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Campus utility infrastructure for long-term growth

VIDEO: UC San Diego: Designing utilities for the future

Chris McDaniel shares how UC San Diego expanded its central utility plant with future-ready cooling capacity, resilience, and infrastructure designed for long-term campus growth.

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Student Housing at SUNY

Rethinking student housing as a campus asset

Rising construction costs, changing student expectations, and aging planning assumptions are reshaping how colleges and universities approach student housing. This article explores how institutions can rethink housing as a long-term campus asset and design infrastructure that supports both student experience and institutional performance.

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Designing airport infrastructure for disruption, recovery, and continuity

Airport infrastructure is complex and evolving. Learn how airports can reduce single points of failure, protect continuity, and plan for disruption.

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When data center noise becomes a development risk

Data center noise is becoming a development risk. Learn why acoustic planning belongs at the start of site design, not the end

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GUIDE: Non-FAR procurement options for federal agencies

A practical guide to moving stalled federal projects forward when appropriated funds, timelines, or the FAR itself are the constraint.

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Why manufacturers keep discovering infrastructure problems too late

When process controls and building systems don't share data, expensive surprises hide in the gaps. Here's how to design facilities that see problems coming.

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RNG turning emissions into energy—reduce methane, lower carbon impact, and leverage existing infrastructure.

VIDEO: RNG: Turning emissions into energy

Ryan Mowery, Adam Perkey, and Trevor Thomason share how renewable natural gas transforms emissions into energy, advancing sustainable solutions for industrial and energy infrastructure.

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THUMBNAIL: Resolving the deferred maintenance crisis through risk-based facility maintenance and asset stewardship strategies

VIDEO: Resolving the deferred maintenance crisis

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GUIDE: OT operational resilience against AI threats

A practical guide to seeing your plant the way an attacker would — and a roadmap to closing the gaps first — without disrupting production.

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Harry Kleiser, Jeff Giangiuli, Brent Clark, and Curtis Christensen are discussing resilient nuclear infrastructure and future energy solutions.

VIDEO: Delivering resilient nuclear infrastructure

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Federal infrastructure project highlighting risk mitigation, resilience planning, and cross-disciplinary coordination

VIDEO: Mitigating risk in federal projects

Mitigating risk in federal projects requires a strategic balance between speed-to-market and long-term mission success. In this Insights Series video, Jeff Longshore, Chad Brooks, Mike McGuire, and Brian Miller share how a cross-disciplinary, mission-focused approach helps federal agencies reduce risk, improve project outcomes, and deliver resilient infrastructure.

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K-12 school districts are facing increasing budget pressures—but creating safe, effective learning environments remains essential. In this Insights Series video, Salas O’Brien experts Misty DuPre, Keith Gassman, Demetrius Scruggs, and Suren Gosine share how strategic engineering and design decisions help districts navigate funding challenges while delivering high-performing facilities.

VIDEO: Designing K-12 projects that survive budget reality

Salas O’Brien experts Misty DuPre, Keith Gassman, Demetrius Scruggs, and Suren Gosine explain how strategic engineering and design decisions help districts navigate funding challenges while delivering high-performing facilities.

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