There’s never a dull moment in the life of a small business owner. As I look back over the last 40 years—and especially the last 20—there have been workload cycles to manage, staff to mentor, economic fluctuations to weather, technologies to champion,…
Build Better Than the Local Code
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Aris Papadopoulos, founding chair of the Resilience Action Fund at Florida International…
Meet the Beyond 77 Project Manager
In May 2023, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Adam Howell, AICP senior director at Atkins and consultant team Project Manager, to learn more about this fascinating project and its related innovations.
Creating Change Requires Persistence … and Time
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Ted Goldstein, P.E., Shuriken business development engineer for Atlas Tube, via webcam.
Hardware Update: The Evolution of Construction Cameras
By consistently measuring site activity over time, industry professionals have access to insights that will inform future planning. By Chandler McCormack The power of an image is well established. Images and video are an unbiased source of truth; capturing…
Protecting Precious Water: Miami Conservancy District Embraces Data Management in the Cloud
A photo shows MCD flood-protection levees in downtown Dayton at the RiverScape MetroPark. By Tony Ulrich Miami Conservancy District (MCD) was created in response to the devastating floods of 1913 when the Great Miami River burst its banks, killing 360 people…
Water Utility Enhances Reliability with Integrated Technology Upgrades
Technology convergence providers can help the public utility sector integrate key technology infrastructure, including phone, security and network systems. By Del Williams For public utilities that provide water while maintaining the physical infrastructure,…
From the Editor: Learning Is a Lifelong Endeavor
I look forward to this time of year for many reasons. Of course, the warmer weather is one of my favorites. New spring growth changes the landscape every day. The farmers are in the fields planting their crops for the year. This also is the time of increased…
ReEngineering the Engineer: Make Time for Knowledge and Experience Transfer
One of the more-difficult tasks for me (personally as a business owner) is hiring new staff. It doesn’t matter if it’s an admin, CAD/BIM support or an engineer; I find hiring stressful. Most candidates I talk to still are gainfully employed, and although…
