At the AIA 2010 Convention, AIA members talk about how they’re reshaping the fabric of entire neighborhoods and cities.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Wastewater’ Category
What are the greatest urban design challenges architects are working on in their own communities?
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Water Main Break
Monday, May 17th, 2010Photos: Infra Past and Present
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Just Released: Infra report from Urban Land Institute
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010Infrastructure 2010: Investment Imperative, the latest annual infrastructure report by Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young, focuses on water infra and urges decision-makers to view infrastructure as a long-term investment.
View this complete post...INFRASTRUCTURE 2010: INVESTMENT IMPERATIVE
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
Falling behind global competitors, the United States struggles to gain traction in planning and building the critical infrastructure investments that are necessary to ensure future economic growth and support a rapidly expanding population.
Recent federal stimulus spending addresses some pressing repair needs for transport- and water-related systems and provides seed funding for high-speed rail in important travel corridors, as well as new energy infrastructure. But recession-busted government budgets, entitlement and defense expenditures, and ballooning health care costs push infrastructure down most political priority lists—leaders continue to procrastinate when it comes to new investments as stressed taxpayers balk at more spending.
View this complete post...ASCE’s Guiding Principles for the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Welcome to An Eye on Infrastructure, an ASCE podcast series sponsored by ASCE Committee on Critical Infrastructure. An Eye on Infrastructure features industry experts discussing current issues relating to critical infrastructure.
This episode discusses ASCE’s Guiding Principles for theNation’s Critical Infrastructure featuring Joe Manous, Jr., P.E., Ph.D., D.WRE, F. ASCE Future Directions Team Leader for the Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers
View this complete post...Pierce, CO faces water infrastructure challenges
Thursday, January 28th, 2010“Our water infrastructure is crumbling. Across the nation, a $22 billion shortfall in federal funding for water infrastructure projects causes broken pipes to discharge sewage into our drinking water supplies, and forces communities to privatize their water systems. The town of Pierce, CO is one such community grappling with these challenges.”- GoodFoodnH20 on YouTube
View this complete post...The Coming Crisis: Water Availability And Municipal Conservation Efforts In Central Texas
Thursday, November 19th, 2009CLEAN WATER ACTION
“Population growth, drought, and climate change are straining the water supplies of Texas communities. Our state’s population is projected to double by 2060. Much of the state is in the throes of a prolonged drought. Climate experts are predicting that the U.S. Southwest will grow significantly drier and hotter in the coming years. The combined challenges of climate change, drought and population growth make it clear that many Texas communities will be increasingly burdened with the responsibility of parceling out a diminishing supply of water to an increasing number of customers.”
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