Infrastructure needs a cheering sectionJul 14 2011 Paul Levy, former director of the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA), contributed an excellent article in Commonwealth Magazine (Summer 2011). The article: “Down the Drain: Infrastructure Needs a Cheering Section”, discusses issues related to infrastructure maintenance (and lack of maintenance). This is a timely, well-written article that frames the difficult debate on how it’s always… Bridges to ProsperityJan 13 2011 Erik Peterson, who is working on his graduate degree at Virginia Tech, shares some comments about a service organization, “Bridges to Prosperity”, that helps design and construct pedestrian bridges. Erik writes: I had never heard of Bridges to Prosperity but stumbled along it at the student activities fair at the beginning of the semester…. Editor’s Round Table – Discussion of Gulf Oil DisasterAug 01 2010 The LME Editorial Board contributes a lively discussion of issues related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The discussion is in the form of a running EMAIL debate. Engineering Leadership and the Oil Drilling DisasterJun 15 2010 Some thoughts about engineering related to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Sustainable Village Design ContestSep 16 2009 As a perfect segue from my last post, think about entering this contest about designing a sustainable village: WHAT ARE WE AFTER? This is a contest for the visions of an ideal sustainable village: a place where you would want to live, study, work and experience the challenges and rewards of an ecologically durable lifestyle…. |
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