The 172-acre island in New York Harbor is “poised for growth as a laboratory for research, education and public engagement [on] the critical issue of climate adaptation,” according to Trust for Governors Island President and CEO Clare Newman.
San Francisco International Airport plans to construct a perimeter seawall to protect low-elevation runways, terminals and other facilities from rising sea levels.
The office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is orchestrating energy retrofits for nine public buildings with a combined area of 1.6 million sq ft.
As cities clamor for ways to improve transportation infrastructure and delivery of services such as power and water, digital models are being touted as a way for planners to try out different scenarios in the virtual world.
With Miami the setting for its 2019 convention, the American Society of Civil Engineers unveiled an initial proof-of-concept vision for a sea-based “Floating City,” one of five concepts included within the association’s Future World Vision: Infrastructure Reimagined project.
When the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) heard that an Xcel Energy rebate program could save it hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, it took action to put the plan in place.
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