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Jul 7, 2021 Photo: Oregon State University Research by the Oregon State University College of Engineering will help the Port of Portland save as much as $35 million on work to ensure a Portland International Airport runway can survive an expected magnitude 8.0 to 9.0 Cascadia subduction zone earthquake. Armin Stuedlein led the project, which involved three days of test detonations at the airport in 40- and 90-foot-deep blast casings. By studying the series of controlled blasts, researchers coul...

National Institute of Building Sciences Names First Female Board Chair Anne M. Ellis will be the first female board chair in the NIBS nearly half-a-century-long history.  Annie Cebulski | June 28, 2021 The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) named Anne M. Ellis, executive director with the Charles Pankow Foundation, as the first female Chair of the Board of Directors in the organizations history since it was created by Congress in 1974. A no...

A reporter accused of passing along misleading information about Gov. Ron DeSantis response to the condo collapse and ABCs Jonathan Karl urging Sen. Joe Manchin to use his leverage to pressure Republicans round out todays top media headlines. MSNBC anchor Joshua Johnson suggested that the tragic Surfside condominium building collapse can be leveraged to justify the "price tag" of infrastructure spending amid tense negotiations between lawmakers and the Biden administration.  On Sundays "Meet t...

Giurlando to lead corporate trust business for CSC CSC, a business, legal, tax, and digital brand services provider, announced the addition of Steve Giurlando to its Global Financial Markets (GFM) division, leading its wholly-owned corporate trust and agency business development efforts subsidiar

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UK experts have agreed to work with their US counterparts to help develop the country’s BIM capabilities Over the next two years, the UK’s Centre for

Hospital Gets FEMA Grant to Protect Against Storm Surge The hazard-mitigation program is a source of federal assistance for communities that have been declared major disaster areas. The intent is strengthening communities by improving buildings and critical infrastructure. May 06, 2021 •  Bob Self/Florida Times-Union/TNS (TNS) - Ascension St. Vincent’s has received an $8.4 million federal grant to protect its Riverside campus from hurricane-related wind...

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Climate adaptation: The gaping hole in American environmental policy Chris Field and Alice C. Hill, opinion contributors © Getty Images Climate adaptation: The gaping hole in American environmental policy President Biden has started his administration with a sprint to address climate disruption. On his first day in office, he announced a slew of new measures aimed at reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to impacts like worsening droughts, more ext...

February 2021 has been a historical month for Mars exploration. While humans have been exploring the red planet for well over 50 years, first landing on its surface in 1971 and then launching the first successful rover in 1997, this year has seen several firsts, namely the first time that three countries (China, United States, and the UAE) have launched three simultaneous probes. While each expedition has different objectives, they will add to the database of information available through terr...