Tag: institute for resilient infrastructure systems

  • Duke University hosts panel on sustainable infrastructure

    Duke University hosts panel on sustainable infrastructure

    At a recent symposium hosted by Duke University, experts from across academic, governance and NGO sectors exchanged ideas about accelerating sustainable infrastructure development, including our own Dr. Todd Bridges. “I’d like to think that we’re entering a renaissance period in civil engineering with the opportunities that are before us,” said Bridges, Professor of Practice in […]

  • IRIS affiliates file comments on USACE proposed Agency Specific Procedures

    IRIS affiliates file comments on USACE proposed Agency Specific Procedures

    IRIS affiliates are contributing their expertise as the US Army Corps of Engineers updates its policies for evaluating potential new civil works projects. The Corps recently proposed new Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) to implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G). IRIS Director Brian Bledsoe, along with law and policy experts Yee Huang and Matthew Shudtz, recently filed comments on the proposal, […]

  • New Resilient Futures Podcast Episode: Expect the Unexpected

    New Resilient Futures Podcast Episode: Expect the Unexpected

    Expect the Unexpected: Resilience and Life Advice from the Late Bronze Age In this month’s new episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast, anthropologist and historian Dr. Eric Cline and USACE research social scientist Dr. Ben Trump come together with hosts Alysha and Todd to explore large-scale regional destabilization and collapse in the Late Bronze Age. […]