Video: Finding a Reliable Partner Is Priceless
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Clayton Lewis, VDC specialist at Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC).
Video: A Forgotten Disaster - Episode 3: Reconstruction Begins
We continue our inside look into the Haitian reconstruction efforts, joining a team of engineers and social workers from Miyamoto International and Haiti's MTPTC (Minister of Public Works, Transportations and Communications) while they go about the gargantuan process of analyzing and tagging as many buildings as possible, in order to facilitate the information needed for reconstruction to finally get under way.
Video: New ‘On Time with Tymon’ Discusses the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
In the latest episode of the “On Time with Tymon” video series, Jim Tymon – executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – discusses the Senate’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. By a vote of 69 to 30, the Senate passed the $1.2 trillion legislative package on August 10. Now the House of Representatives is working on the bill. In this video, Tymon explains that this proposed legislation "provides a once in a generation opportunity to moderni...
Video: Biological Nutrient Removal Project
The state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility that services the Sacramento region just received a significant upgrade. The new Biological Nutrient Removal project (BNR), which virtually eliminates ammonia from being released into the Sacramento River, has been completed and is now operational.
Video: A Forgotten Disaster: Haiti's 2021 Earthquake | Week 2 - Jérémie
Miyamoto International continues its inside look into the Haitian reconstruction efforts, carrying on its path throughout southwest Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck on Aug. 14, 2021, leaving an estimated 650,000 people in need of aid. Arriving at Jérémie, join us as we keep on with our assessment of the extensive structural damage on schools, hospitals, bridges and other key public buildings and structures.
SPMT Cantilever Solution Allows for Swift Setting of Rail Bridge Girders in Colorado
Mammoet’s cantilever system transporting girder into position. Innovative approach reduces install time from one day to one hour Mammoet was contracted to assist in two phases of work to set twelve steel rail bridge girders. The girders were located directly under Interstate 70 in Colorado, which prevented any cranes from performing the work. Each girder measured approximately 21m (70 ft.) long and would be set on bearing pads over an existing dirt pit. Mammoet’s team cam...
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.
Utilize Data to Create Performance Intelligence
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Gary Wong, AVEVA industry principal for Infrastructure and Water, via webcam.
Video: A Forgotten Disaster: Haiti's 2021 Earthquake
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Haiti on August 14, leaving an estimated 650,000 people in need of aid. Although this story has all but disappeared from headlines, the fact remains that over 120,000 structures, including homes, schools, and churches, were destroyed, with many more suffering serious damage. The majority of these structures are in remote, hard-to-reach areas with little hope of assistance reaching them anytime soon. Get an inside look at the Haitian reconstruction effo...
Podcast: Technology Adoption of Water Utilities
Hydraulic modeling is not new to the water industry; however, recent industry influences have resulted in utilities expanding use of modeling software: COVID has changed the game for many industries and their workforce, and this has had an impact on water utilities and the experts who serve them. Water utilities are able to use software to operate smarter, in terms of both saving operational time and expense as well as preparing for anomalies and emergencies. The “brain...