Future Forward: Harnessing Ocean Waves to Add Another Piece to the Renewable Energy Equation
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. Christopher Ridgewell is the CEO at AW-Energy, a Finnish company developing the patented WaveRoller concept and product design to utilize ocean wave energy. After working in marine technologies for nearly 30 years, Ridgewell was exposed to the potential of WaveRoller technology, and he was hooked. “Wave energy has always been the ‘...
Future Forward: Advancing Artificial Intelligence and Natural-Language Interfaces
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. Shafat Qazi is the CEO and founder of BQE Software. Pain Points in Project Management An engineer by education and training, Shafat Qazi arrived in California in 1998 to help retrofit buildings for earthquakes. But after a few years as a partner in a successful engineering firm, he realized there was an even greater good he could...
Change Leader: Moving the Industry Toward Digital Twins and Digital Cities
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. Robert Mankowski is a vice president and business unit executive for digital cities at Bentley Systems. Going Digital Bentley Systems has been at the forefront of digital engineering software for decades, and one of its latest pushes is toward digital cities as well as digital twins. Robert Mankowski is leading that endeavor. “...
Change Leader: Automated Information Collection and Analysis On Job Sites
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. Rory San Miguel is the co-founder and CEO of Propeller, which creates tools and software for construction companies, mines, quarries and landfills to collect, process and visualize accurate survey data. “I think we’re past the point of no return with drones on construction sites,” says San Miguel. “It’s not actually risky anymore...
Change Leader: Electric Utilities Face Many Challenges and Opportunities in 2019
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. Mark Burke is a technical and business development advisor for Black & Veatch, an employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company. Black & Veatch produces annual reports based on expansive surveys for a variety of industry sectors. Mark Burke contributed to the “2019 Strategic Directions: Smart Utilit...
Future Forward: Innovative Mixed-Reality Technology Improves Construction Monitoring
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. Nancy Li is the Global Head of Partnerships and Industry Solutions for Microsoft’s Mixed Reality and AI Perception group. A video of the interview is available here....
Change Leader: Early Partnerships Among Engineers and Solution Providers Lead to the Best Projects
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. Ben Eder is ITT Enidine’s global product manager for large bore shock, infrastructure and seismic components. A Better Relationship The relationship among structural engineers and solution providers who build the products that structural engineers use to make their designs and buildings has always been complicated. They have dif...
Video: Microsoft's Nancy Li Talks about Mixed Reality in Construction
At the Bentley Systems' 2018 Year In Infrastructure event held Oct. 15-18, 2018, in London, Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed Nancy Li, Microsoft's global head of partnerships and industry solutions for its Mixed Reality and AI Perception Group.
Future Forward: Solar Charging Stations Reduce Impact of Damaged Power Grids
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. Fred Stampone is the CEO of Sunbolt, which has installed solar-powered mobile device charging stations throughout the United States and Mexico. Hope in Dire Circumst...
Change Leader: Humans Really Can Beat Climate Change
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. Bruce Nagy is the author of The Clean Energy Age: A Guide to Beating Climate Change as well as more than 150 feature articles on clean technology, government programs and energy economics. He is a speaker for Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, and develops reports and communications for clean technology firms, professional and tra...
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