Thought Leadership
Managing Green Assets for Environmental and Infrastructure Sustainability
Dave Sklar, principal management consultant As the installation of Green Infrastructure (GI) continues in the water and wastewater industry at a rapid pace, many organizations are just now facing the challenge of how to manage these assets throughout their lifecycle... read moreAsset Management in Action
Recently, Water & Wastes Digest featured Baltimore City Department of Public Works in its September 2014 issues. The article highlights how Baltimore is embracing a proactive approach to asset management to meet Clean Water Act obligations while keeping capital... read moreHow is increasing organizational efficiency like solving a puzzle?
Mac Hodell, global director of management consulting – strategic planning services Have you ever tried to solve a puzzle or see one of those hidden 3D pictures and gotten stumped? But then, you stepped back and tilted your head, and… the answer suddenly appeared? The... read moreOptimizing Resiliency through Integrated Risk Management Planning
Darrin Punchard, principal management consultant – risk services Resiliency, for all its varied definitions, is essentially about risk management. It’s about preserving and protecting assets – whether physical, human, social, financial or environmental – from... read moreRecalibrating Your “Levels of Thinking”
Mac Hodell, global director of management consulting – strategic planning services Consider this hypothetical: Organization X is permanently on defense. Leaders rush from one crisis to the next – triaging, conducting damage control, answering ‘higher’ and repeating.... read moreItaly Comes Second in Global Energy Efficiency Ranking According to ACEEE
This was a year of success for Germany, which is the world champion also for energy efficiency according to the global ranking compiled by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Germany is followed by Italy, with its transportation and mobility... read moreCohousing: Building Innovation and Sharing
At the gates of Milan there is a beautiful 1600s farmhouse next to the marvelous Chiaravalle Abbey. Thanks to a careful reclamation project, the farm will come to life again to host about 40 families in the Cohousing Chiaravalle project. Work will begin at the end of... read moreDrones Used as Sentinels of Photovoltaic Plants
There is a new monitoring system for photovoltaic installations based on the use of light remote-controlled aircraft: drones. It is the result of the work of a research team from the Milan Politecnico University, which has recently been awarded with publication on the... read moreHow Managers Deliver Project Success
Julie Labonte, director of Americas program management, was recently featured in the July issue of PE Magazine. The article highlights the skills and abilities needed to successfully manage projects. Drawing on her experience at San Francisco Public Utilities... read moreFit-for-Purpose Water Reuse and the Road Toward Water Security
The future of water resources for safe and reliable consumptive uses is uncertain. Today, hundreds of watershed basins worldwide experience water scarcity during some part of any given year. Dr. Art Umble, wastewater practice leader for MWH, discusses water scarcity... read moreOur Thought Leaders
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