Short explainers from a municipal engineering firm on scoping civil engineering work, screening development land before purchase, and avoiding submission delays. Readers get practical checklists on deliverables, interfaces, servicing and drainage risks, and municipal approval dependencies.
Website: https://www.bousengineering.ca/
A civil engineer writes detailed forensic case studies of structural failures, currently focused on tailings dam disasters such as Feijão and Merriespruit. Each issue gives key facts, technical background, construction history and the human and ethical factors behind the failure.
A newsletter for infrastructure and civil engineering project managers that analyzes how AI tools and vendor moves, especially Autodesk's, affect real project work. It offers practical frameworks, plain-language translations of product announcements, and concrete next steps.
Ray Delahanty, the creator behind the City Nerd channel, writes essays on cities, transportation and the built environment, often using data and charts. Issues include analysis of trends like drive-thru dining, reader Q&A on planning and engineering careers, and occasional event announcements.
Long-form essays on notable structures and the engineers behind them, covering form-finding, design history and failure case studies. It also offers reading guides to help newcomers enter the structural art tradition.
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