Future Forward Interview: When In Doubt, Damp It Out
Douglas P. Taylor is president of Taylor Devices (www.taylordevices.com), which manufactures seismic dampers that protect structures during such events as earthquakes and high winds. He is inventor or co-inventor of 34 patents in the fields of energy management, hydraulics and shock isolation. In 2015, he was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame by NASA and the Space Foundation. V1: Please provide a brief background of your education and career before Taylor Devices. Taylor:...
Change Leader Interview: 3D Modeling Delivers Widespread Benefits
Kevin Schlereth, P.E., Principal Technologist, Delivery Technology Group Director at HNTB, an architecture, engineering, planning and construction services firm founded more than 100 years ago. A registered professional engineer, he works with subject matter experts who specialize in civil engineering software and digital scenarios, providing project development, training and support services. He has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ohio University. V1: Please describe HNTB's...
Ken Adamson: BIM Innovations, Advantages for Adoption, New Developments for 2017
Ken Adamson: BIM Innovations, Advantages for Adoption, New Developments for 2017 from V1 Media on Vimeo. Informed Infrastructure interviewed Bentley Systems' Ken Adamson, Vice President of Building, Electrical, Plant and Structural Modeling, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. He discusses BIM innovations and reality models and how to incorporate them into design work, advancements in brownfield redevelopment, the Internet of Things (IoT), edu...
Aiden Mercer and Cyndi Smith: Going Digital, Impacts of Reality Modeling, Government Uptake, and YII 2017 in Asia
Aidan Mercer and Cyndi Smith: Going Digital, Impacts of Reality Modeling, Government Uptake, and YII 2017 in Asia from V1 Media on Vimeo. Informed Infrastructure interviewed Bentley Systems' Aiden Mercer, Marketing Director, Utilities and Government, and Cyndi Smith, Senior Director of Product Marketing, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. They take turns discussing how BIM and modeling has gone "completely digital" at this point, how reality...
Video: Mark Biagi and Sandra DiMatteo: Leveraging BIM Investments, AssetWise CONNECT Edition, Drones, Standards and Rail
Mark Biagi and Sandra DiMatteo: Leveraging BIM Investments, AssetWise CONNECT Edition, Drones, Standards and Rail from V1 Media on Vimeo. Informed Infrastructure interviewed Bentley Systems' Mark Biagi, Business Development Executive, Asset Performance Products, and Sandra DiMatteo, Marketing Director, Asset Performance Products, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. They take turns discussing BIM investments and how to best leverage them, Asset...
Change Leader Interview: Insurance and Risk Management Is Crucial for Construction
Andrew Sims is senior vice president, Head of Property and Construction, at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial U.S.A. (GC&C), with more than two decades of experience executing underwriting strategies and processes across U.S. and international underwriting platforms as well as within middle, corporate and national account market segments. Prior to GC&C U.S.A., he served as senior practice leader, Head of Property, at the Risk Management Division of QBE The Americas. Greg Mason is vice pr...
Future Forward Interview: When Should Aging Infrastructure Be Replaced or Removed?
Megan Lawson, Ph.D., is an economist specializing in land-use, non-market valuation and statistical models for policy analysis. She works for Headwaters Economics, an independent, nonprofit research group that works to improve community development and land-management decisions in the West, and her research areas include recreation, ecosystem services, climate adaptation, and demographic and economic trends. Megan holds Ph.D. and Masters degrees in economics from the University of Colorado, Boul...
Video: Greg Bentley Interview Part 3: Selecting Business Partners and Moving YII to Singapore
Greg Bentley Interview Part 3: Selecting Business Partners and Moving YII to Singapore from V1 Media on Vimeo. Informed Infrastructure interviewed Greg Bentley, the CEO of Bentley Systems, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. In Part 3 of this interview, he discusses some of the criteria Bentley uses to select its business partners as well as the reasoning for moving the Year In Infrastructure 2017 event to Singapore and what might be different...
Greg Bentley Interview Part 2: Lifecycle Management, Productizing Services and Tech Uptake in Construction
Greg Bentley Interview Part 2: Lifecycle Management, Productizing Services and Tech Uptake in Construction from V1 Media on Vimeo. Informed Infrastructure interviewed Greg Bentley, the CEO of Bentley Systems, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. In Part 2 of this interview, he discusses the importance of lifecycle management and the "productizing" of services as well as his thoughts on the slow uptake of technology in construction and how it ca...
Video: Greg Bentley Interview Part 1: Favorite Projects and BIM Advancements
Greg Bentley Interview Part 1: Favorite Projects and BIM Advancements from V1 Media on Vimeo. Informed Infrastructure interviewed Greg Bentley, the CEO of Bentley Systems, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. In Part 1 of this interview, he discusses some of his favorite finalists and winners from the event as well as the latest advances in BIM that create a connected data environment.