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DC Metro upgrades

DC Metro Plans Major Rebuilding

After service disruptions, contractors are set to do some needed agency work to include track and electrical upgrades
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Jim Parsons
Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
May 11, 2016
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In the wake of infrastructure-related service disruptions on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Metrorail system—and a highly critical National Transportation Safety Board report on a fatal 2015 electrical-system incident—the agency plans to launch next month an intensive, system-wide rehabilitation program, aimed at restoring safety and reliability by mid 2017.
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Tampa International Airport

Engineer TLC: A Leader in Green Building Design

A devotion to energy savings and respect as a ‘trusted advisor’ characterize ENR Southeast’s Design Firm of the Year
Scott Judy
Scott Judy
May 9, 2016
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In 2009, the construction and engineering industry was in a freefall, yet Kim Shinn, the chief sustainability consultant with TLC Engineering for Architecture, was focused on a much smaller problem: How to give a presentation that wouldn’t put his audience to sleep.
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Onagawa earthquake and tsunami aftermath
Natural Disasters

Building Code Adoption Urged for Tsunami-Resilient Design

U.S. building codes covering natural disasters don't include consideration of tsunami hazards
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
May 5, 2016
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The American Society of Civil Engineers has proposed that a new chapter in its ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, which addresses tsunami-resistant design, also be explicitly referenced in the ICC’s 2018 International Building Code.
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Washington DC Metrorail accident
Railroad Accidents

NTSB Cites Short Circuit, History of Poor Railroad Safety

Criticisms are plentiful in report on 2015 railroad fire in Washington, D.C.
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Jim Parsons
May 4, 2016
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A prolonged short circuit in the third-rail power system of Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail system has been determined to be the probable cause for a January 2015 electrical arcing and smoke incident that killed one passenger and injured dozens more, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).


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retention ponds

Orlando's Rare Luxury: Room To Expand

A $3-billion program is addressing passenger growth and anticipated rail connections
Aileen Cho
Aileen Cho
May 4, 2016
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With a fast-growing transit network and biomedical industry and an aging terminal bursting at the seams, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) is hurrying to fulfill a $3-billion capital improvement plan through 2023.
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