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Last Word

Last Word is an op-ed/point-of-view column in Trenchless Technology magazine. It offers those working in or affiliated with the underground infrastructure construction sector an opportunity to share their opinions on the state of the industry.  For submission inquires, contact Sharon M. Bueno, editor, at sbueno@benjaminmedia.com.

DCA on the National Mall Last Word: DCA Showcases HDD on National Mall
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September 25, 2018
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Last Word: Educating to Employ: Public Works Programs Help to Close Gaps
August 30, 2018
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Last Word: Everybody Plays a Part in Underground Damage Prevention
August 10, 2018
Last Word Tuberculation
Last Word: The Water Main Report Card
July 30, 2018
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Last Word: ‘Infrastructure Package’ Could Offer New Opportunities for Water/Sewer Projects
May 23, 2018
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Last Word: Canada Is a World Leader in Structural Lining...

For the past 20 years, I have been lucky enough to participate actively in the development and commercialization of a ne...

May 2, 2018
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Last Word: Consolidation & Privatization Would Help Communities Finally Resolve...

Over the last 40 years serving in top-level management for water/wastewater public utilities, I’ve been witness to...

April 18, 2018
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Last Word: Tapping into Millennials at the Construction Jobsite

With the prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, we have grown accustomed to using it to simplify tasks and stre...

March 7, 2018
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Last Word: Telecommunication and the Canadian Trenchless Market

As society’s reliance on the internet continues to increase, so does the need for efficient and reliable internet ...

February 28, 2018
Last Word Clean Pipes
Last Word: The Outlook for the 2018 Pipe Cleaning Market

Domestic sewer and wastewater infrastructure represent a significant market for cleaning and maintenance, encompassing a...

February 16, 2018
Last Word money under water
Last Word: A Distributed Water Revolution

It is a common missive in today’s water industry that we have let our water infrastructure decay to a point of imm...

January 29, 2018
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The Last Word: Importance of Verification, Validation and Peer-Review

One of the most exciting aspects of the trenchless technology industry is the continual innovation in technology, materi...

December 22, 2017
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Last Word: Five Questions With: Ian Doherty, P.Eng.

How did you get involved in the trenchless industry?   In 1988, I was working for a plastic pipe manufacturer seeki...

December 11, 2017
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Trenchless Technology Canada Point of View: Fostering the Next Generation...

Looking back, it is hard to believe that I have been at the University of Waterloo (UWaterloo) for 20 years and the exec...

November 7, 2017
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Last Word: Is CIPP Safe?

Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) was introduced in 1971 as an alternative to digging up and replacing sewers, and it was intro...

October 19, 2017
Last Word Trelleborg Sewer Rehab
Last Word: Break the Skills Shortage Cycle

A growing population coupled with increasing urbanization is stretching aging water infrastructure to capacity. In 2016,...

September 15, 2017
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Last Word: Drop the Demo in Favor of a Pilot...

Another day, another municipality product demo. Most readers have likely participated in many of these events. Contracto...

August 25, 2017
Canada
Point of View: Spreading the Trenchless Message in B.C.

As everyone reading this magazine should be aware of by now, the great Canadian Trenchless Technology Road Show is retur...

August 16, 2017
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Last Word: The Foundation of Safety

One of my favorite quotes is from Theodore Roosevelt which goes: “No one cares how much you know, until they know ...

July 19, 2017
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Last Word: Gold Shovel Standard More Important Now Than Ever...

Damage prevention is very complex. It is an appreciation of this complexity that led me to explore, and later, after bei...

June 8, 2017
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