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The construction industry has historically been male-dominated, but technological advancement and efforts to increase gender diversity are gradually chipping away at this stereotype. Women are slowly entering the industry despite their numbers being significantly underrepresented. Women in …
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Major news outlets report the collapse of a road tunnel in India that has trapped 41 men inside. The 4.5-kilometer Silkyara road tunnel under construction partially collapsed on 12 November 2023, trapping 41 construction workers inside for 17 days. Raghav Chandra, ex-chairman of the National …
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It is common knowledge that New Zealand has a shortage and demand for engineers. The sector's need for engineering services far exceeds the rate the country can train to develop. Talking to Stuff Engineering New Zealand chief executive Richard Templer says that more school students need to …
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Statistics from Malaysia’s police recorded 402,626 road accidents from January to September 2022, resulting in 4,379 deaths. The number is 58% higher than the previous year’s 255,532 road accidents and 3,324 fatalities. Free Malaysia Today notes that the recent deaths from road accidents …
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One-third of all local roads, B and C roads in England urgently need maintenance and repair – according to the country’s Department for Transport (DfT) annual report. The report also shows the conditions of roads in England, such as surface conditions, skidding resistance, highway maintenance …
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The latest IPCC assessment report, AR6, concludes that temperatures will continue to rise until at least 2050 under all emissions scenarios. Rising temperature means extreme weather events like heavy rainfall, flooding, stronger typhoons and hurricanes, droughts, and heat waves will become more …
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The US power grid is not prepared for the effects of climate change, which was made evident when the power cables melted during the heatwave in Oregon in July 2021. The incident halted the light rails and causing 6,000 people to lose their electricity (Heilweil, 2021). In February, …
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The old sewers of Nairobi broke down and have been unable to be adequately repaired or maintained. With wastewater runoff making its way into the Nairobi River and the environment, officials are concerned that the already scarce supply of drinking water for the city is diminishing much too …
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"Demand Management" is the second part of Ross Waugh's lecture at the University of Auckland in May 2019. Ross begins his lecture with the thought that he will be sharing information that one can use whether or not they would pursue doing asset management plan. He reviewed some slides he …
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Ross Waugh conducted a lecture on Asset Management Planning and Demand Management at the University of Auckland in May 2019. We divided Ross' lecture into two parts because the video is more than two hours. "Asset Management Planning" is the first part of Ross' lecture. It covers the …
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A new scientific society, the Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, is arguing that water managers need to use a different system of analysis for planning ahead. The Society thinks that uncertainty in this time of rapid environmental and social change implies that managers need to …
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Recently the Sustainable Prosperity, an environmental think tank based at the University of Ottowa, conducted a study, aptly labeled "New Solutions for Sustainable Stormwater Management in Canada." The study reviews the current state of stormwater management in Canada and the two most regularly …
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