To help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and protect North Dakota’s bighorn sheep population, a wildlife underpass was completed recently as part of a $38.5 million project along U.S. 85 that replaced the historic Long X Bridge over the Little Missouri…
Infrastructure Finance: Milestone Bond Issuance for Jamaica Toll Road
The issuance of $225 million 5.75% senior secured notes in February 2020 by TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH), the Jamaican toll road concessionaire,…
Code Update: IAPMO 2021 Uniform Codes and Standards
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) continues to protect the public through its ANSI-approved development…
Project Management Insights: PM Resolutions for a New Year
We’ve recently completed an interesting and challenging year, and there appears to be resounding energy and positivity to turn the calendar and move forward. Firms still are conducting strategic planning, transitioning ownership and focusing on improvements…
Executive Corner: Five Takeaways on 2020 A/E M&A Activity
The 2020 global pandemic will forever be remembered as when the simplest of norms and patterns across everyday family and office life were turned upside down. A/E leaders, whose patience and determination were tested just as they were 10 years ago during…
Change Leader: Hearing the Voice of the Customer
This particular webcam interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can view a video of the interview by visiting bit.ly/39v3NPH. These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements…
Thoughts From Engineers: The Shadow Cast by Lead Pipes
On the eve of the New Year, amidst a pandemic and presidential transition, the final revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) were published on Dec. 20, 2020. The new LCR modifies and updates parts of a law that was first passed in 1988. At that time,…
Future Forward: Transform Vacant Singular-Use Buildings for Year-Round Occupancy
Nicole Keeler is the director of sustainability at NELSON Worldwide. Design for an Unknowable Future In normal years, millions of square feet of single-purpose buildings are unused for a substantial part of the year, including shopping malls, hotels…
Future Forward Full Interview: Transform Vacant Singular-Use Buildings for Year-Round Occupancy
Nicole Keeler is the director of sustainability at NELSON Worldwide. V1 Media: Please provide a brief background of your education and career before NELSON Worldwide. Keeler: I studied interior and environmental design in college, so I have a Bachelor’s…
From the Editor: Engineers Need To Find Their Voice in 2021
What if you inspected a bridge and found severe rust deterioration of a fracture-critical steel member, and you reviewed previous inspection reports that documented the progression of this condition? And what if you took this information back to the office,…
