Massport Prioritizes Sustainability
March 07, 2017
Massport Port Authority, which owns and operates three airports in the state of Massachusetts, has implemented several sustainability initiatives in recent years. These including building LEED standard terminals, running fleets of alternative fuel busses, and conserving water. At Boston Logan, the airport built 20 wind turbines to offset close to 3 percent of the building’s......
San Diego International Airport Sees Green
March 07, 2017
San Diego International Airport’s “The Green Build” Expansion project, the largest improvement project in the facility’s 86-year history, was opened on August 13, 2013. “The Green Build” was orchestrated with the airport’s current and future demand for travel in mind and was designed with environmental sustainability as its focus. In May 2014, the terminal was......
Crowd-sourcing Traffic App Aids Transportation Agencies
February 17, 2017
Waze is rapidly gaining popularity as a navigation and “traffic avoidance” app, using real-time traffic and construction information to recommend the fastest route to your destination. Waze works using a crowd-sourcing functionality, meaning that it depends on users to report and verify traffic incidents and other scenarios that could slow down your trip. There are......
Bundling Bridge Projects to Save Money and Build Faster
February 16, 2017
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has embarked on an ambitious $899 million Rapid Bridge Replacement Project with construction to begin the summer of 2015 on 558 bridges across the state. The final list of 558 bridges was determined after screening more than 2,000 bridges. The private sector team will manage the bridges’ design, construction and......
Drought-Proof, Alternative Water Supply Facility for Tampa Bay
February 16, 2017
Desalination is more common outside of the U.S. particularly in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions, but the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination facility is changing that with the addition of a drought-proof, alternative water supply facility that provides up to 25 million gallons per day of drinking water. The facility treats the seawater and then......
Long-Term Visionary Project to Change the Water Treatment Process
February 16, 2017
The Carlsbad Desalination Project has been a long-term visionary project to change the water treatment process in drought-plagued Southern California. Using reverse osmosis technology, the plant will use existing infrastructure from the neighboring Encina Power Station to push Pacific Ocean saltwater through membranes that filter out the salt and convert it into potable water. It......
February 16, 2017
It’s no accident that the City of Chicago’s department responsible for treating wastewater has “reclamation” in the title. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is responsible for serving over 10 million people in a growing region, and they have turned to new approaches for managing essential water supplies, including capturing and reusing stormwater.......
February 16, 2017
Portland, Oregon, is no stranger to pushing the envelope and pioneering new ideas. One of the latest innovations to surface is from Clean Water Services of Hillsboro, which found a way to turn wastewater into craft beer by partnering with local home brewers. The wastewater goes through an advanced treatment process and the home brewers......
Build a Customer Base for Recycled Water
February 16, 2017
Los Angeles is no stranger to water shortages and has been using recycled water since the 1960s for irrigation, industrial processes, cooling, and habitat restoration. However, it was only recently that L.A. and surrounding municipalities have banded together with a “one water” policy to become a coordinated, water-wise region. The Los Angeles Department of Water......
February 16, 2017
The Philadelphia Water Department has its share of old water pipes to contend with – in fact, they have increased investment in water pipes by 25 percent in their latest capital improvement program. However the Department’s Strategic Energy Plan also looks to better manage future expenses – it includes a facility that will extract energy......
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