From The Editor: Smart Engineering Requires Thinking Without Constraint
The month of May brings many things I enjoy, including the “Smart Engineering” issue of Informed Infrastructure. Each year when this issue is being prepared, I look up Smart Engineering to see the current definition and find some examples. In general, I think we can settle on “engineering that uses processes and IT tools for innovative and interdisciplinary solutions in products, production and infrastructure.” The reader can add or revise as you feel necessary. Following the C’s So what d...
Executive Corner: Five Key Factors To Perfecting an A/E Exit Strategy
An enormous A/E generation that kicked off their careers in the 1980s and subsequently started firms or became owners in the 1990s and 2000s is plotting its final act. Baby Boomer A/E owners across every discipline are contemplating how to successfully transition their firms for sustainability and survivability. And while some are ready to relinquish and others wish to hold on a few more years, the need to assess exit strategy options has never been more urgent. The Silver Tsunami Accordin...
Thoughts From Engineers: A Pulse on the Watershed: The Evolution of Smart Water Infrastructure Networks
The speed with which smart networks are colonizing our homes and cities’ infrastructure is proof of the technology’s adaptability to the systems of our lives. We have smart thermostats, digital surveillance systems and other Internet of Things (IoT)-driven devices to detect leaky pipes or deliver status alerts on random household appliances. Smart sensors also are increasingly being used to enhance operations in large, centralized infrastructure such as combined sewer facilities. Strategically l...
Transportation Troubleshooting: Advancing Transportation Delivery in the Digital Age
If consulting engineers and public infrastructure managers took a vote today on whether we should rapidly adopt digital delivery, the tally would be near unanimous in favor. But if we also asked them to define exactly what digital delivery means for their agency and the best ways to use it efficiently, responses would be all over the map. Theory vs. Practice There’s no arguing that digital delivery, in which computerized data replaces traditional paper documents, is an evolutionary leap ov...
Water Works: Bench Strength: Can We Do More To Prepare the Next Generation of Stormwater Professionals?
On the surface, baseball and stormwater management are not intricately linked; but, as dedicated stormwater and water-quality professionals, we may be well served to look to America’s pastime as we work to restore receiving waters. No, I’m not suggesting we’re going to brush back water-quality issues with a “high heater,” but we would be wise to ensure we’re developing young talent to fill our ranks in the future. Most would agree that a critical component of a consistently successful basebal...
Change Leader: Decentralization and Microgrids Help Stabilize Threatened Infrastructure Systems
This 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/3JeNZD5 . Sangmin Shin is assistant professor in the School of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. According to Shin, the world’s water infrastructure is run reasonably well considering all the possible variations in availability, need, economics a...
Future Forward: AI Is the Latest Enabler of Engineering’s Digital Transformation Journey
This 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/3UlLyVH. Carolina Venegas Martinez is the senior water industry strategy manager at Autodesk. When I interviewed Venegas Martinez at the 2023 Autodesk University conference in Las Vegas, the intended focus—based on her experience and job description—was on the water industry and its associated technology....
Industry Interview: Julien Moutte: The Successor to Keith Bentley
Julien Moutte (right) was named CTO of Bentley Systems, taking over from longtime CTO and founder, Keith Bentley (left). In December 2023, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Julien Moutte, the new chief technology officer (CTO) at Bentley Systems. Moutte succeeded Keith Bentley, one of the company’s founders and its only CTO since 1984. The full video interview can be viewed at bit.ly/3PWPHg3, but we also wanted to include some excerpts in this issue o...
Sky-High Expectations: Exploring the Understated Elegance of GRG Precast Panels at LaGuardia’s Terminal B
Described by the development team as potentially the most-complex aviation project anywhere ever, the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport symbolizes a top-to-bottom transformation of one of the nation’s highest-profile airports, and it does so with stunning style and grace. Representing the largest public-private partnership (P3) in U.S. aviation history, the $5.1 billion reconstruction of Terminal B was made possible by innovation across the board. From contracting to execution and long-term...
Water Utilities Tackle PFAS Remediation
According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is linked to increased risk of a variety of health concerns to humans and other mammals, including some cancers. Many PFASs were used in the mid-20th century in products and on materials due to their enhanced water-resistant properties, such as within Teflon or aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) used to fight fires. Much is still being learned about PFAS, but these...
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