Chuao Dong

The plume of steam from UC Berkeley’s natural gas-fired power plant is a familiar sight on the skyline of San Francisco’s East Bay. But the facility’s days are numbered: The campus is on track to switch to an electrical heating system by 2028. As each UC campus prepares to publish its long-term plan for eliminating carbon emissions and transitioning to renewable energy, hear from sustainability… Read More »How three UC campuses are phasing out fossil fuels

As part of their coursework for the CE170 Infrastructure Sensing and Modeling class, taught by Professor Kenichi Soga, students performed traffic simulations of wildfire evacuations from Berkeley Hills. Recently, the class had the privilege of welcoming Berkeley Fire Chief David Sprague and his colleagues, Duncan Allard, Dan Green, and Sarah Lana, to discuss the results of the assignment.  Chief Sprague shared valuable insights on Berkeley’s… Read More »Berkeley Fire Chief Gives Lecture in CE170 class on Wildfire Preparedness

On the vibrant day of October 17th, the Center for Smart Infrastructure (CSI) labwelcomed members from Pacific, Nor-Cal, and Western TAG utilities, as well asenthusiastic students from CE112 – Water & Wastewater Systems Design andOperation on October 19th. During these visits, we performed tension tests on 8-inchiPVC pipes, incorporating fiber optic sensors. The pipes were subjected to testing until anotable failure and water leakage were… Read More »Utility Members and CE112 Students Visit CSI

The New Technology Project of the Year award was presented for the EBMUD Summit Pressure Zone South Pipeline Replacement, Phase 1 project (EBMUD – Claremont Ave Pipeline Monitoring – Oakland, California) by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), San Francisco section. This award recognizes projects which advance more efficient and sustainable civil infrastructure through innovation and advancement in technology such as implementation of new methods and… Read More »ASCE New Technology Project of the Year