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  Artists in Houston are “upcycling” difficult-to-reuse refuse into sculptures, doors, mirrors, and other works of art.

• Making the most of Public Works Week

  Three departments use National Public Works Week to develop future employees.

• Disney and Urban Design

  The Mighty Mouse’s public works department roars.

• Adopt-A-Sign program

  Highway sign program credits sponsorship of clean technology and/or energy.

• Anti-grafitti ivy

  Having problems keeping public assets free of graffiti? Try covering them with ivy! That’s what the City of Lynwood, Calif., did two years ago.

• Sing a song about urban planning

  Singer and songwriter Melanie Hammet uses her job as pro-tem mayor of Pine Lake, Ga., for musical inspiration.

• Report identifies most ‘livable’ communities

  The National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) found that most livability definitions include transportation, community, and quality, but there is no one definition.

• Corrosion-resistant bridges may be in our future

  Researchers say they have findings that could change the standards in anti-corrosion coating development by using extremely thin graphene films.

• eSPAN140 named a 2012 MSC hot product

  eSpan140 has been named a 2012 Hot Product by Modern Steel Construction Magazine (MSC).

• Tool predicts local impacts of climate change

  MIT researchers have developed a new tool to help policymakers, city planners, and others aware of the possible impacts that climate change could have on their communities.