Informed Infrastructure Podcast

Informed Infrastructure Podcast

by Informed Infrastructure

Rick Kile, Director of Green and Amenity Business at Siplast

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Rick Kile, Director of Green and Amenity Business at Siplast. They discussed stormwater flooding in urban areas and how techniques such as detention basins and blue and green roofing can mitigate its negative effects.

Dr. Dominique Meyer, CEO and Co-Founder of Looq AI at GeoWeek 2025

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Dr. Dominique Meyer, CEO and Co-Founder of Looq AI, on Feb. 11, 2025, at the GeoWeek Conference in Denver. Their latest discussion talks about the company’s incredible growth since the two last talked at the 2024 GeoWeek event. That earlier interview is included below, including more background information on Looq AI and how it’s attempting to automate the creation of digital twins.

Esri’s Marc Goldman at GeoWeek 2025

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Marc Goldman, director of AEC Industry Solutions for Esri, on Feb. 11, 2025, at the GeoWeek 2025 Conference in Denver. They discussed Esri’s growing role in the AEC community and how the geospatial technology industry continues to evolve. This follows an interview conducted exactly one year ago at GeoWeek 2024, below, which discussed the “built world” and the role of geospatial technologies in the AEC community.

Decreasing Buildings’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Tristan Schwartzman, P.E., principal and director of energy services at Goldman Copeland. They discussed how his firm is helping developers comply with New York City’s Local Law 97, which sets mandates for decreased greenhouse emissions from buildings.

ADS’ New Stormwater Engineering and Technology Center

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Brian King, executive vice president of product management and marketing for Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS); and Chris Stoneburg, director of product design, ADS. They discuss ADS’ new Engineering and Technology Center and what it hopes to achieve.

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge with WSP Engineers

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed via webcam Jonathan Morey, P.E., senior bridge engineer at WSP USA; and Stuart Rankin, senior vice president at WSP USA, national bridges and structures practice. They discussed this special bridge, its famous designer and what it meant to the engineers who worked on it as well as engineering details about orthotropic deck, vierendeel trusses and main-cable dehumidification

Interview with Sivan Zamir, Vice President of Innovation & Corporate Venture at Xylem

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Sivan Zamir, vice president of innovation & corporate venture at Xylem and leader of Xylem Innovation Labs, the company’s venture arm.

PFAS with Jacobs VPs

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Bruce Chalmers, Vice President and General Manager, Environmental Solutions, Jacobs; and Susan Moiso, Vice President and Global Water Market Director, Jacobs, via webcam.

Podcast with Joseph Sczurko, President of WSP USA

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Joseph Sczurko, President of WSP USA, via webcam. They discussed in detail WSP’s acquisitions strategy and why mergers and acquisitions are such an important element in the engineering industry.

Podcast with Piers Dormeyer, CEO of EagleView

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Piers Dormeyer, CEO of EagleView, via webcam. They discussed uses for several types of imagery as well as how EagleView’s Disaster Response Program is utilized by engineers and first responders.

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