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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…

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 Collapse There have been many articles written about the bridge on I-95 in Philadelphia, where a tanker truck…

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…