With industry headlines everywhere addressing severe talent shortages, rampant consolidation, record backlogs, digital transformation, inflation and private-equity involvement, one intriguing development has quietly gone under the radar. During the last…
Thoughts From Engineers: Urban Heat Islands Grab the Latest Climate Headlines
Extremely high temperatures searing U.S. and European cities in recent weeks invariably focuses the world’s attention on the “urban heat islands”…
Transportation Troubleshooting: Cascadia Innovation Corridor Partnership: Balancing Growth and Livability through Ground Transportation
As a resident of Olympia, Wash., I live in one of the most attractive, economically vigorous and culturally rich regions of the United States: the Cascadia…
Infrastructure Outlook: Digital Delivery Will Drive Efficient Projects and Sustainable Infrastructure
By earmarking an unprecedented $1.2 trillion for infrastructure improvements, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—formerly known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—provides a generational opportunity for America to regain its top-level…
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…
Counting Carbon: Reading Between the Lines To Understand What Matters in Sustainability
Perhaps now more than ever, sustainability remains a predicament. In the nearly 30 years since the U.S. Green Building Council launched the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program, the murky waters of certification vs. sustainability…
Don’t Knock on Wood: Nation’s Second-Tallest Mass-Timber High-Rise Gets Go Ahead in Denver
In the foreground (adjacent to the medical marijuana dispensary sign “Whole Meds”) is 3495 Wynkoop in Denver’s RiNo District, soon to be home of the nation’s second-tallest mass-timber high-rise. Denver’s River North Art (RiNo) District seems the…
Wetlands Restoration: White Slough Project Engineers a Model for the Future
(Image: USGS) In addition to being the first project in Humboldt Bay to tackle a failing levee, sea-level rise and the loss of important habitat by improving infrastructure, the White Slough Tidal Wetlands Restoration Project provides a resilient living shoreline…
High-Resolution Aerial Imagery: Crucial Data for YourDigital Twin
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Jeff Saunders, Nearmap solution product manager for commercial business, via webcam.
A Life’s Work in Sustainability
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Dr. Christy Slay, the CEO and vice president, Science and Impact, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), via webcam.
