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  • 3 top trends from the 2025 State of Design & Make report

    Every year, Autodesk releases its State of Design & Make report. This annual report compiles the thoughts and opinions of professionals across architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO), design and manufacturing (D&M), and media and entertainment (M&E). The new 2025 version of the report collected more data than ever before, surveying 5,500 industry leaders to…

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  • ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card for America: How did water do?

    The highly anticipated ASCE 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure has just been released. How did America do? How did water do? Since 1998, the American Society of Civil Engineers has released these assessments every four years, providing both a grade score and an in-depth evaluation of the nation’s infrastructure, highlighting both advancements and areas…

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  • AMP8 water opportunities: Where technology is going and how to get there

    In the last two years, the UK water industry has been under increased scrutiny by Ofwat, the water industry regulator, for ongoing sewage spills in England’s waterways. Ofwat can fine companies up to 10% of their annual sales, and now three water companies have been slapped with a total of £168 million in fines. The…

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  • AMP8 period: An important inflection point for the UK water industry [white paper]

    If you live in the UK, you know all about the water industry’s sewage and finance woes. The past few years has seen a steady stream of bad news and increasingly vocal public outcry. But there is reason to believe that things may be finally turning around. Ofwat, the government regulator in charge of funding,…

    Sustainability

  • Cybersecurity for water utilities isn’t a game of (bad) luck. It’s a game of skill.

    How can water utilities best protect themselves from cybersecurity risk? Autodesk Chief Trust Officer Sebastian Goodwin wrote this advice, which we are reprinting from the original, which was published by Smart Water Magazine. The list of challenges for the US water industry keeps getting longer. From the country’s aging infrastructure to the industry’s aging workforce,…

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  • Are UK water professionals ready for AMP8? We asked them.

    To say that change is needed in the UK water industry is an understatement. In addition to inflationary pressure and chronic shortages of skills, UK water companies have a big job ahead of them to rebuild faith in the industry amongst the public, particularly with regards to CSO spills. That change may be just around…

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  • Cybersecurity toolkit for water utilities to adopt CISA, FBI and EPA guidance

    The specific details of how hackers might wreak havoc in the water sector vary, but the major threats to water utilities can be grouped into a few basic categories:

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  • We asked a cybersecurity expert: Can the cloud help water utilities?

    Water utilities in the US have been given a mandate by the federal government that they need to improve their cybersecurity. It’s a serious issue, but this directive is also competing with the US’s aging water infrastructure, limited funding, and a host of other needs. We wanted to talk to an expert with experience across…

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  • White paper surveys UK architects about upcoming 2024 SuDS regulations. Are they ready? Are developers?

    The UK government has announced that it will be mandatory to include Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in virtually all new housing developments in England beginning in 2024. This is a win for proponents of SuDS, but one that feels like it has been a long time coming. This will bring England in line with Scotland,…

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  • [Video] Colby Manwaring on Scottish Canal’s unique digital twin that is revitalising Glasgow

    Last year at this time, I was riding a bike along the canals of Glasgow, tagging along with an extremely talented film crew from BBC StoryWorks to help document the incredible progress Scottish Canals has made in revitalizing their waterways. The film that came out of this trip, Europe’s First Smart Canal, is beautiful. We’re…

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