A long standing conversation which is now taking center stage as national infrastructure is essential to global competitiveness fro the United States. We have to start somewhere…..because the fact still remains our infrastructure is aging by the day. Last week the The Metropolit

For World Humanitarian Day- 19 August, your answers can be made into reality. 19 August is World Humanitarian Day and the beginning of a month-long project that turns words into aid. Sponsor a word and turn your voice to help millions of people worldwide affected by disasters. Tell th

Moving to the suburbs used to mean having made it—having earned the house, the car, the lawn—and being set for the long haul. But over the past decades, the suburbs have changed. Below are some articles and interview on the topic of the growing suburban poverty rates. Confronting Surb

August 13, 2013 – (Atlanta, Georgia)  According to the U.S. Department of Labor, future job opportunities in the field of light rail technology and engineering is expected to grow over the next 10 years as more workers in those fields reach retirement age. Capturing this growth

Tangram’s Qatar World Cup Stadium Sculpts the Desert Wind to Provide Passive Cooling The new FIFA stadium for the Qatar 2022 World Cup will “sculpt” the desert region’s winds and combine them with nearby water sources to provide passive-evaporative cooling for the entire structu

The forum will highlight the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in the nation of Qatar and the great business opportunity available. Ivy Vining Consulting LLC is seeking General Contractors, Construction Companies, Architects and Engineers interested in capturing some of the $400

The FIFA World Cup is expected to draw over half a million visitors, almost a third of Qatar’s current population. The FIFA event at Qatar is expected to have a significant impact on the economy. Qatar had already outlined a plan to spend around $100 billion, being 87% of GDP (2010 GD

The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals examines rural-urban  disparities in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how urbanization, if managed well, can contribute to the attainment of these goals. The repo

Transport provides access to public services for the poor, opens up trade opportunities, and maximizes the benefits of urbanization: the mobility of people and goods drives development. So how can we protect the role of transport in times of scarcer fuels, costly and harmful carbon em

AGOA signed into law in May 2000, AGOA offers African countries that open their economies and build free markets trade incentives with the United States. Set to expire in 2015, AGOA is a defining pillar of the U.S.-Africa trade and commercial relationship.   The Office of the U.S. Tra