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CNN reported that a Pittsburgh bridge collapsed on January 28, 2022. Four vehicles were on the bridge when they fell, and first responders had to use a rope to rappel down to get to the victims. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, and only ten people were injured. CNN reported that the bridge …
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One can’t help but admire the extent and scale of the engineered United States infrastructure. One example is its road network that reaches 4,000,000 miles to support and sustain the transport of goods and people's lifestyles. Its road network stretches from coast to coast through its numerous …
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Two newly amended Philippines laws are dubbed "game-changers" as they will attract more foreign direct investments. Under President Duterte's administration, the country has invested heavily in infrastructure through the Build, Build, Build program, which aims to usher in the "Golden age of …
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Water utilities duties have been expanding in the last decades. Apart from providing clean drinking water and wastewater services, it has grown into resilience planning and acted as a conduit between water users and the water environment while coping with customers' expectations. Thankfully …
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Many of the USA's water infrastructures are aging and are approaching the end of their 50-76 life spans. Aging pipelines cause frequent water breaks. According to the EPA, there are 240,000 water main breaks annually in the US, costing billions of dollars in water treatment, energy wasted, and …
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The uncertainties that climate change brings pose a challenge to asset managers, primarily when investing in the most appropriate adaptation strategies on infrastructure and integrating climate change into infrastructure planning and decision making. Climate models also bring with them some …
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President Duterte's administration aims to make infrastructure building and investment a centerpiece of his government by launching the Build Build Build program. Many have long cited the Philippines' lack of infrastructure as its economic development's "Achilles' heel." The BBB program will …
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Disasters come in many forms – natural, man-made, sudden onset like earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami hurricane, and volcanic eruption, or 'prolonged onset' like droughts and conflict. The destruction resulting from these disasters can bring enormous amounts of debris and waste that can be …
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When Super Typhoon Rai, locally known as 'Odette,' hit the country on 16 December 2021, it claimed 405 lives, left 82 people missing, and thousands injured, and caused 23.4 billion pesos (US$459 million) of damage to infrastructure and agriculture. The hardest-hit areas were Bohol, Cebu, Dinagat, …
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Building accounts for 39% of global greenhouse emissions, including 28% in operational emission, from the energy needed to heat, cool and power them, while 11% of emissions come from materials and construction (Bringing Embodied Carbon, 2022). Reducing carbon emissions in buildings is crucial for …
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Permafrost thaw that has occurred in the recent decades due to climate change puts infrastructures in the Northern Hemisphere at high risk. Permafrost cover in the Northern Hemisphere accounts for a quarter of the land area. These infrastructures are found in Canada, the Tibetan plateau, and …
An aerial shot of a portion of Metro Manila posted by Paulo Alcazaren, an urban planner and landscape architect, went viral in the Philippines in his social media account. The photo showed how the Philippines, the 2nd largest city, lacked green spaces. The GMA article by Lou Albano, "How Do You …
