On April 18, 1506, Pope Julius II laid the cornerstone of the world’s largest church on the burial place of the Apostle Peter in Vatican City. More than five hundred years later, every detail of...
The water and wastewater industry is very conservative and, in developed countries, utilities are willing to spend a great deal of money on backup equipment, spare parts, communications, mutual aid agreements and other hardware and software to ensure that customers...
As was the case with BIM nearly 20 years ago, digital twins are now reshaping the built world in terms of how infrastructure is designed, constructed, and operated. The industry has always faced challenges managing the volume and variety of...
It is unbelievable (a shame really) that by 2025, 3.5 billion people will live in water-scarce regions due to the growing drought issues brought on by climate change and increasing population. This means they have difficulty accessing a clean, safe...
From small to large, utilities across the United States are facing funding gaps. According to the 2021 Infrastructure Report Card, only 21% of all U.S. utilities report being able to fully cover the cost of providing drinking water services, and...
Extreme weather, vegetation encroachment, regulatory pressures, and distributed energy resources (DER) integration are just a few examples of the countless challenges facing electric utilities. Aging equipment and infrastructure, unpredictable and shifting electricity demands, cybersecurity threats, and decarbonization pressures add to...
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has a population of 12.4 million people located in a small area of 437sq.km, surrounded by the sea with nowhere to expand. The constraints of geography and the inability of the city to expand...
By the middle of this century, the United Nations expects the world’s population to grow by 2 billion people. With around 55% of people globally already living in urban locations, a trend that is set to continue, this creates a...
