Erosion and sedimentation occur naturally with loosening and transport of soil by wind, water and ice. Controlling erosion is important, particularly on construction sites where removal of vegetation can degrade habitat, impact water quality and increase flood…
Change Leader Interview:Â 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…
Future Forward Interview:Â 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…
Executive Corner: Five Takeaways from 2016 A/E M&A Activity
Good or bad, you certainly can’t say 2016 was dull. In a year that produced memorable comebacks, upsets and surprises across a spectrum of institutions, whether geopolitical (Trump, Brexit), financial (Dow 19,000), sports (Cubs’ and Cavaliers’ wins,…
Final Thoughts: Are We Really Entering a New Era of Infrastructure?
In the last few issues of Informed Infrastructure, I reminisced about what the work environment was like in my early career as a civil engineer in the infrastructure business and reflected on what has changed. Then I posed questions about what the future may…
Coastal Library ‘Rides the BIM Wave’
For a library project in a California beach town, 3D modeling helped a design-build project team deliver a challenging but symbolic design on an accelerated timeline. When architects delivered renderings for a 14,380-square-foot library facility in Imperial…
Arup Sponsors Award at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, 2017
Arup sponsored the University College Cork – George Boole Prize at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, 2017. Fergus Monaghan, Director at Arup, was delighted to present the prize to Benedek Goz and Gleb Kurilenko from Synge Street CBS, Dublin…
