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CHAtting with CHA - Aziz Ahmed
March 8, 2021

VIDEOCAST
A conversation with Aziz Ahmed, Chief Engineer, about smart water utilities.

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Bent on Innovation
Bent on Innovation
February 22, 2021

PUBLICATION
Mike Culmo, PE, discusses how a new straddle bent solution demonstrates its success on a Connecticut Interstate interchange project in this article originally published in Modern Steel Construction magazine.

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Staying in the Proactive Zone
Staying in the Proactive Zone
February 11, 2021

PUBLICATION
Aziz Ahmed, PE, discusess why utility managers need to know their utility's current performance status to effectively manage it and proactively address any management- and maintenance-related pressures in this article originally published in WaterWorld.

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Tom Karis speaks with students on Clarkson University's Ignite Podcast
Tom Karis speaks with students on Clarkson University's Ignite Podcast
February 5, 2021

PUBLICATION
Tom Karis, Chief Engineer, spoke with students on The Clarkson Ignite Podcast, a bi-weekly podcast meant to inspire the Clarkson University community. You can listen to the podcast here, or via Apple, Android, or Spotify.

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Georgia DOT's Roadside Decked Beam ABC Project
Georgia DOT's Roadside Decked Beam ABC Project
January 20, 2021

PUBLICATION
Jim Aitken and Kevin Kahle discuss the design and construction process behind the Georgia DOT's Blackhall Road over Rum Creek project in this article originally published in Aspire magazine.

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Keep Regulators Happy with a Strategic Asset Management Plan
Keep Regulators Happy with a Strategic Asset Management Plan
January 12, 2021

BLOG POST
Asset management strategies help prioritize investments, optimize maintenance, and mitigate risk. These strategies often consist of Consent Orders and Infiltration and Inflow (I&I) Plans—mandated Asset Management Plans. Why don't more utilities start with a Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) to keep regulators happy?

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Sportsfield Design Responds to Life Amid a Pandemic
Sportsfield Design Responds to Life Amid a Pandemic
December 14, 2020

PUBLICATION
Jason Pollard, Senior Engineer with CHA’s Sports Group, explores how designers have shifted their strategies during the pandemic to support safe fields in SportsField Management magazine.

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CHAtting with CHA - Juston Manville
November 30, 2020

VIDEOCAST
CHAtting with CHA: A conversation with Juston Manville, Infrastructure Asset Management Business Practice Leader, about our strategic asset management approach.

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Transforming Your Community - Road Diets as a Tool to Implement Complete Streets Policies
Transforming Your Community - Road Diets as a Tool to Implement Complete Streets Policies
November 10, 2020

BLOG POST
Complete streets policies have been developed in most urban areas in the U.S. so that roads can accommodate all transportation users, not just cars. If we take a deeper look at the use of the road diets as a tool to implement complete streets policies, we should answer the question: "Can complete streets policies be successfully applied to existing urban corridors without additional right-of-way?"

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Living More Productive, Healthier Lives: How Low Energy Design Directly Benefits the End-User
Living More Productive, Healthier Lives: How Low Energy Design Directly Benefits the End-User
November 3, 2020

BLOG POST
Americans spend most of their days indoors, whether in the homes they live and sleep in or the workplaces where they spend 40-60 hours per week. Improving energy efficiency leads to better health, improved productivity, and generally a successful and happier quality of life.

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