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The work of civil and environmental engineers is, quite simply, everything you see around you (and quite a bit that you don’t). The buildings, the highways, the parks, the waterways, the electrical grid, cell phone towers. Civil and environmental engineers have a hand in all of the systems and structures that make our lives possible. They also play a major role in tackling some of the world’s grand challenges.
Disaster Recovery and Resilience |
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Fixing Our Nation's Failing Infrastructure |
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Population Growth and Urban Density |
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Traffic and Transit |
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Safe Drinking Water and Clean Air |
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Safeguarding Our Water Resources |
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Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy |
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Sustainability |
All of our work is infused with the demands of making our society more sustainable so that we can protect our world’s resources while meeting people’s needs. We’re working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from infrastructure and transportation, develop new uses for coal fly ash to keep it out of landfills, find ways to make concrete using more sustainable ingredients and techniques, understand how microbes help clean up oil on beaches after oil spills, reduce the environmental impacts of manufacturing, and make our economy more sustainable by understanding how economic activity and energy use interact. We’re also designing adaptations that will help our communities weather a changing climate. |