by Carol Rosenfeld | Sep 19, 2018 | Financial Management, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
What could make the difference between a utility making it through an event like Hurricane Florence with relatively few impacts, and one that has major, lasting problems? Imagine two utilities, just over the county line from one another, with the same assets that are...
by Brandy Espinola | Oct 23, 2017 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
From emergency services to agriculture and food systems, to manufacturing industries, our critical infrastructure systems rely heavily on water. So much so that following a loss of water services, critical infrastructure can begin to degrade rapidly. According to the...
by Stacey Berahzer | Sep 18, 2017 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
Millions of United States citizens continue to battle the effects of massive hurricanes this month. Many have lost electric and water service. As water and wastewater utilities struggle to get their systems up and running again, some are in a better position than...
by Sarah Diefendorf | May 16, 2017 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
There is quite a bit of talk about resiliency today and it seems as though there are numerous definitions and uses to fit just about any circumstance. There are schools of thought dedicated to data resilience, military resilience, and even psychological resilience....
by Andrea Kopaskie | May 5, 2017 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards, Utility Management
In March, the UNC Institute for the Environment hosted the Clean Tech Summit, a multi-day event in which students and professionals convene and foster leadership and discussion among the Southeast’s clean tech industry. Many summit panels incorporated and focused on...
