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By Mark Zweig Reflecting on lessons learned and sharing life, career, and financial advice for younger professionals.  With this issue of The Zweig Letter focused on the Rising Stars of…

The future of the AEC industry depends on our willingness to meet young professionals where they are – not where we wish they were.  By Shelby Harvey It’s no secret: the…

By Andrew Anagnost, President & CEO, Autodesk Critical investment in infrastructure is top of mind for governments and businesses; however, to be successful in building for the future, we need…

By John McLean, P.E., S.E., P.Eng. & Michael DePiero Introduction Assessing structures in air subjected to dynamic loading from earthquakes or other vibratory loading is typical for structural engineers. Being…

By Mary Scott Nabers Here’s a fact that may be surprising – it surely was to me. The construction or renovation of buildings accounts for approximately 39% of the total…

PERI Delivers Flexible Formwork Solutions for Los Angeles Oil Terminal The Port of Los Angeles includes seven liquid petroleum build terminals comprising an area of more than 114 acres. The…

DALLAS – KAI has been selected to provide architectural and engineering design services to expand and renovate the home of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL), a cultural…

Historic library to undergo a transformative renovation and expansion, preserving its legacy while enhancing community resources Beaumont, Calif – C.W. Driver Companies, a leading name in California’s construction industry, proudly announces…

PERI USA Delivers Custom Solutions for 16-Story Healthcare Facility In response to the growing healthcare needs of the greater St. Louis area, Barnes-Jewish Health Systems (BJC) undertook a long-term, campus…

Infrastructure project delivery is at a crossroads. On one hand, the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has catalyzed unprecedented infrastructure investment, while on the other, rising costs for materials, labor…

By Jannet Walker-Ford First, the good news. Trust in infrastructure is generally solid, and rightly so. Designers, engineers and planners have long created modern marvels that withstand the unthinkable and…

During seismic events, staircases become incredibly critical structural components, allowing people to escape the building and for rescuers to enter. The failure of a staircase during an earthquake would be…

By HNTB Clemson University’s world-class Women’s Sports Complex demonstrates its unwavering commitment to equity in sports Within 18 months of introducing two new women’s sports programs—lacrosse and gymnastics—Clemson University had…

By Chad Havens, P.E., Roadway Project Manager, Michael Baker International  Located in the 1,500-acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in North Georgia, the Elachee Nature Science Center is an education center…

RISE (Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs) | BASE Honolulu, Hawaii Project Team: Structural Engineer: BASE / Architect: Design Partners Incorporated / General Contractor: Moss / Owner: The University of Hawaii…

By: Mary Scott Nabers The 4.2 million miles of roads and highways in the U.S. are critical components of the country’s economic vitality. The transportation infrastructure allows Americans to commute,…

Reality capture technology from Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, digitally preserves France’s 17th century Citadelle de Besançon. Rising high above the city of Besançon in eastern France, the 17th-century Citadelle de…

By Shannon Humbert,  Legacy Building Solutions Rigid-frame fabric buildings offer a permanent solution for athletic facilities. For many entities, both public and private, the need for an athletics and recreation…

By Mary Scott Nabers Cities and counties throughout the U.S. are benefitting from funding that is readily available for transit-oriented development (TOD). Economic development teams have seen the boost of…

By Balaji Sreenivasan, CEO, Aurigo One of the toughest jobs city managers face is getting buy-in from the public on infrastructure projects. These projects, such as highways, roads, and bridges,…

By Chad Coldiron, Principal & Director of Development, Zweig Group From The Zweig Letter Takeaways from Zweig Group’s 2024 ElevateAEC Conference & Awards Gala. From September 17-19, 2023, Zweig Group…

By SHANE D. BOONE, Ph.D., Chair of ASNT Research Council Infrastructure Committee For generations, bridges have served to link communities across the country. They carry hundreds of millions of people…

by Mike Mack The architecture, engineering and construction sector is notorious for its challenges, from tight deadlines to unexpected planning, permitting, design and construction obstacles. Whether working in water, transportation,…

By giving nature a helping hand, a landmark restoration project is creating a more resilient coastline barrier for a highway along northwestern Florida’s Apalachicola Bay.   For years, chronic erosion and…

Rockaway Beach Coastal Restoration Project, New York City By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D. Allan Little, a sixty-two-year-old Far Rockaway resident, who is deaf, is sitting next to a beach dune, digging…

Back in 2000, Dag Madara, a geographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District was walking on Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, the location of the agency’s Atlantic…

By: Ralph Hage Tucked away in a scenic Mediterranean coastal town, a historic Lebanese house pediment was recently saved from ruin. The structure, consisting of a pediment supported by five…

by Jim Highland, PE Florida’s Turnpike Mainline stretches across 312 miles, traversing 11 counties within the state’s peninsula, while the Turnpike Extension spans 47 miles. The High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) lighting…

The Start of Celebration: Zweig Group’s 2024 Class of Rising Stars An introduction by Kyle Ahern, Employee Experience and Data Strategist, Zweig Group The announcement of Zweig Group’s 2024 class…

By Luke Carothers Neetha standing in front of the Austin TX city skyline. Neetha Vasan is a Senior Microclimate Scientist and Associate at Rowan William Davies & Irwin (RWDI) LLC,…

Through hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, heatwaves and wildfires, climate change-driven disasters continue to bombard the country. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information reported that 18…

Born in Iran, Mary Toutounchi, PE, Vice President, California Rail and Transit Practice Lead at Hill International, came to the U.S. in the 1980s to study civil engineering. After graduating…