The value of water is a hot topic. How much do you value water? When we don’t have water, we really value it; however, in many places people expect water to be cheap, after all it falls from the sky and there are lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans of water. Yet, we tend to forget …
In the 29 June edition of Singapore’s The Business Times, Black & Veatch was mentioned, specifically Len Rodman and Dan McCarthy, in an article titled “Time to think of value of water instead of cost” by Lee U-Wen, who attended our media event and then interviewed Len Rodman extensively following the news conference. Here’s a …
We were fortunate to have helping us at SIWW two energetic second-year Black & Veatch summer interns, one fellow blogger Jessica Lamb, from the University of Kansas (middle right) and the other from Purdue University, Alice Madjani (middle left). They’re posing at the booth in a rare moment of relative inactivity with Len Rodman and …
Meanwhile, back in the States…In the week prior to SIWW, Black & Veatch Water partiipated in AWWA’s ACE09 in San Diego, California, at which we have hosted a dinner for many years. This year, the dinner featured some incredible centerpieces made from discarded water bottles. Frances Baszta, Angela Blann and Dena Buzalas from the B&V Water …
I asked Len Rodman, our Chairman, President and CEO, to share some final thoughts about SIWW. He provided these insights: Certainly, many positives and advancements were obvious from SIWW in 2009. While the realities of the economy were apparent in the dialogue, I found that there was considerable resolve by those in leadership to find …
We’re promoting the SIWW blog with door-hangers! These were given out at SIWW and the media conference as well as to the Singapore office. They say, “Do not disturb. I’m reading www.SIWWDiary.com”. Equipped with a dry-erase marker, the door-hangers also come with magnets on the back (for those of us with cubicles sans doorknobs…). I’ve seen …
The opportunity for reducing the energy consumed in converting sea water to drinking water by 50% is high. Research work currently under way is demonstrating this. Applying the lessons from other industries appears to play a significant role in this. I was also initially surprised (but as soon as it was explained to me I understood …
Flew back from Singapore with Dr. Terry Johnson and had smooth flights and easy connections. On a layover in Chicago, I asked him, “What’s the most surprising thing you learned at the conference?” He said that he realized that most companies, regardless of which country they come from, are more concerned about the initial cost …
During the conference, fellow siwwdiary blogger Gerry O’Toole presented on “Smart Design for the Sembcorp Changi NEWater Plant – A 25-Year Concession.” Again the theme of collaboration came out – particularly emphasizing the impact on the bottom-line of cooperation among the designers, suppliers and construction companies. He explained that for this facility, capital cost is …
SIWW may be winding down, but our blog isn’t. Our siwwdiary blog will continue to be updated over the next couple of weeks as additional information becomes available about the conference sessions — and we have some more time to write. So please check back regularly and continue to let your colleagues know about the …
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