Future Forward Full Interview: Learning Through Doing: Solar Farms and Curriculums
This page profiles innovative and impactful applied research in civil and structural engineering to spur continuing thought and dialog to create a better industry. 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. Alan Russo is senior vice president of sales and marketing at REC Solar, which recently partnered with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to build a new 18.5-acre solar farm tha...
Change Leader Full Interview: Recycling Our Way to a Stronger ‘Circular Economy’
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. Scott Mouw is senior director of technical assistance for The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving the performance of the U.S. recycling system. The Recycling Partnership uses funding from major corporate partners to improve the recycling systems in cities and towns across the nation, increasing the...
Change Leader Full Interview: Modular Structures May Revolutionize Construction
GrowthPoint Structures hopes to transition building to a factory-based modular model, moving the construction process from onsite to a production line, similar to Henry Ford’s automotive revolution. The company recently completed a 140,000-square-foot facility in Carson, Calif., which aims to rapidly decrease the time and costs needed to produce GrowthPoint Modules, the building blocks for affordable housing, schools and rapidly deployable structures. Jim Pickell, President of GrowthPoint St...
Change Leader Full Interview: Vectorworks CEO Discusses BIM, New Releases
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. Dr. Biplab Sarkar is the CEO of Vectorworks, which is part of the Nemetschek Group, with 25-plus years of experience developing CAD software. As CEO, he provides strategic leadership to the company by establishing and meeting company sales, growth and market-share objectives. Sarkar earned a Ph.D. in CAD and an M.S. in mechanical engi...
Future Forward Full Interview: Using Climate Models to Better Engineer Future Pavement Surfaces
This page profiles innovative and impactful applied research in civil and structural engineering to spur continuing thought and dialog to create a better industry. 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. Shane Underwood is an associate professor of Civil Engineering in the North Carolina State University Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Department. His expe...
Change Leader Full Interview: Simplify Legal Structure to Get Things Done
Philip K. Howard, chair of Common Good, is a lawyer who is actively involved in shaping public policy. In addition to writing several books during his career, he recently wrote a report, “Two Years, Not Ten Years: Redesigning Infrastructure Approvals,” which shows that a six-year delay in starting construction on public projects costs the nation more than $3.7 trillion, including the costs of prolonged inefficiencies and unnecessary pollution. V1 Media: Can you provide a brief professiona...
Future Forward Full Interview: Think Long Term for Maximum Value
This page profiles innovative and impactful applied research in civil and structural engineering to spur continuing thought and dialog to create a better industry. 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. Dr. John Brown Miller is a global expert on public infrastructure with an eye on efficiency and value. He has a thirty-five-year focus on bringing practical business,...
Future Forward Interview: Can Cross-Laminated Timber Replace Concrete and Steel?
Casey Malmquist is CEO and president of SmartLam Technologies Group, the first commercial manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the United States. V1: Please provide a brief background of your education and career before SmartLam. Malmquist: I have a BS from Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, a degree in environmental studies. V1: Did you have any previous work experience before SmartLam? Malmquist: I have been a builder and developer in construction for 35 ye...
Change Leader Interview: Overcoming Budget Constraints at State DOTs
J.D. D’Arville is the GIS/LRS Data Management Administrator for the Alabama Department of Transportation (DOT), and John Russell is the surveying and mapping administrator for the Alabama DOT. V1: Can you briefly describe your professional background? D’Arville: I have roughly 27-and-a-half years with the Alabama Department of Transportation. I have a Bachelor of Science from Troy State University. I started out in the drill crew, and then came into the preliminary design section. From...
Solving Critical Business Issues
Solving Critical Business Issues from V1 Media on Vimeo.In this video, Joey LouAllen, the product marketing manager for Bentley System Inc., talks about how OpenRoads Designer CONNECT Edition can help engineers solve critical business issues.
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
