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Brian Witte: Designing Innovation Solutions for a Treacherous Stretch of Highway in Canadian Wilderness

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Brian Witte was just a freshman in high school when he launched his infrastructure career. “It It was a small town in Iowa, and the teacher’s neighbor was the town engineer for a dozen communities,” recalls Witte, vice president of construction engineering for Parsons Corp. They needed help.

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

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In the ever-evolving landscape of the construction industry, where precision meets creativity and innovation, effective marketing strategies are paramount for attracting top-tier talent across diverse construction job categories. Structural engineers design and analyze structures for stability and safety.

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Engineers Rise to Challenge to Deliver Ideas for Infrastructure Innovation

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The American Society of Civil Engineers Innovation Contest addresses the ASCE’s Grand Challenge, which tasks civil engineers to significantly enhance the performance and life-cycle value of infrastructure by 2025.

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Floating landscape infrastructure wins top ASCE innovation prize

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A sustainable, climate-change-resilient floating landscape infrastructure took the top prize of the American Society of Civil Engineer ’s latest Innovation Contest.

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: A Pivotal Moment for Water Public-Private Partnerships in the United States

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Introduction America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two decades. [1] billion to the U.S. billion to the U.S.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Ahmad Ashraf, Head R&D Engineer at Hassan Allam

Autodesk Construction Cloud

He works at Hassan Allam, one of the largest companies in Egypt and the MENA region, with more than 85 years of experience in the engineering, construction, and infrastructure spaces. I had graduated as a structural engineer and during my master’s programme, I was undertaking a very heavy task.

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The Next Generation in Construction: A Spotlight on 6 Young Industry Innovators  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction is a vibrant industry full of innovative and talented professionals. In response to the Make It Modular scholarship award contest, student innovators applied design thinking skills and an engineering mindset in addressing issues like affordable housing, healthier learning environments, and Covid-era community spaces. .