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Sewer pipes are failing faster than utilities can respond. And the inspection data backlog is piling up faster than anyone can make sense of it.    Aqua Pennsylvania tackled this by integrating Autodesk’s Info360 Asset with Esri’s ArcGIS Online, cutting assessment time from months to minutes.  Frontline managers can now access decision tools without specialist help. The same system supports capital planning and storm prep. No duplication, no delays.  Read this week’s Nexus column to learn what’s possible when data is used for decisions and not just dashboards. https://lnkd.in/dVXbGXEC #NexusByGHD

The old playbook is under pressure: fragmented PFAS rules, a narrow view of energy affordability and a grid that demands smarter control. How do you keep up? This edition explores:   ▪️ Building trust in PFAS-affected communities ▪️ Rethinking energy affordability beyond cost ▪️ Managing a real-time, dynamic grid Read, watch or listen today. #NexusByGHD

Adoption creates opportunity. Readiness creates impact.   As AI capabilities continue to evolve, the strongest outcomes are emerging from organisations that combine technology with clear purpose, strong governance, quality data and empowered people. Building these foundations today will help translate AI ambition into sustainable value in the years ahead.   Which foundation is most critical to successful AI adoption? Read more: https://lnkd.in/djSfchK4 #NexusByGHD

What do coal transitions, AI success and data centres have in common? You need to get the fundamentals right. In this issue, we break down:  •      How to make smarter decisions on coal asset transition  •      Why data is the real driver of AI outcomes  •      What “future-ready” looks like for data centres 🔽 Take me there #GHDFieldNotes

Are leaders asking the right questions at the start of asset transition projects?   In Part 3 of our Reimagining Asset Closure series, Julian Gould shares practical insights on turning asset closure from a liability into a strategic opportunity.   Watch to learn:  • The mindset shift that connects strategy and execution • The risk leaders often overlook • Why flexibility matters in transition planning • How to bring stakeholders on the journey   Watch here: https://lnkd.in/dT6CYHVH   #NexusByGHD

Can data centres scale without compromising sustainability, cost or performance? Demand for AI and digital infrastructure is accelerating, increasing pressure to do more with less impact. From smarter cooling and energy systems to lifecycle optimisation and low‑carbon design, the future of data centres depends on rethinking how they’re planned, built and operated. Our latest GHD Explainers break down: ▪️ How to grow data centres without exhausting local resources ▪️ How lifecycle thinking can cut cost and carbon over time ▪️ What low‑carbon, high‑performance looks like in practice ▪️ How cooling and energy systems are transforming performance Explainers turn complex issues into decision-ready insight for leaders. Get your answers today. https://lnkd.in/gtBmP6mG #DataCentres #DigitalInfrastructure 

Are we at risk of leaving the world worse off for future generations?   Melissa Ross unpacks insights from GHD research, spanning 13,000 voices across 10 countries.   From housing affordability to the clean energy paradox, the conversation explores what’s driving optimism in younger generations and what communities now expect from governments and industry.   The future of resilient communities will be shaped by the choices we make today.   Listen to the full podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/dnxPebPJ #NexusByGHD

Hydropower is quietly emerging as a defining technology for energy security, a point clearly underscored in the International Hydropower Association (IHA) 2026 World Hydropower Outlook. For the first time, global pumped storage capacity has passed 200 GW. A further 243 GW is under construction, with 621 GW in the development pipeline. As variable wind and solar take a larger share of the grid, the question is no longer whether we need long-duration storage, but how quickly we can build it. GHD's Helen Barbour-Bourne, IHA Board Member and Hydropower Leader, sees pumped hydro as foundational to that answer: "The global shift to 24/7 firmed green energy is what makes pumped hydro indispensable. As industry, data centres and electrification drive demand for round-the-clock renewable power that is both secure and sovereign, we need storage that can hold supply over hours and days and release it exactly when the grid needs it. Unlike technologies dependent on critical mineral imports, pumped hydro draws on water, civil infrastructure and local expertise - insulating it from supply chain risk and delivering firm renewable power for generations, not just decades." The Outlook also points to the barriers still slowing deployment: financing, permitting, transmission and geotechnical risk. Closing that gap between pipeline and delivery is where our work sits. 🌊 Explore the latest insights and what they mean for the long term. #WithHydropower #EnergyTransition

Our Accredited Technical Masterclass, Future-ready data centre: Designing and optimising for power, water and permitting is now available to watch on-demand!   Our industry leaders, Tai Hollingsbee, Michael Hewson, ChPP, CEng , Kate Graf, P.E., Sarah Thomas and Matthew Brannock, explored the impact of data centre development across the energy and water industries, and how to holistically approach your next project in tandem with interconnected communities.   As an IACET Accredited Provider, GHD offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/ International Accreditors for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). We encourage you to watch the recording and complete the short quiz at the end of the video for the opportunity to earn 0.1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU): https://lnkd.in/dS8ufE3D.

Cities are becoming denser, more complex and under growing pressure.   Affordability, social cohesion and climate impacts are compounding and reshaping how we think about resilience.   In this video, Jane Cassidy, GHD Distinguished Technical Leader and The Australian Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards finalist, shares what she’s seeing across the most impactful projects today. Her recognition reflects a career spent shaping the future of architecture and advancing more resilient, thoughtful design outcomes. Drawing on decades of experience, she highlights how value is built over time through layered approaches.   Layering biodiversity, caring for Country and co-design is helping strengthen outcomes that endure across generations.   Watch to explore how resilience is evolving in the built environment: https://lnkd.in/dVnEk8A2 Read more about Jane’s Australian Financial Review recognition and leadership impact https://lnkd.in/dVkK59Kh   #NexusByGHD