Building America’s Future: Why Infrastructure Investment Matters Now More Than Ever
June 23, 2025
By: Ben Pickett, Executive Vice President, Business Services Nucor Corporation For nearly six decades, Nucor has played a foundational role in building America—literally. As the largest steel producer in the United States, Nucor is responsible for more than one-quarter of the nation’s steel production. Roughly half of that steel goes directly into nonresidential construction and......
House T&I advances Clean Water Act permitting reform package
July 07, 2025
Last month, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) held a markup session to consider a package of bills related to project permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The package, H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, includes more than a dozen bills introduced with the stated goal to......
Ohio’s Infrastructure Gets a Boost: 2025 Report Card Shows Progress, But Challenges Remain
June 25, 2025
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Ohio Council of Sections has released its 2025 Report Card for Ohio’s Infrastructure, and there’s a bit of good news: Ohio’s overall grade has improved to a ‘C’, up from a ‘C-’ in 2021. That puts the Buckeye State on par with the national average, according to ASCE’s recently......
ASCE, NMSA Host Webinar on 2025 Infrastructure Report Card
June 21, 2025
On June 17th, the American Society of Civil Engineers joined with the National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) to host a webinar providing an in-depth assessment of Stormwater as a part of the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. Stormwater was one of 18 categories graded in the newly released report card receiving a “D.”......
Nevada’s Infrastructure Gets a Boost: ‘C+’ Grade Highest Ever for the Silver State
June 12, 2025
The 2025 Report Card for Nevada’s Infrastructure has been released, thanks to the hard work of ASCE members who volunteered their time and energy to research and write the report card, and it brings positive developments. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded Nevada’s infrastructure a ‘C+’ grade, an improvement from a ‘C’......
Funding and Financing U.S. Infrastructure
June 06, 2025
In the 2025 Report Card, the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) estimates a $3.7 trillion investment gap for U.S infrastructure to reach a state of good repair, assuming Congress continues recent funding levels. As such, sponsors of infrastructure projects will need to innovate and look to diversify funding and financing sources beyond federal spending......
Utah’s 2025 Infrastructure Report Card: A Mix of Progress and Challenges
May 30, 2025
On May 29th, the Utah Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2025 Report Card for Utah’s Infrastructure at the state capitol building in Salt Lake City. The results are a blend of progress and ongoing challenges. The report assigns a cumulative grade of ‘C+’ to Utah’s infrastructure, maintaining the same......
How AEC Companies Are Leveraging Unreal Engine
May 21, 2025
Unreal Engine 5, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D tool, is helping companies like Pennoni, Geopogo, and Smart Spatial deliver cutting-edge visuals and interactive experiences that bridge conceptual design and real-world execution. We spoke to the teams behind the scenes to discover how Unreal Engine is bringing value to their stakeholders, clients, and......
May 15, 2025
A bipartisan group of House members, including the Chair and Ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, are sharing a sweeping draft bill to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The draft will join more than a dozen bills already introduced in the 119th Congress to reform all or parts of FEMA.......
5 things you need to know about the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card
May 12, 2025
By Amy Bunszel, Executive Vice President, Architecture, Engineering and Construction Solutions, Autodesk This year’s ASCE Solutions Summit couldn’t have been more timely. Held in Washington, D.C., the event coincided with the release of the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The report card awarded the United States a C—the highest grade in the report’s history.......
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