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An agreement by the American Society of Civil Engineers and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlines plans to ensure U.S. infrastructure is designed to be more resilient and “climate-ready.”

Enacted legislation offers a financial performance bonus for concrete producers that provide low embodied-carbon products for state projects.

The U.S. Green Building Council ranked states based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita in 2022. 

At Transportation Research Board meeting, state DOT officials outlined lofty goals to advance community safety, accessibility and health.

Local Law 97 will add greenhouse gas emission limits for most New York City buildings larger than 25,000 sq ft starting in 2024.

To confront climate change impacts, work is set start this year on the Upper Barataria basin project—which could be the largest U.S. coastal restoration of its kind.

Largest allocation is $100M for the upgrade and expansion of a border station in Arizona.

Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is supporting the ambitious SE 2050 Challenge, which states that “all structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050.” 

The Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is trying to identify best practices to reduce embodied carbon in building structures.