Preparations underway will make Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota the first main operating base and training center for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation long-range bomber.

With server operations set to demand immense quantities of energy, the new Temple Data Center drew upon the efficiency of an integrated project approach to speed into the market in Texas.

Flying technology offers virtually every industry far-reaching advantages with the ability to quickly capture much-needed critical data and aerial imagery. Unmanned aerial systems are evolving the approach to everything from storm resiliency to manufacturing to navigating challenging geographic regions.

If humanity’s future lies among the stars, we’re going to need to bring resources with us.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Executive Order 14008 have elevated environmental justice concerns in government and public consciousness. Integrating this approach into infrastructure projects can be confusing due to a lack of clear regulatory guidelines. By developing plans that adhere to EPA’s standard of “fair treatment and meaningful involvement,” project administrators can satisfy regulators while addressing the concerns of residents.

A more sustainable energy future is achievable, but the path to get there requires investment in and promotion of emerging technologies that will help transform the global economy.

Securing grant funding can be a laborious task, but applicants can use this opportunity to collaborate with local leaders, build relationships with funding agencies and envision their ideal project.

AEC firms want to make client projects successful as they design, engineer, build and maintain the planet’s critical infrastructure. Doing so efficiently requires determining just what roles technology can play as we stand on the threshold of a worldwide digital transformation.

There is a broad menu of options available to begin bringing down carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions on a global scale. While many agree nuclear energy will (or should) be part of the solution, just how it is developed and deployed elicits a wide range of opinions. From cost and safety considerations to waste disposal, the issues that have dogged the nuclear industry for decades are still very much in play.

Sustaining and boosting growth in the U.S. means implementing clean, smart, efficient infrastructure that keeps people and industry moving. That's just what this new infrastructure law will do, and transportation is at the heart of such significant investment and change.

For decades, business leaders, engineers, economists and community leaders have advocated for more infrastructure spending. Deteriorating infrastructure is deleterious to public health and economic prosperity. In fact, the American Society for Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a “C-” in its 2021 report card for America’s infrastructure. While that score is an improvement from grades spanning the past two decades, it also highlights the need to reinvest in our physical assets.

Sometimes challenges contain the seeds of their own solutions. Bogged-down supply chains and persistent shortages of skilled labor are familiar complications throughout many industries, but efforts to address them are also driving more efficiencies in project planning and execution.

Carbon capture, utilization and storage show strong potential to help reduce carbon emissions globally. Successful deployment of one of the newest tools in the net zero emissions toolbox — carbon capture and storage — will depend on understanding a complex permitting process and aligning efforts to speed approvals.

Managing a massive influx of widely distributed decarbonized energy sources, large and small, will involve rethinking — and reworking — much of our electrical infrastructure.

Renewable power is transforming the energy landscape, but the journey from energy generation to consumption doesn’t stop once solar panels and wind turbines are installed. These renewable energy technologies must be connected to transmission and distribution systems, and utilities need backup storage to provide reliable and consistent power.

Flying out over the ocean, you might catch a glimpse of a renewable energy solution that is poised to turn the power industry on its head, create thousands of jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Offshore wind farms — turbines generating energy taken from the force of the wind out at sea — can be found along coasts around the world.

Until recently, utilities may have had difficulty imagining a day when massive installations of batteries would be the main energy storage resource needed for grid stability. It’s not so difficult anymore.

Chris Underwood shares how 1898 & Co. leverages Burns & McDonnell experience and knowledge to build strategic, data-driven insights to help clients succeed.

Innovations in bottom ash conversion provide coal-fired power plants with options to achieve compliance with Environmental Protection Agency regulations.

When disasters create electrical service disruptions, islanding and black start capabilities are important ways to maintain or restore power quickly.

Genomic-based drugs have implications for pharmaceutical manufacturing. When drug costs are a daily discussion, how should the built environment respond?

The construction industry doesn’t lack projects or face a struggling economy. Firms are looking to clear a persistent hurdle: craft labor shortage.

Safety involves more than just the work on-site. Every decision in the project spectrum — from concept to completion — is founded in safety.

A program management approach is helping FirstEnergy enhance service reliability, operating flexibility and security of its large-scale transmission system.

Trends, technologies and tools help transform construction in the face of labor shortages, safety, efficiency, productivity and profitability challenges.

The Chariton Hills Conservation Bank is the first of its kind in the nation to protect the Indiana and northern long-eared bats. In addition, developers can use credits from the bank to compensate for adverse impacts to similar ecosystems nearby.

Adding alternative feedstock sources — such as fats, oils and grease — can allow wastewater facilities to capitalize on the growing opportunity for biogas, but facilities must also consider the risks.

An ongoing revolution in renewable energy sources and distributed generation options is changing the structure of the power delivery system. Grid modernization is a collection of projects and approaches helping that system adapt to new realities.

Utilities are weighing if, how and when to retire or demolish the least-efficient coal-fired plants in their fleet. Follow these critical steps when decommissioning an electrical power plant.

Consumers expect on-demand delivery, and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) make it possible. But successfully implementing a custom ASRS is complex. For distribution centers, manufacturing facilities and e-commerce businesses, working with a full-service provider makes the difference.

Eversource Energy wanted to set up new electrical substations in a booming area of South Boston but wondered how it could expand in a crowded urban space. Being near the harbor also posed potential problems for maintaining power during a storm or flood. The solution? It went up.

Program management relieves stress and saves time and money while reducing risk when using integrated technology and an industry-specific program manager.

Tackling safety challenges on-site requires the right people and the right plan. It starts with making construction safety the top priority from the outset.

Safety instrumented systems (SIS) balance safety, reliability and cost. Integrating SIS in the engineer-procure-construct (EPC) process improves success.

Rising concern over emerging contaminants in drinking water across the country has brought more attention to a collection of compounds known as PFAS.