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Podcast with Emma Farmer, Ecosystems Manager at The Dawes Arboretum
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Emma Farmer, Ecosystems Manager at The Dawes Arboretum. They discussed the role and purpose of The Dawes Arboretum and why its Rolling Hills Meadow property needed ecological restoration to be more climate resilient. Collaboration with the Stream + Wetlands Foundation, the Society for Ecological Restoration and Microsoft highlighted how science-based restoration can be used as a tool for climate resilience and habitat reco...
Interview with Rossana D'Antonio, ASCE President-Elect 2027-2028 Term
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Rossana D'Antonio, ASCE President-Elect 2027-2028 term.
Podcast with James Lee, Chief Operating Officer, Bentley Systems
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed James Lee, Chief Operating Officer, Bentley Systems. The discussion focused on Bentley's new NXT Activate Accelerator for infrastructure startups, including its goals and how it's related to (and different from) Bentley Ventures. Lee also talked about how important platform independence was in the new program.
Podcast with Joel Heidema, P.E., Principal, Palisade Engineering, about Data Center Engineering
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Joel Heidema, P.E., Principal, Palisade Engineering. The discussion focused on his firm's work in designing data centers in seismic locations, including specific details about the codes and anchorages required. This interview is a must-watch for any engineers involved in designing data centers, regardless of the geographic location.
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...
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: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
Bridge Replacement at Amsterdam Centraal Station
June Issue 2026
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