This December in Paris, 196 countries will meet to try to overcome the gridlock over 2030 carbon emissions targets. Could the impasse over global climate change policy be partly the result of the stark choice we are presented between "clean" renewable sources and the "dirty"...
To understand the enormity of Conowingo Dam and its accompanying hydroelectric generating plant, a group of visitors stood inside the facility’s cavernous Turbine Hall and listened to what on Saturday was just a gentle...
A radically different shear-wall core system for simpler and speedier construction of steel-framed high-rise office buildings is about to make its debut. The coupled steel-plate composite wall system — a sandwich of plates filled with concrete liberated of reinforcing...
There's little question that the country's infrastructure needs more investment, and its bridges are no exception. But successfully implementing the necessary monitoring, repairs and other upgrades requires more than money. The strategic application of new materials, effective...
On Sept. 20, a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico’s capital city. Most of the approximately 230 deaths weren’t from the original movement of the ground, however — in this quake, as in many others, collapsing buildings were the primary killer. During...
As millennials move out of college and Generation Z moves in, connectivity is becoming an integral feature of the campus experience. Today's students rarely ever go anywhere without a smartphone and a laptop or tablet, and it won't be long before wearable devices and other...
Sports stadium owners are making big plays for sustainability as the dual economic and environmental benefits of green construction and renovation increasingly make for a winning strategy. Thirty sustainably designed stadiums across the United States have been awarded or...
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