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Last Word

Last Word is an op-ed/point-of-view column in Trenchless Technology magazine. It offers those working in or affiliated with the underground infrastructure construction sector an opportunity to share their opinions on the state of the industry.  For submission inquires, contact Sharon M. Bueno, editor, at sbueno@benjaminmedia.com.

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December 21, 2021
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ASCE’s Manual of Practice for Design of Close-fit Liners for Gravity Pipe Rehab Is Here
December 8, 2021
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Last Word – What a Successful National Water Strategy Looks Like & Why it Matters
August 19, 2021
Last Word utility locating
How CGA’s Next Practices Initiative Aims to Restore Excavator Confidence
July 15, 2021
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May 10, 2021
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Last Word – Research Tests Show Consistently Strong Energy Efficiency...

A recent hydraulic flow test on a 97-year-old distribution main demonstrated the longevity of cement-mortar lined (CML) ...

April 6, 2021
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Last Word – The Costs of Underground Infrastructure Damages

In a dense urban neighbourhood, an excavator makes a rash decision to perform a 30-m bore shot without obtaining locates...

March 24, 2021
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Last Word – The Pandemic Pivot and the Trenchless Rehab...

In this article, Jacobs offers the reflections and outlook perspectives from our condition assessment and rehabilitation...

February 18, 2021
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Last Word – Research Tests Demonstrate the Longevity of CML...

A recent hydraulic flow test on a 97-year old distribution main demonstrated the longevity of cement-mortar lined (CML) ...

December 21, 2020
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Last Word – Hoping for the Resumption of Normalcy

As I sit in the planning sessions for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Utility Engineering & Surveying...

November 19, 2020
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Last Word – The Power of One and the Promise...

One and half centuries ago, a rancher, naturalist, explorer, environmental philosopher, writer and conservationist named...

August 28, 2020
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September 16, 2022
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Last Word – NUCA Supports Nation’s COVID-19 Recovery Efforts, but...

Since March, Coronavirus responses have occupied official Washington’s attention almost full time, and NUCA’...

July 8, 2020
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Last Word – Yes, Finance and Engineering Can Be BFFs

When finance and engineering are aligned and collaborative, we get three positive and reinforcing outcomes....

May 20, 2020
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Last Word: A Farewell from Mike Willmets

As I pass the baton to the new executive director, Matthew Izzard, it is with bittersweet sentiment that I bid you all a...

March 16, 2020
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