The editors of Rebuilding America's Infrastructure and our partner publication CE News received a particularly creative package today -- a dirty, "dead" hubcap, complete with "toe tag," all packaged in what can only be described -- in keeping with the macabre theme -- as a reincarnated pizza box. Not to discourage senders of mail and PR flotsam, but most of what hits our mailbox finds the garbage can before it reaches our desk. In this case, we made an exception. But what does it all mean?
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) announced the winners of its biennial 2010 CRSI Design Awards program. For more than 37 years, the CRSI Design Awards program has honored excellence in reinforced concrete structures and acknowledged their designers. The CRSI Design Awards program is open to architects, engineers, contractors and fabricators — entrants may be individuals or teams. Eligible structures must be located in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Here are the winners and honorable mentions in the Bridges category...
Old pieces of a Washington state floating bridge will be disbanded this month for use in a waterfront development in Canada. The refurbished pontoons from the bridge will be used to hold up a public pier in a marina in Sidney.
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked Chile and sent tsunami fears across the Pacific Saturday — nearly seven weeks after the enormously deadly quake that destroyed parts of Haiti— serves as a vivid reminder of the perils posed to the United States by countless fault lines and shifting plates. For other stories concerning the Chilean quake, visit The Washington Post, Guardian, or Wall Street Journal.
The editors of Rebuilding America's Infrastructure and our partner publication CE News received a particularly creative package today -- a dirty, "dead" hubcap, complete with "toe tag," all packaged in what can only be described -- in keeping with the macabre theme -- as a reincarnated pizza box. Not to discourage senders of mail and PR flotsam, but most of what hits our mailbox finds the garbage can before it reaches our desk. In this case, we made an exception. But what does it all mean?
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) announced the winners of its biennial 2010 CRSI Design Awards program. For more than 37 years, the CRSI Design Awards program has honored excellence in reinforced concrete structures and acknowledged their designers. The CRSI Design Awards program is open to architects, engineers, contractors and fabricators — entrants may be individuals or teams. Eligible structures must be located in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Here are the winners and honorable mentions in the Bridges category...
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked Chile and sent tsunami fears across the Pacific Saturday — nearly seven weeks after the enormously deadly quake that destroyed parts of Haiti— serves as a vivid reminder of the perils posed to the United States by countless fault lines and shifting plates. For other stories concerning the Chilean quake, visit 
