Podcast with Joe Demers, P.E., Civil Engineer at Alpha Structural
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Joe Demers, P..E., Civil Engineer at Alpha Structural. They discussed in detail the dangers of urban wildfires, including signs of high-risk areas and building materials. Demers explained how engineers can help make areas and structures more resilient to wildfire as well as the hidden dangers still present after a fire emergency appears to be over. In hillside communities, post-fire structural concerns can become even more...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
SCDOT is seeing significant safety improvements along U.S. 521 in Lancaster County after the completion of a Rural Road Safety Project spanning from Arrowood Avenue all the way to Walnut Creek Parkway. Construction wrapped up in 2020, and after five years of data collection, the results show meaningful progress.
Podcast with Brown and Caldwell's Resilience Experts Karri Ving and Dr. Tess Sprague
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Karri Ving, Managing Principal in Functional Resilience, Fellow-Institutional Resilience, and Dr. Tess Sprague, Climate Resilience Lead at Brown and Caldwell. They discussed Brown and Caldwell's foundational thinking about environmental and climate-aware engineering as well as how it has codified those beliefs in its BC:LongView approach.
Podcast with Gavin Lewis, Head of Engineering, Fathom
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Gavin Lewis, Head of Engineering at Fathom. They discussed Fathom’s Flood Risk Index and how it helps engineers create more-resilient infrastructure as well as how the model's "engineer created and focused" model differs from the traditional flood maps created primarily by hydrologists. They also discuss how inland areas have at least as much risk of flooding as coastal areas due to climate change.
Podcast with Josh Decker, Director of Planning and Design at McAdams
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Josh Decker, Director of Planning and Design at McAdams. They discussed how technologies such as digital twins and AI are changing and improving the engineering profession. Decker describes specific examples and techniques engineers can and should use with these technologies and more for better planning and designs.
Podcast with Thai Nguyen, Hensel Phelps, and Chaitanya NK, Track3D
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Thai Nguyen, Director of Innovation for Diverge, a Hensel Phelps company, and Chaitanya NK, Track's co-founder and CEO. They discussed how the two companies have been partnering, such as in the $300 million Courtyard 3 Connector at San Francisco International Airport.
Podcast with Christa Campbell, Director of Water Industry Solutions at Esri
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Christa Campbell, Director of Water Industry Solutions at Esri. They discussed how water utilities that manage critical infrastructure spanning both horizontal and vertical assets are increasingly building GIS-powered living digital twins.
Video: Habitat for Humanity - Women Build Event in Sacramento
Partnering with Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build and working alongside CSHQA and Moniz Architecture, Miyamoto Relief contributed to the progress of eight homes currently under construction—part of a 27-home development designed to strengthen the community.
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Podcast with Abhinoor Dhull, VP of Operations at SewerAI
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Abhinoor Dhull, VP of Operations at SewerAI. They discussed how SewerAI has transformed from an AI startup to a sewer system inspection and monitoring platform. She also gave advice to fellow engineers who may be looking into their own startups as well as those who want to pursue a career in civil engineering, particularly the subsets of water and sewer practices.
Podcast with Balsam Nehme, Director of Sustainability, Sidara
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Balsam Nehme, Director of Sustainability, Sidara. They discussed her role in developing sustainability initiatives inside her organization as well as for the projects she works on worldwide. For her, sustainability is not "a box to check" and needs to be part of every engineering design and project.
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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