How AI Can Shape the Future of Water Management

How AI Can Shape the Future of Water Management

On Sept. 17, 2024, Craig Holland, who is Brightstorm’s lead and senior director of investments for The Nature Conservancy (TNC), provided a presentation during Arup’s “Digital Horizons”—a three-day event series that brings together industry leaders, NGOs and government experts to discuss the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in developed areas to…

Fruitland MD 'smart' stormwater pond

The Nature Conservancy and Walmart recognized with global award

This blog is co-authored by Walmart’s Director of U.S. Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance, Toni McCrory, and Craig Holland, who is the Senior Director of Investments for The Nature Conservancy’s Healthy Cities Program and CEO of the Conservancy’s Brightstorm Program. © Josh Davidson On May 17, 2023, during the BlueTech Forum in Edinburgh, Scotland, Walmart and…

Green-Wood Cemetary

NYC’s largest private property gets climate ready with urban runoff resiliency project

Green Infrastructure Improvements at Green-Wood Cemetery—a 478-acre National Historic Landmark—will create additional capacity in Brooklyn’s sewer system. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) are pleased to announce a major stormwater resiliency initiative—one of the largest in scale to be undertaken at a private property…

Smart stormwater innovatoin award

Smart stormwater pond project earns innovation award

In June 2022, several Brightstorm collaborators, including Opti, received an Innovation Award at the annual Maryland Quality Initiative (MdQI) conference. The project that earned the award was for the creation of three smart stormwater retention ponds in Maryland that use Opti’s onsite sensors and cloud-based technology in order to improve the quality of the water…