From a new Panama Canal to sea-level rise to near-limitless cloud storage to a rumored WSP-AECOM design mega-merger, the last 10 years had big industry impacts. What's ahead for firms, owners and professionals?
San Francisco International Airport plans to construct a perimeter seawall to protect low-elevation runways, terminals and other facilities from rising sea levels.
Coastal communities face a $400-billion tab over the next 20 years to protect their shores from rising sea levels, according to a June 20 report from the Center for Climate Integrity and the engineering firm Resilient Analytics.
The feasibility study and environmental impact study is the first step in a process to protect Texas's 3,359-mile coast from storm surge and sea-level rise.
