Change Leader: Advancing Composite Materials Assessments Into the 21st Century
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Dr. Bobbi Jo Merten is a civil engineer with the Bureau of Reclamation. This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview at the top of this page or by visiting bit.ly/3rbOovW. The Bureau of Reclamatio...
Future Forward: The Future Is Robust for the Burgeoning U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Industry
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Jocelyn Knoll is a partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney, and the chair of its Construction and Design Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Development and Infrastructure Industry Group. This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastru...
What Went Wrong At Surfside Collapse?
On July 6, 2021, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Steven M. Baldridge, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, president of Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering (BASE), which he founded in 1995. A leading engineering firm in areas of high natural risk, the company now has offices in Hawaii, Chicago, Florida, Guam and India. The topic of the interview was the deadly June 24, 2021, failure and collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. The full interview...
Goodbye, Flooding! Hello, Stormwater Master Plan!
Photos show a “timeline” moving from severe flooding in Caruth Park before a new water-detention master plan was initiated, the StormTrap water-detention system being installed, and the final new field after project completion(below) Aging infrastructure in older, established neighborhoods is a driving factor in prioritizing projects reducing flood risks. Doing so requires detailed master-planning efforts and a comprehensive examination of detention options. An excellent example of...
Municipal Sewer Cleaning: Train for Gain
Best-practice techniques and equipment options help municipalities and contractors clean sewer, storm and sanitary lines more efficiently. For municipalities and contractors with heavy workloads cleaning sewer, storm and sanitary lines, the fastest route to getting the work done on-time and on-budget often is learning best-practice techniques and equipment options, demonstrating them onsite, and then resolving specific problem areas in the field with expert guidance. “Traditionally, s...
ReEngineering the Engineer: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
When I left my old firm in the early 2000s, my breadth of experience was mostly in hospitals and medical facilities—new and renovations. Having all my eggs in one basket wasn’t how I wanted to run my company, so I was determined to diversify the types of work my firm had to offer. Through the years, we expanded our portfolio of project types to just about everything except residential. Expanding into new building categories of work never seemed to bother me much. Structures are structures,...
Advancing Composite Materials Assessments Into the 21st Century
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Dr. Bobbi Jo Merten, a civil engineer with the Bureau of Reclamation, via webcam.
The Future Is Robust for the Burgeoning U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Industry
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Jocelyn Knoll, a partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney, and the chair of its Construction and Design Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Development and Infrastructure Industry Group, via webcam.
What Went Wrong At Surfside Collapse?
On July 6, 2021, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Steven M. Baldridge, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, president of Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering (BASE), which he founded in 1995. A leading engineering firm in areas of high natural risk, the company now has offices in Hawaii, Chicago, Florida, Guam and India. The topic of the interview was the deadly June 24, 2021, failure and collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla.
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