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BedZED   While the United States is witnessing a tremendous surge of interest in green architectural projects in recent years, current scientific research indicates that the t[...]
The combination of increased urbanization and aging infrastructure poses significant challenges for maintaining safe and clean air and water. The Internet of Things offers innovati[...]
While a common assertion by New Urbanists is that compact development means fewer cars on city streets, a new meta-regression analysis study has brought this association into quest[...]
When President Trump released his Federal Budget proposal, the funding cuts to the EPA and environmental science programs appeared to be the most severe. What impact will these red[...]
From infill and inner-city redevelopment projects to large suburban neighborhoods, agrihoods are growing favor among developers, farmers, residents, and communities.    These homes[...]
The latest ASCE Infrastructure Report Card gives the nation’s infrastructure a D+ grade, which indicates little to no progress in rehabilitating or replacing hazardous roads, bridg[...]
As super skinny and super tall skyscrapers transform Manhattan’s skyline, the Sorgente Group’s 60 White Street demonstrates how to preserve New York’s historic buildings using stat[...]
After years of drought, torrential rain tested the main and emergency spillways of the Oroville Dam in Northern California. As a sinkhole grew in the main spillway, erosion threate[...]
Discover how GNSS positioning expert David Jindra helped a group of Czech researchers develop an easy and efficient method of collection positioning data with centimeter precision [...]
The Parisian architect Vincent Callebaut’s innovative eco-friendly design for the Tao Zhu Yin Yuan Tower in Taipei, Taiwan is receiving worldwide press attention for both its doubl[...]
With limited dollars allocated for new road construction and repair of existing streets, guaranteeing the longevity of asphalt surfaces is essential.  A new tool that uses radio wa[...]
An innovative use of drone photogrammetry allowed a team from the University of Florida, emergency management authorities, and the Florida Building Commission to present 3-D models[...]