The Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project by the numbers. In a thriving suburban landscape, delivering smart infrastructure projects requires innovative approaches to navigate a maze of challenges while ensuring minimal disruption to daily life.…
From the Editor: Yes, I’ll Be On the Roundabout
I recently read about a study the North Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) completed on 12 of the 14 roundabouts on its state highway system.…
Transportation Troubleshooting: How Drone Technology Is Adding New Perspectives to Transportation
The impact unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are having on society extends far beyond stunning images and cinematography. In transportation, “drones”…
Thoughts From Engineers: Unraveling the History of U.S. Flooding
In an era in which flooding routinely tops the list as one of the costliest disasters in the United States, a book that distills the most-significant aspects of this issue in a probing retrospective spanning nearly two centuries couldn’t be timelier. Tim…
Executive Corner: Special Report from the AI Summit for AEC
For this “Executive Corner” column, I will discuss BST Global’s AI Summit, an industry-first event focused on all things AI for the AEC industry. I interview Javier A. Baldor, CEO at BST Global (email: JBaldor@BSTGlobal.com). Ryan: I’ve heard…
Getting Geotechnical: All Roads Lead to Soil Improvement
The soil beneath a pavement often is integral to long-lasting infrastructure. It supports the structural and load requirements of roads, bridges and abutments while contributing added resilience to flooding and erosion by allowing free water drainage. When…
Change Leader: It’s Way Past Time to Modernize Construction Scheduling
This interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can watch a video of the full interview by visiting bit.ly/4cxY1w5. Nitin Bhandari is the co-founder and CEO of Planera. Statistics about the…
Future Forward: Industrialized Construction Methods Are the Future of AEC
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/3RYiZMo. Ryan McMahon is the director and general manager of Informed Design at Autodesk.…
Engineering the Future: Global Survey Reveals Perspectives on Intergenerational Equity Seen Through an Infrastructure Lens
“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our grandchildren,” is an insightful Native American quote attributed to Chief Seattle. It’s also my personal favorite definition of sustainable infrastructure. We need to leave…
