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Executive Corner: Five Takeaways on 2023 A/E M&A Activity

February 1, 2024 - in Articles, Column

Despite an overall slump in M&A deal volume globally, the A/E industry wrapped up 2023 with yet another busy year of elevated activity. Shrugging off recession worries and higher interest rates, confident strategic and financial buyers showed no signs…

Transportation Troubleshooting: Let’s Look at Vision Zero for a New Road Safety Mindset

February 1, 2024 - in Articles, Column

I remember when automobile drivers and passengers could legally choose not to wear seat belts. Since the mid-1980s, legislators have taken away that…

Thoughts From Engineers: Peeling Back the Pavement to Manage Stormwater in Great Lakes Communities

January 31, 2024 - in Articles, Column

Urban spaces have evolved through the decades to reflect the needs of the people who live there. Through time, we buried wetlands to build roads…

Decarbonizing Infrastructure: Why Data, Collaboration and PAS 2080 Are Critical to Success

January 31, 2024 - in Articles, Column

In the UK, construction activity accounts for around 50m tonnes of CO2 emissions, with cement and steel used for infrastructure being significant contributors. For the UK to meet its statutory climate targets, a whole lifecycle approach must be adopted to…

Las Vegas Sphere: The Engineer’s Perspective

January 19, 2024 - in Interview, Multimedia, Videos

On Dec. 23, 2023, Todd Danielson, editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed Steve Reichwein, P.E., S.E., senior associate with Severud Associates and the lead engineer on the Sphere in Las Vegas.

How AI and Cloud Technology Are Driving Digital Disruption in Capital Infrastructure

December 7, 2023 - in Articles, Column

There are countless reasons why a capital construction project may run into difficulties, but more often than not it’s down to lack of foresight or poor application of time and resources.

Waskita Karya Designs Toll Road Network to Support Development of Indonesia’s New Smart Sustainable Capital City

December 6, 2023 - in Articles, Feature, Featured

The digital twin solution improved communication, eliminating 20,000 truck movements during initial construction, lowering diesel fuel consumption by 32,800 liters to save IDR 590 million. (Credit: PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk) Nusantara (IKN) is scheduled…

Historic Nantucket’s Sea Street Third Sewer Force Main Project

December 6, 2023 - in Articles, Feature, Featured

Located about 30 miles south of Cape Cod off the coast of Massachusetts, the island of Nantucket—originally settled in 1641—is a long-time tourist destination and vacation haven. Designated as a National Historic Landmark District, Nantucket is noted for…

Letters from December 2023 Issue

December 4, 2023 - in Articles, Letters

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