September/October 2022
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Civil Engineering magazine September/October 2022
Features
![Solar panels and a nozzle filling a gas tank in the foreground and a cityscape and windmills in the background.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2022/09-september/cep-feature-how-engineers-are-helping-cities-seek-zero-emissions/netzerofeature-for-promo-grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=888769BD1B069B013E94B62230D14FA4)
Urban areas generate considerable greenhouse gases, so city leaders are turning to structural and other civil engineers to reduce their carbon footprints.
How engineers are helping cities seek zero emissions![Tall mound of sand and other materials surrounded by trees](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2022/09-september/cep-feature-abandoned-california-reservoir-repurposed-for-recycled-water/trampasfeature-for-promo-grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=EB699880878A8109361FBD333831A354)
The 1.6 billion gal. Trampas Canyon Dam and Reservoir is the newest and largest reclaimed water facility in California’s Orange County.
Abandoned California reservoir repurposed for recycled water![Large round structure with concrete base topped by a spherical glass roof. This building is connected by stairs to a multilevel building.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2022/09-september/cep-feature-in-los-angeles-innovative-structures-celebrate-movie-innovators/academymuseumfeature-for-promo-grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=77A7DEF6D0251AE06008DFE6308291BF)
Comprising a spherical addition and substantial renovations to a 1930s streamlined modern icon, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has opened to the public.
In Los Angeles, innovative structures celebrate movie innovators![Multilevel concrete, steel, and glass structure set on a city block.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2022/09-september/cep-feature-convention-center-expansion-made-possible-by-innovative-engineering/javits-convention-center_promogrid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=BE2EE5A02982C8802B03D2E3E71C7868)
The revamped Javits Convention Center in New York City increased in size by more than 50%, making it the largest in the Northeast again.
Convention center expansion made possible by innovative engineering![Ocean on the left, highway and buildings on the right depicting a coastal community. There is lightning in the background.](/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-magazine/images/2022/09-september/cep-feature-protecting-the-shore-in-critical-gulf-coast-regions-demands-creative-solutions/wspfeature-for-promo-grid.jpg?cx=0&cy=0&cw=623&ch=440&hash=FA915DC11B4DB373347EFFED7C0C3CD9)
Nature-based and hard infrastructure solutions work in tandem to protect and restore coastal communities in Louisiana and Florida.
Protecting shores in critical Gulf Coast regions demands creative solutions