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Jaan vanValkenburgh

Jaan is the Associate Director of Content for the Infrastructure, Energy & Financial Services divisions at SmartBrief. She is also editor of the popular newsletter SmartBrief for Civil Engineers. Jaan can be reached at [email protected]

Articles by Jaan vanValkenburgh

Airport energy security calls for solar, but there are blind spots

By Jaan vanValkenburgh 05/22/25

Construction Infrastructure Real Estate

With new purpose, libraries become multi-use anchors

By Jaan vanValkenburgh 04/22/25

The 2025 quake heard ’round the engineering world

By Jaan vanValkenburgh 03/31/25

Civil engineers: The US needs toilets

By Jaan vanValkenburgh 06/13/24

How infrastructure leaders can gain an AI advantage

By Jaan vanValkenburgh 08/16/23

How infrastructure bill discussions may have forever changed how we define and understand our built environs

09/10/21

Autonomous vehicles require acceptance to save lives

07/17/21

How Columbus, Ohio, became such a smart “smart city”

07/06/21

Real estate could prosper from nationwide infrastructure investment strategies

06/18/21

Engineering higher education increasingly will be remote, interdisciplinary and practical

05/03/21

What 100 days with Biden has meant

04/26/21

What 100 days with Biden has meant

04/26/21

How lockdowns changed US transportation and what should happen next

03/11/21

Logistics market learns price of success, as new tools emerge

03/07/21

How a risky year taught seasoned risk-takers to reassess project and construction industry perils

03/01/21

Why content is more vital than you think

10/14/20