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Atlanta bridge fire, collapse sends warning

Atlanta bridge fire, collapse sends warning

Even for a city historically linked to fire, the blaze that brought down a 350-ft-long stretch of I-85 in Atlanta last week was one for the ages. Now, every U.S. city is on notice to make sure it doesn't happen to them. Here's what investigators know so far...

New start: Illinois Tech engineers 2017 ASCE Concrete Canoe (pt 1)

New start: Illinois Tech engineers 2017 ASCE Concrete Canoe (pt 1)

Each year, teams of student engineers design, construct, and race a canoe made of concrete against other university teams in the ASCE's Concrete Canoe competition. This year, we're once again following the Illinois Tech team as they try to make it to Nationals.

Avery Bang: A bridge-builder in every sense

Avery Bang: A bridge-builder in every sense

Bang's big theory. At 32, she has already won more accolades than most of us will compile in a lifetime. But as one of the stars of the new IMAX film Dream Big, the Bridges to Prosperity CEO also knows this is her best chance to inspire others to make 'heroic' career choices.  

Inspiring future engineers, Hollywood-style

Inspiring future engineers, Hollywood-style

Ready for their closeup! Backed by Bechtel and ASCE, a spectacular new IMAX feature, Dream BIG, has opened in 50 cities for National Engineers Week. BuiltWorlds previewed the inspiring ode to next-gen problem-solvers. Click here to see multiple clips.

Give Thanks! 5 Reasons To Love the AEC

Give Thanks! 5 Reasons To Love the AEC

'Tis the season for taking stock. This long holiday weekend is the perfect time to step back and give thanks for the exhilarating days in which we live and the vibrant industry that puts a bounce in our a step. Here's one case why the AEC is still the place to be.

Green line: Skanska delivers on rail vision

Green line: Skanska delivers on rail vision

'Envision' sustainability. For the first time, Greenbuild this year featured a transit project among its success stories: the new light rail line between L.A. and Santa Monica. Read why design-builder Skanska thinks green infrastructure is here to stay.

Greenlandia? ASCE dreams big in Portland

Greenlandia? ASCE dreams big in Portland

The sky is falling? No, let's Dream Big. As the American Society of Civil Engineers convenes in eco-friendly Portland OR later this week, the group is shifting its tone from scaring the public about failing infrastructure to inspiring us about future feats.

Steel Bridge Competition Unites Students at ASCE Nationals

Steel Bridge Competition Unites Students at ASCE Nationals

The annual ASCE Steel Bridge competition finals took place last week in Provo, Utah. The team from Illinios Tech has been dropping in with regular updates. Having the dream of winning nationals within their reach, read here to see if they came true.

Students Prep for ASCE Nationals Without Burning Their Bridges

Students Prep for ASCE Nationals Without Burning Their Bridges

After advancing beyond the regional ASCE Steel Bridge Competition, the team from Illinois Tech checks in with their second entry. While they plan to head out west for Nationals in Utah, the familiar mantra inside camp is "Provo, let's go"!

Student Engineers are Building a Steel Bridge to Utah

Student Engineers are Building a Steel Bridge to Utah

You might be a little familiar with the Steel Bridge Competition. Like the concrete canoe competition, it shares the similar goal of providing engineering students with the opportunity to use design and build as a competition piece. We partnered with a group of students from Illinois Tech to follow their progress. Did they bridge the gap?

Concrete, Canoes, Cramming and Caffeine (Part 2)

Concrete, Canoes, Cramming and Caffeine (Part 2)

Regional finals are just days away for the National Concrete Canoe Competition, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. In this second installment, we check in with our team at Illinois Tech for an update as the big race nears.

Students, Prepare to Launch your Concrete Canoes! (Part 1)

Students, Prepare to Launch your Concrete Canoes! (Part 1)

Who says engineers have no fun? If you are an engineer today, then you probably have at least heard of ASCE's National Concrete Canoe Competition. Starting here, BuiltWorlds this spring will follow one student team's hopeful journey to aquatic glory.

ASCE Taps 15 Innovators for Grand Challenge

ASCE Taps 15 Innovators for Grand Challenge

As part of its ongoing Grand Challenge that asks civil engineers to help close the infrastructure funding gap by reducing the life-cycle costs of public works, ASCE has named the winners of its first-ever Innovation 'Crowd' Contest.

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World's first floating wind farm to surface off Scottish coast

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World's first floating wind farm to surface off Scottish coast

Last year proved a watershed for wind energy generation in the UK, where records were set weekly. This year, an even bigger milestone looms as Norway's Statoil plans to bring a new floating system of turbines online. Civil Engineering reports...

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ASCE Q&A: How Disney embraces innovation

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ASCE Q&A: How Disney embraces innovation

Pursuing innovation in engineering is not for the faint of heart. But as civil engineers take on the “Grand Challenge” to drastically reduce infrastructure life-cycle costs by 2025, ASCE News sat down with Disney's David Durham.

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40 universities issue grand call to spread BIM use, education

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40 universities issue grand call to spread BIM use, education

The Academic Interoperability Coalition – a group of 40+ universities worldwide - has launched a "grand effort" to investigate the current state of BIM implementation and use across disciplines. The project will help shape future BIM-related education, training, certification, licensing, and workforce development.

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GET SMART: ASCE revisits Cities of Tomorrow

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GET SMART: ASCE revisits Cities of Tomorrow

ASCE's Robert Reid asks: What will it take, and what will it mean, to live and work in a so-called smart city? And what roles will today's engineers play in these high-tech cities of tomorrow?

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