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Community relations programs can help protect a company's image when big changes affect stakeholders right where they live and work. Carefully built reputations are on the line when mega projects start up, and balancing construction schedules with customer impact is critical. Stakeholder management can be the solution. Plus: A new medical clinic serves the underserved in Brownsville, Texas; the U.S. Air Force Academy ups its renewable energy profile with an on-site solar power plant; a new auditing tool helps nuclear power plants identify vulnerabilities and comply with cyber security rules; corporate sustainability reporting helps companies look through a green lens.
Articles In This Issue
Public empowerment is big these days. Learn how a well-executed community relations plan can keep your project on schedule.
How can the charette process benefit municipal infrastructure planning and construction?
How It Works: On-Demand Security Consulting
On-demand security consulting helps businesses with questions about Department of Homeland Security regulations or other security matters get fast, knowledgeable answers.
Safety Corner: Exposure Assessments
Maintaining a healthy workforce is a priority for every employer, including providing a safe work environment that doesn't expose employees to unnecessary health risks.
Power Magazine Honors KCP&L's Iatan 2 as Plant of the Year
The plant went online in August 2010 in time for the summer 2010 peak load.
Design-Build Wastewater Treatment Project to Handle New Development
The city of Mulvane, Kan., recently awarded the joint venture team Burns & McDonnell/CAS, LLC a contract to design and build Phase I of the Mulvane wastewater treatment plant improvements.
Burns & McDonnell Wins BC Hydro NTL Project
BC Hydro of British Columbia recently selected the team of Burns & McDonnell and Valard Construction for design-build services for its new Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) project.
Raising Phoenix: Pat Edwards Plays to Win
New to Burns & McDonnell, this architect is no stranger to engineering. And he lives for bold adventures, from flying to presenting in front of a Fortune 500 board.
Brownsville, Texas, medical clinic facility serves the uninsured and the underserved.
Community relations programs can help protect a company’s image when big changes affect stakeholders right where they live and work.
Building Support Before the Project Takes Shape
Even the best ideas can languish without public support and funding. Moving from early planning into design and construction requires a foundation in positive stakeholder engagement.
The Qatar National Convention Centre Extension is designed to meet LEED Gold standards and feature historically significant architecture.
Easing the Growing Pains of Traffic Expansion
While population growth and the ability to thrive are admirable qualities for virtually any city, they come with some challenges as city, county and state governments strive to keep up with that growth. The city of Columbia, Mo., was no different.
The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs ups its renewable energy production with a 6.0 megawatt on-site solar power plant.
Burns & McDonnell's new auditing tool helps nuclear power plants identify vulnerabilities and comply with new cyber security rules.
Corporate sustainability reporting leads to a greener future, allowing companies to respond to interested stakeholders with disclosures of economic, environmental and social business actions.