Insights & News

October 1, 2026

Energy demand is climbing throughout the U.S. and is projected to grow over the coming decade, driven in large part by data center expansion, industrial production, electric vehicles, air conditioning, and other trends in electrification.

September 24, 2026

This year, National Preparedness Month focuses on getting back to the essentials of preparedness, starting with understanding community risk. For resilience planners, knowing the risk is only the beginning. We also need to communicate risk in ways that are clear, relevant, and actionable for…

September 9, 2026

Florida’s recent experience dealing with climate challenges has led to a greater understanding of what action is needed to build towards a more resilient future. These lessons learned help to inform Florida’s resilience playbook and have spurred innovation to tackle some of the state’s most…

September 3, 2026

Florida faces some of the nation's most complex resilience challenges. Rising sea levels are contributing to saltwater intrusion, more frequent tidal flooding, and higher storm surges along the coasts. Farther inland, communities are contending with more intense rainfall, prolonged higher…

August 27, 2026

For decades, utilities have relied on mechanical calipers to measure transmission wire diameters. However, this approach requires survey crews to either climb transmission towers or maneuver heavy bucket trucks into energized zones, creating significant safety risks, operational challenges, and…

August 20, 2026

Electric power utilities face many challenges today — rising power and supply chain costs, sharply increasing demand from large loads like data centers, major changes in federal energy policies, and a growing imperative to invest in grid hardening and resilience.

August 6, 2026

When our clients come to us with aging facilities, growing user populations, or changing operational needs, they often know they need a solution, but not necessarily what that solution should be. This is where master planning comes in.

July 22, 2026

University settings include dense population concentrations and complex architecture that create logistical challenges for campus surveying projects. Additionally, the projects require surveyors to put an additional level of care into their safety planning. These factors, combined with typically…

July 9, 2026

After years of rapid growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market, electrification is extending across the broader transportation sector. The charging infrastructure underpinning this transition is expanding alongside it. In May 2026, there were 72,493 public EV direct current (DC) Level 3 fast…

June 18, 2026

Nearly 20 years ago, the Colorado Water Conservation Board began a pilot project to share heavy rainfall and flood updates with a small group via email. Now, in addition to the daily flood threats, this project has evolved to include stand-alone fire burn forecasts, statewide precipitation maps…

May 21, 2026

When designing schools, safety for all occupants is of the utmost importance. This is a top priority for our team, and we integrate security discussions from the start. Through conversations with clients and collaboration with designers, we can create a plan to implement security technologies in a…

May 14, 2026

Federal civil works planning, design, and delivery are entering a new era—one that carries important implications for how resilience projects are conceived, prioritized, and advanced across the country. Recent policy direction from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Office of the…