CDM Smith

ISO 50001: The New Energy Management System Standard

file under: Energy , Business + Industry

In 2011, ISO released ISO 50001 – Energy Management Systems (EnMS). This voluntary standard serves as a model to elevate energy management and conservation efforts by embedding awareness, best practices and increased value firmwide. Learn more about our work for business + industry

Between a Rock and a Resource

file under: Business + Industry , Energy , Water , United States , North America , Poland , Europe , Environment

CDM Smith is supporting the oil and gas industry with development activities across multiple shale gas and other unconventional basins--stretching throughout the United States and in central Europe. Learn more about our work for business + industry

Coal Combustion Product Regulation and Remediation

file under: Business + Industry , Emergency Response , Environment , Energy

This issue of Industrial Outlook examines recent industrial byproduct safety incidents that have sparked global debate about coal combustion product impoundment regulation. Learn more about our work for business + industry

The Nature-Friendly Way to Restore Business

file under: Environment , Emergency Response , Business + Industry , North America , United States

When a giant mudslide buried a major rail corridor in remote western Oregon, we partnered with Union Pacific Railroad to quickly reopen the route and help with permitting and engineering to recover from one of the worst natural disasters to hit the railroad in modern times. Learn more about our work for business + industry

Safe Passage for Salmon

file under: Business + Industry , United States , North America , Facilities

CDM Smith teamed with Puget Sound Energy to construct upgrades to the adult fish trap, a facility that captures and transports migrating adult salmon in “fish taxis” upstream around two Baker River dams—too tall for conventional fish ladders—to their spawning grounds. Learn more about our work for business + industry

Relationships Key to Design-Build Projects for Industry

file under: Business + Industry , Design-Build , Education

When developing environmental facilities and treatment systems, improving proprietary processes, and implementing one-of-a-kind projects, the design-build approach provides substantial advantages in the delivery of industrial facilities. Learn more about our work for business + industry

Integrating Sustainability into Remediation Projects

Sustainable remediation is a critical component of today’s remedial action options. Rising concerns over energy efficiency, climate change, and greenhouse gas emissions are prompting the environmental industry to consider sustainable practices in their decision-making processes. To maximize the net sustainable benefit, effectively manage environmental liabilities, and return sites to beneficial reuse, today’s industry must maintain a delicate balance between cost effectively meeting regulatory obligations and mitigating risk while considering environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic growth. Learn more about our work for business + industry