The Future Is Robust for the Burgeoning U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Industry
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Jocelyn Knoll, a partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney, and the chair of its Construction and Design Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Development and Infrastructure Industry Group, via webcam.
What Went Wrong At Surfside Collapse?
On July 6, 2021, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Steven M. Baldridge, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, president of Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering (BASE), which he founded in 1995. A leading engineering firm in areas of high natural risk, the company now has offices in Hawaii, Chicago, Florida, Guam and India. The topic of the interview was the deadly June 24, 2021, failure and collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla.
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Clean Water Crisis: Solar Power Microgrids and Water Desalination Address Global Concerns
Indirect desalination uses electricity generated by solar cells to power a membrane process. Collectively, humans are using Earth’s natural resources at a greater rate than it takes for nature to replenish them. This contention has been widely observed and confirmed by leading environmental scientists and authorities. Fresh water, one of the natural resources indispensable for us to stay alive, is drying up. A sizable number of communities currently don’t have access to clean drinking...
Grand Paris Requires Grand Surveying
Advanced surveying solutions for tunneling and monitoring help speed construction of the largest regional transportation expansion in Europe. One of the most visited and beloved cities in the world, “The City of Light” began the Grand Paris initiative in 2007 with the goal of keeping Paris competitive with the world’s greatest cities into the 21st century. The Grand Paris project aims to improve quality of life, social and economic sustainability, strategic development, and environmen...
Sensitively Restoring Historic Structures to Meet Today’s Engineering Standards
Built in 1901 and located on the original Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio, Barn No. 17 has been completely disassembled and rebuilt a little more than a mile away at its new location in Carillon Historical Park. (Woolpert) Restoring the integrity, significance and character of a historic building—while bringing modern-day efficiencies and comfort—can be a lengthy process fraught with challenges, but a completed project is always worth the effort. Repurposing an old, abandoned...
Getting Around Riyadh: A New Transit System Takes Shape
A new metro line in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will span 109 miles and include 85 stations and six rail lines. (Métro_de_Riyad_©_Avant_Première) The 100-mile-plus metro line will help ease congestion in the fast-growing capital of Saudi Arabia. Beginning in 2021, traveling in the city of Riyadh will never be the same. A new rapid transit system spanning 176 kilometers (109 miles) will help ease traffic congestion in the capital of Saudi Arabia. The $22.5 billion project will include 8...
Erosion-Control Success Stories: Position Your Business to Best Serve Client Needs
A HydroGrass Technologies worker applies GeoEarth erosion control with TerraMax equipment. (Hydrograss Technologies) California’s wildfire season is looming. Hurricane season begins June 1. Climate-change concerns are leading to strengthening infrastructure. Federal and state infrastructure spending is taking shape. People are heading back to work as pandemic-related restrictions ease up. These factors present opportunities for new infrastructure projects as well as rehabilitating exi...
Future Forward: No More Excuses! Move to 3D Models Now
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Alexa Mitchell is the highways and roads BIM director for HDR. Although the construction industry has been notoriously slow to adopt new technology, enough advances have been made in usability and compatibility that AEC companies should be seriously planning their transition away from 2D plan sheets. Mitchell often is asked how...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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