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Sustainability Needs To Be the New Normal

August 15, 2023 - in Interview, Multimedia, Videos

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Jennifer Hara, vice president for JLL’s Clean Energy and Infrastructure Advisory team, via webcam.

Key Themes to Build Sustainable Transportation Networks

August 11, 2023 - in Interview, Multimedia, Videos

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Cathy Choi, PhD, the chief sustainability officer and vice president of engineering…

From the Editor: Three Stories From My Personal ‘Infrastructure News Network’

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Column

This August 2023 column highlights three infrastructure topics I find interesting on personal and professional levels. Headline News: The Bridge…

Executive Corner: Could A/E Firms Avoid a Recession?

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Column

The previous “Executive Corner” column noted that despite the looming economic conditions, the A/E sector may avoid a recession with continued growth supported by strengthening backlogs. This column includes some more empirical evidence that supports this…

Thoughts From Engineers: Who’s at Risk for Extreme Storms?

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Column

The use of data and computer models to simulate complex physical processes, make predictions and more-effectively plan for the future has never been more important. Precipitation data, for example, have been key to the design and construction of our nation’s…

Transportation Troubleshooting: How NEVI Will Jumpstart Growth of U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Networks

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Column

Everyone in the U.S. transportation industry is excited about NEVI—or they should be. Enacted with the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program commits $5 billion to subsidize electric vehicle…

Workforce Focus: The Human Element of Increasing Employee Retention

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Column

The United States is expected to add as many as 1.5 million new infrastructure jobs each year through 2031. According to a Brookings analysis of BLS data (found at www.brookings.edu/articles/infrastructure-workforce/), an estimated 1.7 million additional…

Change Leader: Creating Change Requires Persistence … and Time

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Profile

This particular interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can watch a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/46k3WSM. Ted Goldstein, P.E., is the Shuriken business development engineer…

Future Forward: Build Better Than the Local Code

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Profile

This particular interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can watch a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/44wGBMo. Aris Papadopoulos is the founding chair of the Resilience Action…

The Beyond 77 Corridor Study: Atkins Helps Develop Project Planning with an Eye to Policy

August 3, 2023 - in Articles, Feature, Featured

  The Beyond 77 Corridor Study, facilitated by the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO), started with a goal to find ways to reduce congestion and increase multimodal options along and around the 68-mile-long, 400-plus-square-mile…