Protecting Environment Wins Warehouse Project of Year from Plastics Pipe Institute

Miles of HDPE Pipe Used for Underground Stormwater Control System To protect the environment of this area on the Pennsylvania/Maryland border, a new warehouse facility with a 1.5 million square foot building elected to use not one but five large underground stormwater storage units.  The need for the watertight system that would be under the […] The post Protecting Environment Wins Warehouse Project of Year from Plastics Pipe Institute appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

How Land & Water is maintaining and enhancing material and natural structures to safeguard the future of the UK’s waterways

The UK government has continued to discuss the importance of delivering an infrastructure revolution to help level up the country and put the country on its path towards becoming carbon net zero by 2050. Within this financial year, there is going to be an investment of £27 billion towards structural improvements alone. As leading wet […] The post How Land & Water is maintaining and enhancing material and natural structures to safeguard the future of the UK’s waterways appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Updating the University of Georgia’s North Campus

By Luke Carothers The University of Georgia has a long and rich educational history.  Becoming the first state-chartered university in 1795, the university’s campus boasts a special beauty rooted in its history and historically significant buildings.  However, despite the beauty these buildings bring to the campus, they also come with the associated cost of outdated […] The post Updating the University of Georgia’s North Campus appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Pumped storage hydropower acts as a “water battery” that can sustainably power our communities

By Vik Iso-Ahola The energy transition is upon us. And it has governments around the world turning to solar and wind power to help meet aggressive renewable energy targets. However, grid operators face challenges when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. That’s just the intermittent nature of some of these renewable energy […] The post Pumped storage hydropower acts as a “water battery” that can sustainably power our communities appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Moving Forward with Historic Preservation and Climate Resiliency

By Luke Carothers Conversations about climate resiliency planning almost always contain talk of the future, but there is something in the idea that better understanding our past will help us in our ongoing pursuit of equitable solutions to climate change.  Across the United States, historic places are facing existential threats of climate change in the […] The post Moving Forward with Historic Preservation and Climate Resiliency appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.