21 episodes

It’s a podcast. It’s a think-tank. It’s about architecture, design, engineering, construction, energy, environment, resiliency…you get the drift. We have guests. We have insight. We talk about technical stuff, real stuff, future stuff, data stuff, digital stuff. (And getting all the sweet keywords into our intro description). We chat about the built and natural environment. We agree, we agree to disagree, we share trends and knowledge and cool tools. We invite you to listen.

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    • Business

It’s a podcast. It’s a think-tank. It’s about architecture, design, engineering, construction, energy, environment, resiliency…you get the drift. We have guests. We have insight. We talk about technical stuff, real stuff, future stuff, data stuff, digital stuff. (And getting all the sweet keywords into our intro description). We chat about the built and natural environment. We agree, we agree to disagree, we share trends and knowledge and cool tools. We invite you to listen.

    Beneficial Use of Dredging Material

    Beneficial Use of Dredging Material

    The Army corps of engineers recently estimated that, historically, roughly 30 percent of dredge volume in the US has been beneficially reused.Reuse encompasses a wide range of applications including construction materials, beach nourishment, enhancing flood protection, and creating habitats; but it isn’t a common practice.In this episode we’ll talk about the barriers to reuse – technical, economic, institutional, and regulatory.We’ll also discuss how the narrative around dredging has shifted ...

    • 17 min
    Water Biosolids Paradigm Shift

    Water Biosolids Paradigm Shift

    Today’s episode is all about biosolids, including gaining insight into global trends and discussing some of the key challenges and opportunities faced by the sector and recognizing that there’s a paradigm shift happening.Biosolids production continues to grow due to many factors—population growth, increased connectivity to our sewers, increased environmental production level and improved standards of living. It’s a critical part of the wastewater process.We’ll chat about how managing bioresou...

    • 23 min
    Water Asset Management

    Water Asset Management

    Why water asset management? Good question. Join us as we talk about the challenges facing water utilities—climate change, financial and commercial pressures, depleting availability of the workforce—and how asset management can help.Utilities are facing continuing pressure to do more with less. To achieve that, they need greater control and visibility of their assets—how they're performing and how they're deteriorating.Asset management provides a framework to help you get a good understanding ...

    • 32 min
    Dam Safety Part 2: Know Your Risk

    Dam Safety Part 2: Know Your Risk

    Know your risk.There is something you can do to make a difference in your community’s dam risk resilience.This second-in-a-series of podcast episodes highlighting dam safety focuses on risk associated with dams. We’re talking about the National Inventory of Dams (NID), an essential component in a community’s understanding of risk and a great pre-planning tool.The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the process of modernizing the NID, which will include inundation mapping that historicall...

    • 37 min
    Understanding Transportation Vulnerabilities and Resilience Through a Digital Twin

    Understanding Transportation Vulnerabilities and Resilience Through a Digital Twin

    From hurricanes to heat waves, a 200-mile corridor in North Carolina is facing increasing climate change challenges. Stephen Bourne, Atkins resiliency expert, and Matt Lauffer, North Carolina DOT hydraulics design engineer, explain how a City Simulator digital twin helped NCDOT assess vulnerabilities to continued growth and future climate change to help make a 200-mile corridor more resilient.

    • 23 min
    Climate Change and Water Resilience - Part 2

    Climate Change and Water Resilience - Part 2

    This is the second roundtable episode and we’re talking about climate change. Specifically helping communities understand its impacts and the engineering tools to evaluate and respond to it. We’re also discussing equitable water resiliency efforts and more. Tune in right here.Joining the conversation today:Jeff Wright, Atkins Water Practice DirectorSteve Bourne, Atkins Project Director with experience in water resource engineering, climate science and decision support tool developmentChris Za...

    • 17 min

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