Change Leader: Research Into Dynamic Systems Will Lead to Better Structural Designs
This 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/3PAMLoB. Seth Guthrie, P.E., S.E., is the director of product management of Structural Engineering Products for Bentley Systems. Geoff McDonald is the senior product manager of Offshore Structural Engineering Products for Bentley Systems. The end products of engineering typically are very easy to obs...
Change Leader: Leading a Grassroots Movement for Greater Engineering Diversity
This 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/3ASyxvv. Frances Yarbrough is a civil engineer and director of the SeamonWhiteside (SW+) Charlotte office. It’s striking to realize the current percentage of females in the field of engineering, at about 17 percent, is a dramatic rise over the last few decades. But progress is still progress, and engin...
Future Forward: Deepening the Integration Between BIM and GIS
This audio interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, at the 2024 Esri User Conference. You can listen to the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3Mu0CvF. Amy Bunszel is the executive vice president for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Solutions, Autodesk. Although they look similar to casual users, the developers and practitioners of BIM and GIS technology remained quite separate for decades as they de...
Change Leader: It’s Way Past Time to Modernize Construction Scheduling
This interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can watch a video of the full interview by visiting bit.ly/4cxY1w5. Nitin Bhandari is the co-founder and CEO of Planera. Statistics about the construction industry vary depending on what’s defined as construction vs. services, but sources such as McKinsey and the World Economic Forum say it accounts for about 13 percent of global GDP, making it the world’s largest indus...
Future Forward: Industrialized Construction Methods Are the Future of AEC
This 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/3RYiZMo. Ryan McMahon is the director and general manager of Informed Design at Autodesk. According to UN-Habitat, the world needs to build 96,000 new affordable homes every day to house the estimated 3 billion people who will need access to adequate housing by 2030. It’s also often noted that the const...
Change Leader: New Technology Can Help Fix the Broken Infrastructure Design Process
This 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/4behZLK. Adam Tank is the co-founder and chief customer officer at Transcend Software. Changing the Process According to Tank, the way we plan, design and construct critical infrastructure is a fundamentally broken process. “We focus too much on being reactive to what’s already been built, and we...
Future Forward: Sustainable Infrastructure Requires Better Materials
This 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/44GU0SC. William Hoff is the founder of Geopolymer International. It takes a lot of time, experience and education to understand the intricacies of the cement and concrete used to build infrastructure worldwide. With more than 40 years in the construction industry and the expertise to found a comp...
Change Leader: Decentralization and Microgrids Help Stabilize Threatened Infrastructure Systems
This 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/3JeNZD5 . Sangmin Shin is assistant professor in the School of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. According to Shin, the world’s water infrastructure is run reasonably well considering all the possible variations in availability, need, economics a...
Future Forward: AI Is the Latest Enabler of Engineering’s Digital Transformation Journey
This 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/3UlLyVH. Carolina Venegas Martinez is the senior water industry strategy manager at Autodesk. When I interviewed Venegas Martinez at the 2023 Autodesk University conference in Las Vegas, the intended focus—based on her experience and job description—was on the water industry and its associated technology....
Future Forward: One Water: A Connected, Global System Requires Site-Specific Engineering
This 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/3Pf40vR. Stacy Hutchinson, PhD, is the associate dean of research and graduate programs in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State as well as chair of the standing council of the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA). Stacy Hutchinson’s passion is water, and she’s been working in...
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