Informed Infrastructure Podcast

Informed Infrastructure Podcast

by Informed Infrastructure

Esri UC 2025: Digital Twin Discussion with DSCE

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Ali Diba, Founder, and Mark Thacker, Principal, of DSCE, an engineering and GIS consulting firm specializing in developing solutions to help utilities and municipalities. The discussion focuses on the technologies that are making digital twins a vital tool for all aspects of utility asset management.

Esri UC 2025: Digital Twin Discussion with DSCE

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Ali Diba, Founder, and Mark Thacker, Principal, of DSCE, an engineering and GIS consulting firm specializing in developing solutions to help utilities and municipalities. The discussion focuses on the technologies that are making digital twins a vital tool for all aspects of utility asset management.

Sherwin-Williams on Effective Wastewater Infrastructure Rehabilitations

Todd Danielson, editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviews Paul Trautmann, the Marketing Director for Infrastructure for Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine. Learn approaches for securing longer service lives from wastewater infrastructure assets to help stretch municipal budgets by selecting the right coating materials for new constructions and rehabilitations. We discuss the importance of getting the materials–and the applications–right as well as how working directly with qualified suppliers and certified applicators can mean the difference between realizing long service lives or encountering premature deterioration and early repairs. The interview covers important considerations for installations and rehabilitations, from specification to surface prep to coatings applications to final holiday testing. It also notes the importance of working with trained and certified crews and how the Sherwin-Williams Certified Applicator Program (CAP) helps ensure applicators can deliver improved reliability, minimized maintenance and extended service lives for critical infrastructure assets.

TYLin Bridge Engineer Atiq Alvi

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Atiq Alvi, vice president, National Lead for Bridge Rehabilitation, Florida Bridge Sector manager at TYLin, a part of Sidara’s global collaborative. They had a wide ranging and detailed discussion of bridge engineering, including the fragile state of U.S. bridges, how engineers can help improve the situation, and some of the latest and most-useful bridge technology as well as how Alvi has used them throughout his extensive career. Every bridge engineer should listen to this conversation.

Matern Engineers Working to Develop New Engineer Pipeline

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Matern Professional Engineering’s Brad Pascarella, P.E., LEED AP, Director of Commercial Division, Senior Electrical Engineer; and Dorian Maness, GGP, Senior Project Manager, EDU Division, Mechanical Engineer. They discussed the emerging Career and Technical Education (CTE) space that’s trying to develop a pipeline for much-needed new engineers.

Gregg Semler, Founder and CEO, InPipe Energy

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Gregg Semler, founder and CEO, InPipe Energy. They discussed how renewable electrical energy can be derived from excess water pressure in pipes, and how engineers can think beyond their individual projects and how they fit into larger systems.

Greg Laugeni, Technical Manager at GCP

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Greg Laugeni, Technical Manager at GCP. They discussed micro-trench infill systems and the role they play in transportation infrastructure projects, including for developing broadband communication networks.

René Morkos, Founder and CEO, ALICE Technologies

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed René Morkos, founder and CEO, ALICE Technologies. They discussed how almost every engineering project is a construction project and therefore scheduling must be a key feature of initial designs. They also talked about how different owners/stakeholders may not need complex 3D and 4D scheduling programs, and simpler 1D to 2D models may be better suited for them.

Balaji Sreenivasan, Founder and CEO, Aurigo Software

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Balaji Sreenivasan, Founder and CEO, Aurigo Software. They discussed the recently unveiled ASCE Infrastructure Report Card as well as how engineers can get more involved to improve the infrastructure they help build.

David Burkhart, CEO at Garney Equity Holdings

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed David Burkhart, CEO at Garney Equity Holdings. They discussed the new Perennial Infrastructure Fund I and how this “first of its kind investment vehicle” can help fund water infrastructure assets. Use the following link to contact PERENfra about The Fund: https://perenfra.com/contact/.

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