March/April 2024 print issue
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Civil Engineering magazine March/April 2024
Features
![A drone flies through the skyline of a futuristic city while a 3D printer creates building materials.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2024/03-march-2024/cep-feature-engineers-artists-bring-future-cities-to-life-in-stunning-cgi/cgi-for_promo_grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=91241B2341CD7A1053330FE2ACDAEBE7)
Civil engineers worked closely with computer-generated imaging artists to make “Cities of the Future” the most realistic movie possible.
Engineers, artists bring future cities to life in stunning CGI![Photograph shows a body of water with industrial buildings on one side and a road on the other. In the water on the right is structure made of earth and rocks with vegetation on it.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2024/03-march-2024/cep-feature-40-million-aquatic-habitat-restoration-in-seattle-provides-a-home-for-salmon/salmon-for_promo_grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=3CF0D925831A7B6C3A11972864D0E8CF)
The new habitat in the city’s industrial waterfront serves as a blueprint for future efforts to boost marine habitats.
![A multibuilding campus sits next to a filled landfill and large body of water.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2024/03-march-2024/cep-feature-a-california-wastewater-treatment-plant-is-on-track-to-generate-its-own-power/sunnyvale-for_promo_grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=2086D3D8F2B2BD22455C85072DA3E244)
Plant upgrades will ensure higher efficiency and increased capacity, creating a world-class resource recovery facility.
A California wastewater treatment plant is on track to generate its own power![Sediment is being dredged from a body of water by large equipment.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2024/03-march-2024/cep-feature-a-dwindling-water-supply-caused-by-reservoir-sedimentation-troubles-engineers/sediment-for_promo_grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=A4B296397C2B1251D7081AE59CA3750C)
Buildup within these reservoirs is a growing concern civil engineers and others are working to resolve.
A dwindling water supply caused by reservoir sedimentation troubles engineers![Rows of servers, bathed in blue light, stand ready to support the digital world.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2024/03-march-2024/cep-feature-engineers-often-need-a-lot-of-water-to-keep-data-centers-cool/data-centers-for_promo_grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=9B284E617F3ACCC56151D262D2EBCAFC)
Operating 24/7 means that data centers generate considerable heat that must then be dissipated.
Engineers often need a lot of water to keep data centers cool![A compass sitting on top of a page of numbers.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2024/03-march-2024/cep-annual-report-leading-today-to-build-a-better-tomorrow/75-annual-report-leading-image.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=1C3B57D91BF1F8E816E997660703C537)
ASCE is looking to the future, and it looks bright!
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