Decrease Concrete’s Carbon: A Big Step in Leaving a Smaller Footprint
Portland-limestone cement provides designers the opportunity to reduce a project’s carbon footprint by up to 10 percent. Concrete is the second-most-used material (after water), which shouldn’t be surprising considering it’s the foundation of nearly all our infrastructure. Engineers and builders specify concrete for their projects because it’s durable, long-lasting, resilient and versatile. Imagine if we could get those characteristics along with an added benefit of being more sustain...
Safe Passage Across the Sea: Sensors Prevent Overloaded Vehicles Access to Philippines’ Iconic New Bridge
For the tallest and longest bridge in the Philippines, sensors provide for bridge protection based on accurate measurement of vehicle axle loads. (Kistler Group) The Philippines, a southeast Asian island state officially comprising 7,641 islands and home to more than 115 million people, is on the rise. Wealth is growing thanks to dynamic economic development in the vibrant Asia-Pacific region; tourism is booming, and increasing numbers of infrastructure projects aim to bridge the gap (lite...
Sustainable Stormwater Solutions: Embracing Low-Impact Development (LID) for Enhanced Stormwater Quantity and Quality Control
In 2017, heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey flooded the greater Houston area, prompting local officials to reassess their stormwater-management systems. In recent years, climate change has affected Earth’s weather patterns, which have turned unpredictable and often dangerous. Rising temperatures are accompanied by a higher risk of intensified flooding, as heat domes and cold fronts collide, creating more extreme rain events. As a result, stormwater runoff becomes more severe,...
Creating Certainty: Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Aggregates Improve Seismic Design
Lightweight aggregate helps address seismic concerns on a highway project. (Acrosa Lightweight) The ground a structure is built on plays an important role in what’s possible for that project—soil’s stability and relative depth to the bedrock can determine a structure’s height, footprint and weight limitations. It also can help a building better-resist seismic activity. The soil around a structure can change seismic waves’ frequency content and amplitude; these soil-structure...
National Banking Headquarters Redefines Sustainable Office Standards in the United Kingdom
In addition to representing a new era of business for Santander, Unity Place pioneered a new standard for sustainably designed office buildings in the United Kingdom. WSP Uses Digital Innovations to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Santander U.K.’s New Milton Keynes Hub Located 50 miles north of London is Milton Keynes, a modern suburb instituted in the 1970s as an outlet to mitigate London’s overpopulation. Urban planners knitted together existing villages (e.g., Bletch...
Change Leader: Sustainability Needs to Be the New Normal
This particular 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/3sd2qlM. Jennifer Hara is vice president for JLL’s Clean Energy and Infrastructure Advisory team. Jennifer Hara is a self-proclaimed “infrastructure nerd.” It may have started in her blood, with her father being an elected politician in the state of Washington, but it certainly developed through he...
Future Forward: Key Themes to Build Sustainable Transportation Networks
This particular 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/447Hf1R. Cathy Choi, PhD, is the chief sustainability officer and vice president of engineering at ClearFlame. Backed by a PhD in mechanical engineering and three decades of experience in the energy and transportation sectors, Cathy Choi co-chaired a task force and helped create a report for the En...
Code Update: How NSF’s Water Standards Support New Technology
Following the American Water Works Association (AWWA) ACE 2023 show in Ontario, Canada, the long-term vision of creating a sustainable water sector is front of mind for many stakeholders in the water industry. How technology supports global efforts to address climate change, how climate change is impacting our drinking-water resources and which technologies may work as viable solutions all are central topics. This comes as the industry has more information than ever before as to which materials...
Infrastructure Outlook: The Time to Embrace Digital Technology Is Now
These are unprecedented times for infrastructure development in the United States. With once-in-a-lifetime funding pumping $1.2 trillion into development through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), construction project volume is skyrocketing. However, we’re all too aware that throwing money at a problem isn’t enough. In recent years, the United States has fallen from its place as a top-ranked country to its latest world ranking (by the World Economic Forum) of 13th for infrastructure qu...
Executive Corner: Has Rampant Consolidation Been Good for the A/E Industry?
If you’ve noticed a lot of M&A deals announced recently, you’re not alone. Almost every, day we read another press release that touts a new and promising combination between two A/E organizations. Mega deals and ENR 500 recapitalizations as well as small company tuck-ins and local marriages. The articles often incorporate confident leaders exuding the strategic and synergistic merits of the deal as well as the anticipation of collaborative opportunities in joining forces. But with an increasing,...
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June Issue 2026
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