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Thoughts From Engineers: Coastal Barrier Protection Informs Adaptation Strategies

February 7, 2025 - in Articles, Column

We’ve closed out 2024 with record-breaking national disasters and, as a country, we’re starting to rethink foundational paradigms and long-established policies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a new Federal Flood Risk Management…

Executive Corner: Takeaways on 2024 A/E M&A Activity: The Supercycle Era

February 7, 2025 - in Articles, Column

As 2024 concluded, many A/E leaders were basking in another year of strong growth and profitability. Record performance continues to be driven by…

Transportation Troubleshooting: Igniting Change: How EV Battery Blazes Are Revolutionizing Transit Facility Design

February 7, 2025 - in Articles, Column

It’s encouraging to see U.S. transit agencies accelerating their transition to zero-emission battery electric bus (BEB) fleets. But that shift brings…

Future Forward: Engineering 2025: Navigating Change, Seizing Opportunity, and Shaping the Future

February 6, 2025 - in Articles, Column

For the engineering industry, 2025 will be a year of change, some uncertainty, but mostly tremendous opportunity. All told, there has never been a better time to be an engineer or an engineering firm. Metric by metric, market by market, and sector by sector,…

Change Leader: Research Into Dynamic Systems Will Lead to Better Structural Designs

February 6, 2025 - in Articles, Profile

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/3PAMLoB. Seth Guthrie, P.E., S.E., is the director of product management of Structural…

Location Intelligence Helps Commercial Building Developers Work Smarter, Not Harder 

February 5, 2025 - in Articles, Feature, Featured

Developers can access maps with layers featuring key datasets such as tree overhangs (green), solar panels (purple), buildings under construction (yellow), construction sites (blue) and roofs with permanent repair (red). (Image credit: Nearmap)  With…

Podcast About Decreasing Buildings’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

February 5, 2025 - in Interview, Multimedia, Podcasts, Videos

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Tristan Schwartzman, P.E., principal and director of energy services at Goldman Copeland. They discussed how his firm is helping developers comply with New York City’s Local Law…

Podcast About ADS’ New Stormwater Engineering and Technology Center

February 5, 2025 - in Interview, Multimedia, Podcasts, Videos

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Brian King, executive vice president of product management and marketing for Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS); and Chris Stoneburg, director of product design, ADS. They discuss ADS'…

Sensitive Situation: A Near Catastrophe Leads to Engineering Innovation at West Virginia’s Largest Airport

February 4, 2025 - in Articles, Feature, Featured

A photo shows the Yeager Airport with an 83-foot-tall, 400-foot-long reinforced retaining wall supporting the hillside beneath the restored EMAS system The situation at West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., has always been sensitive.…