Seattle-Tacoma International Modernizes, Expands North Satellite
This feature was co-produced with Airport Improvement magazine (airportimprovement.com). In summer 2021, just as passengers returned in significant numbers, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) opened Phase 2 of its $710 million North Satellite modernization project, adding much-needed gates and square footage. Lance Lyttle The investment, however, was about more than adding operating space. Making sure the new facilities meet or exceed passenger expectations was...
Steel Roof Deck Shows Off Its Curves in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall features a majestic, curved roof made up of type N roof deck. Imagine trying to design and build a structure that could stand out amid the glitzy, audacious Las Vegas skyline. That was the task assigned to the team behind the $989 million Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall expansion. The result is a big, bold, visually exciting addition to the city’s architecture. The project’s hallmark feature is a majestically curving, sloping roof i...
Natural Disasters and Infrastructure Damage: How Innovative Technology Can Support Response
A project inspector on a Seattle jobsite uses mobile technology as part of the inspection process. The technology is accessible on mobile tablets (below), making it easy for onsite workers to capture images and notes in real-time. Image Courtesy of HeadLight The nation is experiencing record-busting temperatures, worsening drought conditions in the West, and a fire season that has already burned more than 2.4 million acres—equivalent to an area larger than the stat...
Green Roofs: A Growing Trend for a Growing Need
The green-roof industry has steadily grown 10 to 15 percent annually, notes Steven Peck, president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), the North American industry association for the green roof and wall sectors. More policy support is in place as many cities mandate green roofs, particularly on new buildings, as decision makers recognize that roof space is an asset. Mandatory requirements for green roofs have been passed in New York City; San Francisco; Cambridge, Mass.; and Por...
Seattle-Tacoma International Modernizes, Expands North Satellite
Todd Danielson, editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviews via webcam Ken Warren, program leader of the North Satellite Modernization project for the Seattle Tacoma International Airport.
Sustainability in the Solar Industry
Figure 1. Projected growth of various fuels. By Chris Kline and Dan Salas Utility-scale solar power in the United States is projected to continue growing for the next several decades in support of national energy goals. The primary purpose of utility-scale solar is to produce safe electricity at scale while reducing greenhouse-gas emissions as compared to emissions from fossil-fuel-powered facilities that solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is replacing. However, solar PV growth is c...
Managing Water Assets with Reality-Capture Technologies
Maintaining water and wastewater infrastructure often is challenging. Water facilities rely on large, often-complicated networks of piping, steel structures, equipment and tanks that aren’t always easily accessible. These elements often are located in areas difficult to reach, and therefore it can be difficult to confirm measurements and verify accuracies of existing drawings. They also can be located underground and behind facility walls, and it can be difficult to create maintenance schedules...
Return to Glory: Notre Dame’s Restoration Is On Track
Interior bracing was installed during the safety phase to stabilize stone arches. Notre Dame de Paris is not the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, or in France. It’s not even the largest cathedral named for “Our Lady” in France; Notre Dame de Amiens, Notre Dame de Chartres and Notre Dame de Reims are all larger and considered (by many) to be finer examples of Gothic architecture. And, to continue running down this UNESCO World Heritage Site for one more sentence, it’s not the olde...
Lessons Learned from Campus RainWorks 2020 Winners
The University of Pennsylvania redesigned a K-8 campus in West Philadelphia with green infrastructure, raised garden beds and a food forest. At college and university campuses throughout the United States, students compete in the Campus RainWorks Challenge, an annual green infrastructure design challenge from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create innovative stormwater management techniques. In so doing, the challenge engages the next generation of environmental profession...
Adapting to Climate Change
New York City projects protect against rising tides and ensure long-term usability. On Aug. 9, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the first part of its much-anticipated “Sixth Assessment Report” (www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1), which reinforced the fact that sea-level rise is leading to substantial impacts on coastal communities, including a near-doubling in the frequency of coastal flooding since the 1960s in many sites around the world. The report confirmed...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
Promenade at The Point
June Issue 2026
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