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New YouTube Channel and Civil Engineering News Recap of July 2024!

TheCivilEngineer.org now has its own YouTube channel, and we are happy to share with you our latest feature, the monthly civil engineering news recap videos! The first video of this series is a comp...

Pioneering Sustainable Buildings: How Amsterdam, Stockholm, and Nantes Lead the Way"

Decarbonising the Building Sector: A Vital Step Towards Climate Neutrality The European Union has set an ambitious goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with a crucial milestone of nearly elim...

Senate Passes Bill to Address Abandoned Hardrock Mining Sites

In a significant legislative move, the U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan Legacy Mine Cleanup Act to address the widespread issue of abandoned hardrock mining sites, which pose serious threats to...

An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened

Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...

Future's Floating City: Addressing climate challenges!

Luca Curci Architects, collaborating with Tim Fu Design, introduces Floating City, an innovative project aiming to provide sustainable urban living for 50,000 people. This joint effort, supported by...

Spire of iconic old Copenhagen stock exchange collapses in fire

The iconic spire of Copenhagen’s old stock exchange collapsed in a fire that engulfed the building on the morning of Tuesday the 16th of April 2024. Furthermore, the old stock exchange building was o...

60-foot crack appears on rural Utah Panguitch Lake Dam

A 60-foot-wide and 2 to 5-foot-tall crack was identified at rural Utah’s Panguitch Lake Dam, on the evening of Monday, April 8, 2024, which caused safety concerns about the nearby town’s 1,800 reside...

Civil engineers who excelled in other fields - Part 2: Sports, Business and Politics

Apr, 15, 2024
General Civil Other News
Authored by: Giannis Chortomanis

In our previous article we saw some cases of civil engineers who excelled in other fields of science and engineering. We will now look at some cases of civil engineers who moved even further away fro...

Civil engineers who excelled in other fields - Part 1: Science and Engineering

Apr, 12, 2024
General Civil Other News
Authored by: Giannis Chortomanis

There are many civil engineers who are known for their achievements in their subject. In this article, however, we will deal with civil engineers who excelled (also) in other scientific fields. Let's...

New wind turbine design aims to produce electricity within urban spaces

A new modular wind turbine design called Airiva Wind Energy System is set to enter the distributed wind power market in 2025 and produce electricity near where it is consumed. Furthermore, the first...