Radar

Canada is gearing up for a transformative year in 2024, with several ambitious infrastructure projects set to break ground. As the country focuses on sustainable development, key initiatives are being launched to address growing urban needs and support long-term economic resilience top construction projects. Estimated at $1.4

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Making the Grade: Why Lightweight Aggregates may be the Key to Improved Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

Jody Wall Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issues a report card that grades America’s infrastructure. As the nation looks for ways to improve this assessment for the 2025 report card, it is important for repairs and rehabilitation projects to consider long-term resiliency as an essential feature.

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SHARC Energy and Subterra Renewables Partner to Deliver $200M in Thermal Energy Solutions

Civil + Structural Engineer

Under the five-year term of the agreement, SHARC Energy and Subterra Renewables will co-develop up to $200M of qualified projects that consist of either the acquisition of existing Systems active in the field today or the development of Systems requiring capital to design, build, own, operate and maintain (“ Projects ”).

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Biodiversity and Development: How to Build Without Destroying Ecosystems

CCR Magazine

What strategies can we use to advance human development while protecting the planet’s diverse ecosystems? It’s essential to maintain biodiversity conservation while expanding infrastructure growth since these two goals can be achieved side by side.

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This Bus Facility Could Revolutionize Green Infrastructure

Construction Daily News

Public transportation infrastructure rarely makes headlines for environmental innovation. The $58 million project, while primarily designed to solve practical transit challenges, represents something more significant: a chance to redefine how public infrastructure projects approach sustainability in an era demanding greener solutions.