At first glance, it seems ridiculous that China has an infrastructure and construction problem. China spent 4.8 percent of GDP on inland transport infrastructure in […]
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Articles by: Staff
Elevating Innovative Vertical Agriculture
There is quite a bit of buzz among investors, environmental activists, and technology enthusiasts about vertical agriculture. In a world with an increasing population and […]
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Geopolitics and Decarbonization
The Biden Administration has put forward an extremely ambitious plan for decarbonization, aiming to achieve a 100% clean energy electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero […]
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Electric Vehicles: Future or Fantasy?
Electric vehicle ownership in the United States is growing at a rapid pace. In 2022, 8 percent of new vehicle sales domestically were electric cars, […]
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The Unique U.S. Car Culture
America is undoubtedly a nation of cars. There are 908 motor vehicles per 1,000 people in this country, and it is only beaten out by […]
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A National Comparison to Washington D.C.’s Infrastructure
When our Founding Fathers picked ten square miles of swampland on the Northern bank of the Potomac River to house the budding nation’s capital, none […]
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Preparing Infrastructure for a New Kind of Natural Disaster: Solar Storms
Severe natural disasters are increasing in frequency –at least as measured by cost impact – in the United States, costing billions of dollars to infrastructure […]
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The Role of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in Sustainability
Just over a month ago, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $2 million investment in Lithium-ion battery recycling. You can find these batteries in […]
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Water and Irrigation in the Western U.S.
The western United States needs more water. The 2022-2023 winter season brought record amounts of snowpack and has filled reservoirs across the west, but it […]
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Is Climate Throwing the Housing Market into a Frenzy?
At any given moment the United States is facing an unparalleled number of crises. While there’s much debate over which ones are actual threats to […]
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How Smart Vehicles Can Change Our Roads
As technology and connectivity continue to improve, many things around us continue to become “smarter” – smartphones, smart watches, smart TVs, and even smart refrigerators. […]
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Federal Government Push Away from Diesel Buses
The Department of Transportation under the Biden administration recently announced $1.7 billion in federal grants will be awarded to regional transit agencies so that they […]
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How 3D Printing Can Change Infrastructure Construction
3D printing has come a long way over the past few decades, with the first iterations patented in the 1980s. Since then, the technology has […]
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21st Century Mining and the Renewable Energy Transition
Much of the developed world is undergoing an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable and technology-based natural energy sources. To date, 96 countries representing […]
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