The Edge of Innovation: Geospatial Intelligence Reduces Need for Inference
A digital dig board is a vital resource on an active jobsite where many trades are coming and going on busy schedules. Brasfield & Gorrie can provide all site personnel with immediate access to the in-ground utility locations with touchscreen ease. (Brasfield & Gorrie) As the fundamental thread in a fabric of human cohesion, infrastructure in each of its many forms is as much an organism as it is a collection of systems. Organism or entity, in either case, change is inevitable. Th...
Transforming Empty Offices into Homes
Converting empty offices to housing isn’t a new concept. As shown here, 2040 Market, the five-story concrete former headquarters for the American Automobile Association in Philadelphia, was turned into a mixed-use residential building in 2013. But renewed interest in such conversions is allowing cities to leverage existing buildings and transform them to meet today’s housing needs without having to demolish and rebuild from scratch. Cities nationwide are exploring adaptive reuse p...
GIS Solutions: Digital Innovation: HNTB’s Reality Mapping Evolution
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Future Forward: Steel Decarbonization Through the ‘Theory of Change’
Shivakumar Kuppuswamy (Shiva) is the policy and impacts director at ResponsibleSteel. According to Shiva, the primary purpose of ResponsibleSteel is to enhance steel’s contribution in creating a sustainable society through a “theory of change” that includes standard and certification programs widely accepted by the steel industry. Currently representing around 15 percent of the global steel industry, ResponsibleSteel has three categories of membership: business members that include suppl...
Change Leader: The Engineering Advantages of Being a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
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/45RjICS . Greg Chismark is president of WBK Engineering; and Yemi Oyewole is board member and practice manager for transportation, WBK Engineering. Based on news announcements and industry proclamations, it seems there’s currently a never-ending supply of engineering and design work, and every firm has more p...
Las Vegas Sphere: The Engineer’s Perspective
On Dec. 23, 2023, I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Reichwein, P.E., S.E., principal with Severud Associates and the lead engineer on the Sphere in Las Vegas. There have been many articles and news stories about this incredible new venue and its amazing architecture, audio and visual systems, stunning outer LED shell, and even the structural steel framing. In this article, I’m sharing highlights from this enlightening interview that looks at the Sphere from the lead engineer’s perspectiv...
Montreal Adds Stunning New Bridges to Reimagined Historic Downtown
Ambient LED lighting creates a nice mix of night-time drama and secure intimacy. In late 2022, the massive three-phase, approximately $131 million redevelopment of Montreal’s Sainte-Catherine Street West and Square Phillips was declared complete, ending a dramatic eight-year downtown transformation that began with the city’s simple, prudent desire to replace aging underground water infrastructure. After that work was completed, rather than simply replacing the existing surfac...
From the Editor: Looking Into the 2023 Rearview Mirror
We experienced some major events in 2023—some exceptionally good and others rather distressing. This review is a somewhat personal look at some of the positive developments and accomplishments, especially in the world of infrastructure and events that affected me (and, I suspect, many of you). Except for this statement, I will refrain from discussing the obvious wars and destruction that affect so many people in the world, and I hope peace soon will come. The Economy It’s difficult for me to u...
Executive Corner: Five Takeaways on 2023 A/E M&A Activity
Despite an overall slump in M&A deal volume globally, the A/E industry wrapped up 2023 with yet another busy year of elevated activity. Shrugging off recession worries and higher interest rates, confident strategic and financial buyers showed no signs of slowing down their appetite for synergistic targets across a variety of disciplines. With a relentless war for talent and favorable design outlook as tailwinds, organizations are boldly seeking to transform, diversify and scale to position thems...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
