Articles Tagged with ''ASCE''

Texas saw its grade rise overall, but the state's highways rated a D+ in ASCE's 2021 Texas Infrastructure Report Card.

Civil engineer, educator, leader and role model, the first Black president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, died on Jan. 14 at age 87.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, cited ASCE’s study, “Failure to Act: Economic Impacts of Status Quo Investment Across Infrastructure Systems,” as ideal starting point for the infrastructure financing discussion.

Code-based earthquake engineering is on the verge of getting simpler, thanks to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’s recommendation to replace the traditional seismic hazards maps with an improved seismic hazards database. 

Arizona's infrastructure is badly in need of additional funding, but the state's overall grade of C exceeds the national grade, which ASCE says is a D+.

The U.S. faces a $338-billion shortfall in grid infrastructure by 2039, driven by state renewable-portfolio standards.

The projects could put unemployed workers back to work and help resolve a backlog of infrastructure projects, ASCE says.