Tag: USACE
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Partner Podcasts – February 2024
Two of our favorite podcasts have brand new episodes this month! Check them out below. The Engineering With Nature Podcast S7 E3: A Personal Journey To Make NBS “Just Part of the Fabric” In The San Francisco District This episode features Julie Beagle, Environmental Planning Section Chief for the USACE San Francisco District, with podcast…
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EWN Workshop Explores 3D Printing With Dredged Sediment for Nature-Inspired Infrastructure
The recent Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Workshop on 3D Printing Natural Material for Nature-Inspired Infrastructure marked a significant milestone in the quest for innovative solutions for coastal resilience. Held from February 7-8, 2024, in Vicksburg, MS, the workshop brought together a diverse group of experts from government, academia, and private industry to explore the potential of 3D…
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New Publication: Life Cycle Analysis of Natural Infrastructure Projects
A team of researchers from USACE and the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS), collaborating through the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN), have proposed a new framework for the life cycle analysis of infrastructure projects that includes a more detailed view of project benefits and environmental impacts.
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February 2024 Knowledge Series: Tools for Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Application in Stream Restoration
Liya Abera, PhD, Engineer Research and Development Center, USACE Engineering projects typically require economic analysis of the costs and benefits of alternative actions. However, costs may not be distributed evenly over a project’s life cycle and may include initial capital investments, short-term adaptive management actions, long-term operations and maintenance, and eventually disposal. Engineering economics methods exist…
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Pictures from the Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions
Last week, the Network for Engineering With Nature and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine hosted the Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions in Washington, D.C. Ahead of our forthcoming full press release, check out some of the photos from the event below, captured by attendees! Check out a partial recording of the event…
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New Season of The Engineering With Nature Podcast Begins
The seventh season of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Podcast started last week, featuring Ricardo Aguirre, Director of Land Management and Water Security for WEST Consultants (WEST) in Arizona and Executive Director of the Drylands Alliance for Addressing Water Needs (DAAWN). Aguirre joins co-hosts Sarah Thorne and Jeff King (National Lead of the EWN Program)…
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January 2024 Knowledge Series: Real-Time, Cloud-Based Hydraulic Modeling with HEC RAS Using the Dam Screening Tool (DST)
Garrett Menichino, PhD, PE, CFM, Research Civil Engineer, Environmental Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, USACE Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF) are increasingly recognized as flood risk management solutions that can provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. However, there are few planning-level tools available for screening NNBF for flood risk management projects. The Dam Screening Tool (DST) is…
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EWN Podcast S6 E10: A Conversation With Florence Williams About The Nature Fix
Need some New Year entertainment? Go check out the latest Engineering With Nature Podcast, S6 E10: A Conversation With Florence Williams About The Nature Fix. Learn more and listen here. About the episode Can nature make us happier, healthier and more creative? The simple answer is yes, . . . and it’s been scientifically proven. In Season 6, Episode 10, hosts…
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Growth of EWN featured in UF Center for Coastal Solutions’ Directors Note
The University of Florida’s Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS) recently published their November 2023 Director’s Note reviewing the accomplishments of CCS’s team this year. These accomplishments included their annual summit on Dec. 1, which focused on “optimizing actionable solutions for resilient coasts, in the context of the emerging risks facing our coastal communities, which call…
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Engineering With Nature recently featured by U.S. Department of Defense
In a recent article, DOD Officials Highlight Climate and Energy Security Issues at International Conference, Assistant Secretary of the Army Rachel Jacobsen spoke to the Engineering With Nature initiative’s ability to help create resilient communities. “The Army is focused on solutions,” she said. “We use ‘Engineering with Nature’ to bolster infrastructure resilience, and we are working…