Change Leader: Climate Change Necessitates ‘Safe to Fail’ Engineering
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3QyEfF4. For additional related information, read "The Role of Engineering to Address Climate Change," a new report the from Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA) Mikhail Chester is associate professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University. ...
Future Forward: A Life’s Work in Sustainability
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3BRWzoJ. Dr. Christy Slay is the CEO and vice president, Science and Impact, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC). Dr. Christy Slay has been involved with The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) since it was just a concept—even before it officially was born 12 years ago. TSC consists of universiti...
Change Leader: Extensive Planning Leads to More Grants, Better Research
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3NqR5Dj. Dr. Sarah Orton is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri College of Engineering. Dr. Sarah Orton has been conducting important academic engineering research for more than 20 years. Her specialty is reinforced concrete buil...
Future Forward: Artificial Intelligence Can Transform the AEC Industry
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3OvDsUP . Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D., is the CEO of YegaTech, a technology consulting company in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. The AEC industry is notorious for being slow to adopt new technology. It’s also prone to a high-risk, low-profit business model. Mehdi...
Change Leader: Water Infrastructure Needs New Policies To Match New Technology
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3sDfez4 Colby Manwaring is a vice president at Autodesk and the former CEO of Innovyze. After more than a decade focused on the water industry with Innovyze and now Autodesk, Colby Manwaring has seen a variety of projects and implementations—some very successful and others not at all. To better help...
Future Forward: Use Technology to Achieve a ‘Digital Transformation’
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3Ngn7m0. Brad Barth is the chief products officer at InEight. Brad Barth grew up in a family centered around heavy civil construction, where he acquired a passion for the process and particularly the technology. That interest persists today, where he tries to help owner/operators and contract...
Change Leader: Modernize How You Perform Site Selection and Monitoring
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. This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3uigsB1. Tony Agresta is the executive vice president and general manager of the Nearmap North American division. Site select...
Future Forward: Engineers Are Going To Be Busy for a Long Time
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/35UCpNl . 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. Jay Rhame is the CEO and Portfolio Manager of Reaves Asset Management, an asset manager focused on utilities, infrastructure and r...
Change Leader: Change Your Mindset About What Infrastructure Should Accomplish
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. Tony Kirby is Arup’s Los Angeles Infrastructure Practice Leader. This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview at the top of this page or by visiting bit.ly/3pw62Lu Tony Kirby has global work experienc...
Future Forward: Technology Will Shape the Future of Public Transportation
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. Steve Mazur is business development director, Government, at Digi International. This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the full interview at the top of this page or by visiting bit.ly/3CaEBfq The term “publi...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
