Special Collection on Drought Management for a Changing Climate

Special Collection on Drought Management for a Changing Climate

Drought Management for a Changing Climate

As a result of the global climate crisis, our civil infrastructure, and natural resources interacting with our infrastructure assets, are increasingly experiencing stresses and failures. Projected increases in drought frequency, duration, and severity pose “…multifaceted and widespread impacts on economic, social, health, and environmental conditions.” As a call to action by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), civil engineers must play a mission-critical role in drought management now and decades in the future. Accordingly, the ASCE Library presents a special collection of ASCE publications, with important insights into the impacts of drought to our communities. Further, the ASCE addresses engineered solutions “…for managing drought for public water supply, agriculture, industry, hydropower, navigation, water-based recreation, fish and wildlife, and water quality.” For more information on climate risk and drought management, see Drought Management for a Changing Climate in the ASCE Library.

(The collection is curated by Dr. Meghna Babbar-Sebens, Associate Professor, Oregon State University; Dr. Ximing Cai, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Dr. George F. McMahon, Vice President, National Expert, Water Management Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Dr. J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida, Senior Bilingual Climate and Water Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists; Dr. Juneseok Lee, Associate Professor, Manhattan College; Mr. Rich Juricich, Principal Engineer, Colorado River Board of California; Dr. Samuel Sandoval Solis Professor, University of California, Davis; Ms. Gabriela Rendon Herrera, University of California, Davis; Dr. Rosario Sanchez, Senior Research Scientist, Texas Water Resources Institute; and Dr. Saul Arciniega Esparza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ingenería.)

© 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.

(Source: https://ascelibrary.org/drought_management; Image: www.drought.gov)

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ASCE Releases Collection on Drought Management for a Changing Climate

Drought Management for a Changing Climate

As a result of the global climate crisis, our civil infrastructure, and natural resources interacting with our infrastructure assets, are increasingly experiencing stresses and failures. Projected increases in drought frequency, duration, and severity pose “…multifaceted and widespread impacts on economic, social, health, and environmental conditions.” As a call to action by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), civil engineers must play a mission-critical role in drought management now and decades in the future. Accordingly, the ASCE Library presents a special collection of ACE publications, with important insights into the impacts of drought to our communities. Further, the ASCE addresses engineered solutions “…for managing drought for public water supply, agriculture, industry, hydropower, navigation, water-based recreation, fish and wildlife, and water quality.” For more information on climate risk and drought management, see Drought Management for a Changing Climate in the ASCE Library.

(The collection is curated by Dr. Meghna Babbar-Sebens, Associate Professor, Oregon State University; Dr. Ximing Cai, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Dr. George F. McMahon, Vice President, National Expert, Water Management Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Dr. J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida, Senior Bilingual Climate and Water Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists; Dr. Juneseok Lee, Associate Professor, Manhattan College; Mr. Rich Juricich, Principal Engineer, Colorado River Board of California; Dr. Samuel Sandoval Solis Professor, University of California, Davis; Ms. Gabriela Rendon Herrera, University of California, Davis; Dr. Rosario Sanchez, Senior Research Scientist, Texas Water Resources Institute; and Dr. Saul Arciniega Esparza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ingenería.)

© 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.

(Source: https://ascelibrary.org/drought_management; Image: www.drought.gov)

About ClimaTwin®

ClimaTwin® is a leading climate risk intelligence solution for infrastructure assets and the built environment.

We empower infrastructure stakeholders to mitigate climate risks and assess adaptation actions across the total asset lifecycle. By connecting complex climate models and infrastructure digital twins, our solution enables engineers, owner-operators, and governments to aggregate, visualize, and analyze disparate datasets, revealing site-specific insights at a hyper-local scale. Benefits include 5-10x near-term returns and lifetime cost-avoidance by mitigating risks to systems, services, and societies.

To learn more about climate risk intelligence for your infrastructure assets, please visit www.climatwin.com today.

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Agreement Between NOAA and ASCE Prepares Nation for Climate-ready Infrastructure

Agreement between NOAA and the ASCE prepares our nation for climate-ready infrastructure

2022 was the third most costly year on record for weather and climate-related disasters.

Leaders from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the University of Maryland (UMD) Center for Technology and Systems Management convened to “…discuss how the nation’s engineering profession account for climate change in the design and construction of future building and infrastructure projects.”

Further, the stakeholder group released a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the summit, detailing the ways that NOAA informs building and civil engineering codes, standards, and best practice manuals developed by the ASCE.

This year underscores the urgency of the collaboration between the stakeholder group, as “…NOAA calculated that 2022 was the third most costly year on record for weather and climate-related disasters, with 18 events costing over $165 billion in total damages.” Weather-related disasters now occur more frequently, as the number of days between billion-dollar disasters is decreasing from 82 days in 1980 to 18 days last year in 2022.

“These statistics, while daunting, present an opportunity for us to take stock, and use this data to help prepare for the impacts of climate change,” said Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA administrator. “Sustained partnerships like this one are key to this effort, and will help foster a Climate-Ready Nation where individuals, businesses, and industries have the knowledge and tools to take action to mitigate risk and support economic growth.”

© 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers.

(Source: American Society of Civil Engineers, News Releases)

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ClimaTwin® is a leading climate risk intelligence solution for infrastructure assets and the built environment.

We empower infrastructure stakeholders to mitigate climate risks and assess adaptation actions across the total asset lifecycle. By connecting complex climate models and infrastructure digital twins, our solution enables engineers, owner-operators, and governments to aggregate, visualize, and analyze disparate datasets, revealing site-specific insights at a hyper-local scale. Benefits include 5-10x near-term returns and lifetime cost-avoidance by mitigating risks to systems, services, and societies.

To learn more about climate risk intelligence for your infrastructure assets, please visit www.climatwin.com today.

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Guideline for Utility Infrastructure Data Focuses on 3D Digital Twins

Guideline for Utility Infrastructure Data Focuses on 3D Digital Twins

Focus on enabling the creation of 3D digital twins for utility infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases the Standard Guideline for Recording and Exchanging Utility Infrastructure Data, ASCE/UESI/CI 75-22. Prepared by the Standard Guideline for Recording and Exchanging Utility Infrastructure Data Committee of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute and the Construction Institute of the ASCE, “75-22” specifies essential elements for documenting the location, geometry, and feature attributes of underground and aboveground utility infrastructure, with a particular focus on enabling the creation of 3D digital twins for newly installed and/or exposed utility infrastructure.

“This standard provides guidance about collecting and exchanging utility infrastructure data to support a wide range of uses, including digital software applications that facilitate design and damage prevention activities. Use of the standard will ultimately lead to consistently reliable and user-friendly utility data that will facilitate better accommodation and safeguarding of utility infrastructure while expediting construction delivery with reduced risk. It supports the larger civil engineering task discipline called utility engineering (UE), which incorporates the elements affecting civil engineering projects of any kind as they relate to utilities.”

“Utility engineering optimizes planning, design, and construction activities to control costs and mitigate risks to the project and to the public. Because the standard is not overly prescriptive, it supports both current and emerging digital project delivery standards and practices. This valuable resource will assist professional engineers and surveyors in coordinating with the utility owner or operator during all construction or installation phases and in constructing or installing utility features in accordance with the project datum, plans, and specifications.”

(Source: The American Society of Civil Engineers, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415924)

© 2022 The American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.

About ClimaTwin®

ClimaTwin® is a leading climate risk intelligence solution for infrastructure assets and the built environment.

We empower infrastructure stakeholders to mitigate climate risks and assess adaptation actions across the total asset lifecycle. By connecting complex climate models and infrastructure digital twins, our solution enables engineers, owner-operators, and governments to aggregate, visualize, and analyze disparate datasets, revealing site-specific insights at a hyper-local scale. Benefits include 5-10x near-term returns and lifetime cost-avoidance by mitigating risks to systems, services, and societies.

To learn more about climate risk intelligence for your infrastructure assets, please visit www.climatwin.com today.

© 2022 ClimaTwin Corp. ClimaTwin® is a registered trademark of ClimaTwin Corp. ClimaTwin Basic™, ClimaTwin Enterprise™, the ClimaTwin logo, and Climate Risk Intelligence for Infrastructure Digital Twins™ are trademarks of ClimaTwin Corp. All rights reserved.

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ASCE Releases Standard for Utility Infrastructure Data and 3D Digital Twins

Focus on enabling the creation of 3D digital twins for utility infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases the Standard Guideline for Recording and Exchanging Utility Infrastructure Data, ASCE/UESI/CI 75-22. Prepared by the Standard Guideline for Recording and Exchanging Utility Infrastructure Data Committee of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute and the Construction Institute of the ASCE, “75-22” specifies essential elements for documenting the location, geometry, and feature attributes of underground and aboveground utility infrastructure, with a particular focus on enabling the creation of 3D digital twins for newly installed and/or exposed utility infrastructure.

“This standard provides guidance about collecting and exchanging utility infrastructure data to support a wide range of uses, including digital software applications that facilitate design and damage prevention activities. Use of the standard will ultimately lead to consistently reliable and user-friendly utility data that will facilitate better accommodation and safeguarding of utility infrastructure while expediting construction delivery with reduced risk. It supports the larger civil engineering task discipline called utility engineering (UE), which incorporates the elements affecting civil engineering projects of any kind as they relate to utilities.”

“Utility engineering optimizes planning, design, and construction activities to control costs and mitigate risks to the project and to the public. Because the standard is not overly prescriptive, it supports both current and emerging digital project delivery standards and practices. This valuable resource will assist professional engineers and surveyors in coordinating with the utility owner or operator during all construction or installation phases and in constructing or installing utility features in accordance with the project datum, plans, and specifications.”

(Source: The American Society of Civil Engineers, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415924)

© 2022 The American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.

About ClimaTwin®

ClimaTwin® is a leading climate risk intelligence solution for infrastructure assets and the built environment.

We empower infrastructure stakeholders to mitigate climate risks and assess adaptation actions across the total asset lifecycle. By connecting complex climate models and infrastructure digital twins, our solution enables engineers, owner-operators, and governments to aggregate, visualize, and analyze disparate datasets, revealing site-specific insights at a hyper-local scale. Benefits include 5-10x near-term returns and lifetime cost-avoidance by mitigating risks to systems, services, and societies.

To learn more about climate risk intelligence for your infrastructure assets, please visit www.climatwin.com today.

© 2022 ClimaTwin Corp. ClimaTwin® is a registered trademark of ClimaTwin Corp. ClimaTwin Basic™, ClimaTwin Enterprise™, the ClimaTwin logo, and Climate Risk Intelligence for Infrastructure Digital Twins™ are trademarks of ClimaTwin Corp. All rights reserved.

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