Welcome to Knowledge on Demand, a multimedia series brought to you by Burns & McDonnell. Since 1898, Burns & McDonnell has shared its engineering, architecture and construction experience with clients worldwide. And now, through our Knowledge on Demand series, we bring our experience directly to you.
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Knowledge on Demand Webinar: TL2010: Wind Farm Development – Permitting to Commissioning
With Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project as a reference, this webinar will address the unique challenges of developing and building utility-scale renewable projects. Large renewable projects possess characteristics of both generation and linear facilities and typically bring with them fast-track schedules. To achieve success, it is imperative that the project team remains focused at all times on all aspects of the work from permitting and land acquisition to procurement and construction to transmission interconnections. This webinar addresses a number of issues unique to renewable projects with an emphasis on PSE’s role as both a developer and owner.
Knowledge on Demand Webinar: TL2010: Siting and Permitting on the NEEWS Project
Using the $1.5 billion New England East-West Solution Program as a case study, this webinar addresses some of the challenges associated with the development phase of a large-scale transmission project. For example, the challenges associated with a project that traverses multiple states, the integration of all functional areas, the importance of early and ongoing community involvement, and the criticality of an early and accurate schedule and budget. Kathy Shea and Scott Newland will address these challenges in a way which will provide assistance to other major transmission projects. Kathy and Scott will integrate recent experience associated with the Greater Springfield Reliability Project in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Knowledge on Demand Streaming Audio: Sanitary Design of Equipment and Facilities
David Dixon, strategic accounts director with the Food & Consumer Products Group, discusses the importance of sanitary design in both food processing facilities and equipment specifications. He also discusses how detailed sanitary design can impact a company’s bottom line margin, customer service and other primary business concerns.
TL2010: Wind Farm Development With Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project as a reference, this webinar will address the unique challenges of developing and building utility-scale renewable projects. Large renewable projects possess characteristics of both generation and linear facilities and typically bring with them fast-track schedules. To achieve success, it is imperative that the project team remains focused at all times on all aspects of the work from permitting and land acquisition to procurement and construction to transmission interconnections. This webinar addresses a number of issues unique to renewable projects with an emphasis on PSE’s role as both a developer and owner. Publish Date: 27-MAY-2010 12:00 AM
TL2010: Siting and Permitting on the NEEWS Project Using the $1.5 billion New England East-West Solution Program as a case study, this webinar addresses some of the challenges associated with the development phase of a large-scale transmission project. For example, the challenges associated with a project that traverses multiple states, the integration of all functional areas, the importance of early and ongoing community involvement, and the criticality of an early and accurate schedule and budget. Kathy Shea and Scott Newland will address these challenges in a way which will provide assistance to other major transmission projects. Kathy and Scott will integrate recent experience associated with the Greater Springfield Reliability Project in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Publish Date: 27-APR-2010 12:00 AM
Sanitary Design of Equipment and Facilities David Dixon, strategic accounts director with the Food & Consumer Products Group, discusses the importance of sanitary design in both food processing facilities and equipment specifications. He also discusses how detailed sanitary design can impact a company’s bottom line margin, customer service and other primary business concerns. Publish Date: 11-MAR-2010 11:35 AM
TL2010: Cost Allocation for Wind Upgrades One of the biggest challenges facing the wind industry is delivering the wind energy from the wind farm to the load centers where energy is consumed. The ability of the wind generation to travel those long distances is dependent on the transmission infrastructure. Without a robust electrical transmission system, the wind energy becomes stranded and unusable. Most industry experts agree that there is a significant need for transmission system improvements to unlock the potential of wind generation. Chris Underwood and Scott Feuerborn of Burns & McDonnell discuss the contentious issue of who pays for transmission improvements. Publish Date: 24-FEB-2010 12:00 AM
Protecting Endangered Sewer Bats Rick Besancon, PE, a Burns & McDonnell project manager, explains how Burns & McDonnell worked with bat ecologists from Missouri State University to modify the new box culvert installation for endangered grey bat (Myotis grisescens) habitation in Pittsburg, Kan., storm sewers. He speaks with Deb O'Bannon, host of the University of Missouri-Kansas City civil engineering radio show "Water, Water Everywhere." Publish Date: 20-SEP-2009 12:00 AM
Water for Injection Bob Clark, PE, Burns & McDonnell senior mechanical engineer in Process & Industrial, explains what you need to know about water for injection regulations, production methods and system design. (54 minutes run time — 17.2 MB) Publish Date: 14-JUL-2009 12:00 AM
Streambank Stabilization Rick Besancon, PE, a Burns & McDonnell project manager, discusses streambank stabilization with Deb O'Bannon, host of the University of Missouri-Kansas City civil engineering radio show "Water, Water Everywhere." Stabilization is needed to protect property (including roads and bridges), prevents erosion and high sediment content in streams. The method he shared uses downed trees to stabilize the bank and allow resedimentation and stabilization. Publish Date: 08-JUN-2009 12:00 AM
Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Update Understand the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas reporting rule. Learn the nuances of this proposed regulation from the EPA Region 7 Atmospheric Programs Section Chief Michael Jay. Burns & McDonnell environmental professionals — Block Andrews, strategic environmental solutions associate in the Energy Group; Jerry Bauer, project manager in the Environmental Group; and Mark Saito, a meteorologist in the Environmental Studies & Permitting Group — discuss practical experience in conducting greenhouse gas inventories and the latest in greenhouse gas reduction regulation. (1-hour, 18 minutes run time) Publish Date: 25-MAY-2009 12:00 AM
Guaranteed Energy Savings Learn how performance contracting — a proven alternative source of capital improvement project funding for higher education institutions — can not only pay for your next project, but also make your campus more sustainable from Burns & McDonnell experts Laura Thompson, PE, managing principal in the Energy Services Group and Thomas Hardwick, director of development of energy services projects. (33.37-minute run time — 100.3 MB)
Publish Date: 12-NOV-2008 12:00 AM
Vapor Intrusion Diana Marquez, an associate toxicologist and head of vapor intrusion services in the Burns & McDonnell Environmental Group, defines and describes vapor intrusion, what it means to property owners, and how it can be detected and addressed. (8:26-minute run time — 6.1 MB) Publish Date: 08-OCT-2008 01:53 PM
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