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The lecture is OPEN to the PUBLIC and admission is FREE for ASCE Met Section members. Please note that non-ASCE MET SECTION members will be charged $10. Students with a valid ID are free. Cash or check is accepted at the door. For more information, contact Courtney Clark at Courtney.clark@wai.com, Erik Zuker at ezuker@hntb.com, or Raheel Malik at raheel.malik@tylin.com

Technical Lecture (Earn 1.0 PDH – under application)

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS – METROPOLITAN SECTION

This seminar initiates a high-level discussion of the infrastructure challenges facing our region by touching on political, jurisdictional and funding challenges to better delivery. The political framework in the US first of all diffuses power among three branches and three levels of government. Responsibility for infrastructure provision lies consequently with thousands of governmental and quasi-governmental organizations at the federal, state and local level, resulting in fragmentation of our infrastructure systems. Funding for infrastructure must also compete with among other things increased entitlement spending given demographic trends. The seminar concludes with some ideas for the road ahead, including more extensive and rigorous project evaluation and a greater reliance on innovative project delivery methods such as public private partnerships. Julius Chang is currently a lecturer in civil engineering at Columbia University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in construction engineering and management. He also serves as a senior engineer for HDR, a leading consulting firm in New York. Dr. Chang has over 20 years of practical work experience in the design and management of bridge and tunnel structures. His research interest concerns infrastructure asset assessment and management. Dr. Chang is a registered professional engineer in the State of New York.