Employee Spotlight – John Hoppe IV

John Hoppe IV is a senior project manager in Greenville, SC.  He attended Clemson University where he majored in Civil Engineering. He quickly became fascinated with the structural design aspect of engineering and, although he had little interaction with engineers previously, he decided to follow this newfound interest. After...

I Am Writing A Book. This Is My Prologue.

I am writing a book. It is titled CRAP: Building a Modern-Day Business Around Modern-Day People. Yep, you read that correctly. I have decided to share the prologue, What You Are About to Read. Although several chapters are already written, I feel that engaging with my colleagues and friends on the subject...

How Organic Waste Bans Are Eating Away at Our Waste Problem

When you’re chopping vegetables in your kitchen, what do you do with the scraps? Do they go in your trash can?  If you answered “yes,” consider the following.  Your organic waste can be converted into clean energy. As much as 40% of the food supply is wasted in the United States....

Employee Spotlight – Colton Cunningham

Colton Cunningham is an experienced Project Controls Specialist for Nexus PMG. He provides all areas of technical and project controls support by resolving technical issues and concerns in a fast and efficient manner. You might be surprised that Colton started out his academic career in creative writing. Soon after,...

What Green Really Means for Infrastructure Jobs

I’ll say it until the cows come home: collaboration is key to building the future of sustainable infrastructure. Unfortunately, fear of climate change continues to be associated with the elimination of jobs in traditional infrastructure, minimizing collaboration opportunities. But as the world and America are feeling the real effects...

The Great Convergence: Attention Span vs. Confirmation Bias

We are witnessing an unprecedented convergence of attention span and confirmation bias. Let’s get right into it. Attention Span Evolution Social media organizations, news media outlets, TV content providers, audio streaming platforms, technology giants, and a plethora of other information mediums are amid an intense war. A war on...

How We Can All Help to Normalize Sustainability in Finance & Infrastructure

In January, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink released his annual letter addressed to the world’s influential chief executives. Rather than business as usual, he shed light on the edge the world of finance has been living on in regards to the climate crisis. In response, WeSpire CEO Susan Hunt Stevens called him “the...

From Dust to Dallas: The Nexus PMG Origination Story

“Why would I hire three twenty-somethings to advise me when I have work boots with more experience than all three of you combined”? This was the response from a fortune 500 company CEO following the conclusion of our very first pitch. Not exactly how we envisioned it. Fast forward...

Employee Spotlight – Sam Wolfe

After recently graduating from Clemson University with a degree in Biosystems Engineering, Samantha Wolfe joined Nexus PMG as a Project Engineer. She plans to utilize her background in bioprocessing by bringing new ideas and solutions to our project development team in Greenville, SC.  Sam’s interest in sustainable engineering began...

Cow Carbon Holds a Key to Our Waste Problem

Cows and other cud-chewing livestock are to blame for the majority of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of focusing on this issue, let’s explore how the gas is created and how it can help fight the climate crisis by turning our organic waste into renewable energy. Before we go any further,...

Taking a Clean Energy Cue From Doc Brown

People who know me well know that I’m a movie nerd. I especially love science fiction. One of my all-time favorite series is Back to the Future. Having seen so many once dreamt-of technologies come to life—drones, digital payments, wearable tech on the level of Marty McFly’s self-drying jacket—I can’t help...

2020’s: The War on Digital Drugs (Instant Gratification)

I grew up in Plano, Texas. Plano is a well-known suburban community outside of Dallas, regularly receiving national recognition for its “high standard of living”. However, those that have been a part of the Dallas community for several decades likely associate Plano with something a little different. Chiva, better...