In 2016, the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians was without power for days following a flood. Located in northern Wisconsin, the tribe was served by a single line of electricity from the power grid. Their plan to rebuild factored…
Change Your Mindset About What Infrastructure Should Accomplish
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Tony Kirby, Arup’s Los Angeles Infrastructure Practice Leader, via webcam.
Technology Will Shape the Future of Public Transportation
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Steve Mazur, business development director, Government, at Digi International,…
Video: You Can’t Build a Healthy Economy on Crumbling Infrastructure
On Feb. 10, 2022, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Maria Lehman, president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and director of U.S. Infrastructure for GHD US.
Video: TRB Panel Discusses $1.2T IIJA
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released video of a Transportation Research Board panel discussion regarding the potential benefits of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA signed into…
Video: Understanding Construction Loads
Dr. Gregory Michaelson (Co-Director, SSSBA Bridge Technology Center & Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University) discusses how to understand construction loads for short span steel bridges.
Video: National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program
Secretary Buttigieg and Secretary Granholm announce the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.
Video: MDOT Transportation Diversity Recruitment Program
MDOT has been working with students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and colleges throughout Michigan to offer valuable on-the-job training and job shadowing to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in engineering or other transportation-related…
Video: Concrete Climate Ideas: Girl Scouts Talk Building Materials and Embodied Carbon
Girl Scout Troops 1477 and 1952 of the Wisconsin Badgerland Council wanted to do a project to raise awareness about solutions to climate change. After looking into the biggest contributors to global warming, they were surprised to discover that embodied carbon…
Video: Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction – Building Sector Solution
The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction notes that about 70 percent of urban infrastructure that will be needed to accommodate a fast-growing world has yet to be built.
