Executive Corner: Special Report from the AI Summit for AEC
For this “Executive Corner” column, I will discuss BST Global’s AI Summit, an industry-first event focused on all things AI for the AEC industry. I interview Javier A. Baldor, CEO at BST Global (email: JBaldor@BSTGlobal.com). JAVIER A. BALDORCEO AT BST GLOBAL Ryan: I’ve heard rave reviews about BST Global’s AI Summit held in April 2024. Can you tell me more about the event? Baldor: We had an idea to bring the industry’s brightest minds and visionaries from the world’s top design, engineer...
Getting Geotechnical: All Roads Lead to Soil Improvement
The soil beneath a pavement often is integral to long-lasting infrastructure. It supports the structural and load requirements of roads, bridges and abutments while contributing added resilience to flooding and erosion by allowing free water drainage. When soil amendments are recommended, engineers have a few paths toward improvements. For example, soil compaction and stability offer different benefits to infrastructure projects and are governed by distinguished standards. This column looks at...
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 industry. A...
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 constructio...
GIS Solutions: Small Ohio City Uses ArcGIS ‘Out of the Box’ Solutions to Proactively Manage Stormwater Infrastructure and Permitting
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Engineering the Future: Global Survey Reveals Perspectives on Intergenerational Equity Seen Through an Infrastructure Lens
“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our grandchildren,” is an insightful Native American quote attributed to Chief Seattle. It’s also my personal favorite definition of sustainable infrastructure. We need to leave our home at least as good as it was for us or even better. We’re seeing climate and manmade stressors wreaking havoc on our communities; the costs to individuals, institutions, businesses and governments are growing every year to fiscally unsustainable lev...
TxDOT’s Triumph in Steel Engineering
The Texas Department of Transportation’s pioneering efforts in the realm of steel bridge design and construction, particularly showcased through innovative projects such as the Brazos River Bridge, recently earned the department the National Steel Bridge Alliance’s Owner of the Year award. (Texas Department of Transportation) The Brazos River Bridge reflects the Texas Department of Transportation’s award-winning approach to engineering excellence. The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA)...
From the Ediror: New Engineers Will be Creating the ‘Infrastructure of the Future’
I recently attended the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Indiana Chapter Annual Meeting in Carmel, Ind. I went to accompany some of the senior students at Valparaiso University who participated in the Senior Project Presentation competition. Engineering students from five colleges in Indiana presented projects and were judged on their presentation skills—not so much on the technical aspects of their projects. It’s a great exercise to hone speaking skills for future meetings and public...
Executive Corner: Inside ROG’s Latest A/E Business Valuation and M&A Transactions Study
In 2023, uncertainty defined the year for many firms in the A/E industry. While some firms experienced robust revenue growth, others expressed skepticism about the future due to declining backlogs toward the end of the year, particularly in the architecture sector. In addition, four interest-rate hikes within the first eight months of the year and tighter capital directly impacted the cost and availability of capital to fund new projects. However, despite the increase in the cost of capital and...
Water Works: A Smarter Approach to Stormwater Management
If you’ve been immersed in the world of urban stormwater management for long, you’ve probably noticed the persistent gap between our water-quality standards and practical capabilities to control stormwater pollution. It’s been more than five decades since the Clean Water Act articulated the goal of protecting and restoring the beneficial uses of our nation’s waters, and it’s been more than three decades since permitting authority for nonpoint pollution was added. As municipal stormwater permits...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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February Issue 2026
