Digital Twins for Government: Powered by GIS, Accelerated by AI
June 16, 2026
By: Linda Foster, PLS, GISP and Richard Leadbeater There’s a lot of buzz out there right now around digital twins, an idea that has been around for some time now. And sometimes, there are more questions than answers. Perhaps because they’re too often disconnected, static digital representations are broadly labeled as digital twins and fall......
ASCE Leads Infrastructure Week Engagement
May 28, 2026
From May 18 to 22, ASCE joined state, local, and national partners to advocate for critical needs in the nation’s infrastructure network. Infrastructure Week provides an opportunity to recognize the impact and importance of infrastructure to the nation’s quality of life, economy, and security. To promote public activities and outreach, ASCE developed an engagement toolkit......
ASCE Kicks off Infrastructure Week with new Grading the States StoryMap
May 18, 2026
This Infrastructure Week, ASCE published a new ArcGIS StoryMap highlighting the State Infrastructure Report Card Program, which is modeled after the Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The StoryMap, Grading the States: A State-by-State Assessment of the Nation’s Infrastructure, explains how state report cards are developed—from convening volunteer committees and conducting rigorous reviews to releasing the......
ASCE, Partners to Celebrate Infrastructure Week 2026: May 18-22!
May 13, 2026
Join the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as well as state, local, and national partners as we celebrate Infrastructure Week 2026 from May 18 – 22! Why Infrastructure Week 2026 Matters Infrastructure Week provides an opportunity to recognize the impact and importance of infrastructure to the nation’s quality of life, economy, and security. Activities......
FEMA Reform Proposal Signals Major Shift in Disaster Policy
May 13, 2026
What the 2026 FEMA reform proposal would change The future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is full of uncertainty as a major Administration proposal would decentralize disaster response, shift primary responsibility to state and local governments, and make significant cuts to the agency’s workforce. Key changes focus on streamlining aid, reducing duplicative environmental......
School Infrastructure Examined in Latest ASCE Report Card Webinar
April 30, 2026
On May 20, ASCE joined with engineering, architecture, and policy leaders to showcase key solutions in school infrastructure. Hosted by the Build America Schools Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the event provided an overview of the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure which graded schools “D+.” Issues across funding, safety,......
Building With Nature: How Green Infrastructure Is Shaping the Cities of Tomorrow
April 22, 2026
Each Earth Day offers an opportunity to reflect on how infrastructure decisions shape the natural and built environments for generations. As weather patterns intensify, resulting in more heat, flooding, and water scarcity, civil engineers are increasingly embracing green infrastructure and nature‑based solutions to improve sustainability and resilience—the ability of infrastructure systems to withstand, adapt to,......
ASCE Reflects on One-Year Anniversary of 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
March 25, 2026
One Year Since the 2025 Infrastructure Report Card The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this week celebrates one year since the release of the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The report – widely recognized as the most cited infrastructure report in the nation – was introduced on March 25, 2025 at ASCE’s Solutions......
New Guidebook Offers Practical Approaches to Infrastructure Resilience
March 19, 2026
A New Guidebook to Strengthen Local Infrastructure Resilience A new resource from ASCE promotes strategies to strengthen state and local infrastructure resilience. Co-published by Microsoft, Bentley, and Duke University, the report, Built to Endure: A Smart Guide for US Cities to Build Resilient Infrastructure That Lasts, offers guidance on facilitating resilience-based approaches improving how infrastructure......
North Carolina’s 2026 Infrastructure Report Card: Grades, Challenges & Path Forward
January 21, 2026
North Carolina Earns a C- On Wednesday, January 21, the North Carolina Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2026 Report Card for North Carolina’s Infrastructure at the North Carolina State University Club in Raleigh. This release represents the state’s first modern report card and gave the state’s infrastructure a ‘C-’......
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