2019 ENR's Top 25 Newsmakers - The construction industry is filled with amazing leadership—people with the passion, drive and courage to tackle the most difficult challenges and make our world a better place. At the end of every year since 1964, Engineering News-Record editors look through the stories that have appeared in ENR and select individuals for special recognition.//www.pjbjkak.com/rss/793 en-us Jim Tymon: AASHTO Leader Coordinated Push to Repeal Looming Highway Funds Cut ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Executive Director of AASHTO coordinated successful drive to repeal threatened $7.6-billion cut in highway funds

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48533 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:55:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48533-jim-tymon-aashto-leader-coordinated-push-to-repeal-looming-highway-funds-cut
Danny Speight: Structural Engineer Removed the Lean From Norfolk, Va. Building jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice)

Engineer successfully executed untested jacking procedure to remove 21-in. lean from the 3,000-ton structure

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48530 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:52:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48530-danny-speight-structural-engineer-removed-the-lean-from-norfolk-va-building
Tom Sorley: C-Suite Leader Was Industry Role Model for Inclusion and Next-Gen Talent Recruitment

Advocating for diversity and inclusion and recruiting next generation talent to construction

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48529 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:48:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48529-tom-sorley-c-suite-leader-was-industry-role-model-for-inclusion-and-next-gen-talent-recruitment
Kate Simonen: Climate Activist Rallied Industry to Reduce Embodied Carbon postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post)

Founding director of Carbon Leadership Campaign has rallied thousands to crusade against harmful effects of building production on the environment.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48527 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:54:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48527-kate-simonen-climate-activist-rallied-industry-to-reduce-embodied-carbon
Moshe Safdie: Architect's Singapore 'Jewel' Redefined the Shopping Mall postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post)

AIA Gold Medalist’s sparkling gem, with its vast garden paradise under glass, redefines the shopping mall.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48525 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48525-moshe-safdie-architects-singapore-jewel-redefined-the-shopping-mall
克里斯蒂娜·莱利:提倡多样性和同性恋群体+ Acceptance at Jobsite and Beyond blairs@enr.com (Scott Blair)

Industry advocate is seen as an important workplace role model for her honesty and boldness. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48523 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:29:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48523-christina-riley-advocated-for-diversity-and-lgbtq-acceptance-at-jobsite-and-beyond Chad Ratkovich: Kept Largest Ohio Highway Job, and First P3, On Track to Completion yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders)

Project manager for Beaver Excavating helped deliver the $429-million job's complex earthmoving. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48522 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48522-chad-ratkovich-kept-largest-ohio-highway-job-and-first-p3-on-track-to-completion Chad Ratkovich Chad Ratkovich (foreground) looks on as construction continues in the hilly sandstone ground of State Rte. 823, the Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHAD RATKOVICH Chad Ratkovich Rte状态。823年,俄亥俄州南部退伍军人记忆l Highway. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE PORTSMOUTH GATEWAY GROUP Gary Panariello: Forensic Engineer Secured Site of New Orleans Building Collapse rubenstonej@enr.com (Jeff Rubenstone)

Forensic engineer brings a level head and reassuring competence to a dangerous New Orleans building collapse site

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48521 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48521-gary-panariello-forensic-engineer-secured-site-of-new-orleans-building-collapse
Robert Österdahl: Stepped Up to Guide New Brain-Protecting Hardhat sawyert@enr.com (Tom Sawyer)

Stepped up to help guide development of a brain protecting hardhat for construction

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48519 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:55:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48519-robert-%C3%B6sterdahl-stepped-up-to-guide-new-brain-protecting-hardhat
Jim McLamb: Pressure Cooker Job Meets Immovable Deadline for $1.4-billion Chase Center Warriors Arena tuchmanj@enr.com (Janice L. Tuchman)

Pressure-cooker job meets its immovable deadline to open arena for Metallica concert

http://www.新利luckenr.com/articles/48518 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:53:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48518-jim-mclamb-pressure-cooker-job-meets-immovable-deadline-for-14-billion-chase-center-warriors-arena Jim McLamb McLamb (right) invited workers who excelled to have lunch with Warriors players and coaches, such as Mike Brown (left). PHOTO COURTESY GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Jim McLamb 1.4美元的竞技场and mixed-use development was constrained by neighboring sites, a hospital and a helicopter flight path. PHOTO BY 111TH PHOTOGRAPHY
Marc Mattox: Public Works Chief Returned to Lead Rebuild of Fire-Ravaged Paradise, Calif.

‘Prodigal son’ returns to wildfire-ravaged community to help rebuild

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48517 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48517-marc-mattox-public-works-chief-returned-to-lead-rebuild-of-fire-ravaged-paradise-calif
Cris B. Liban: Sustainability Advocate Worked Nonstop to Prepare Infrastructure for the Future

Los Angeles transportation executive has set new standards for climate adaptation and resilience in the region, and beyond.p> //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48515 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48515-cris-b-liban-sustainability-advocate-worked-nonstop-to-prepare-infrastructure-for-the-future John Lavelle: Engineer CEO Led GE Team Launch of 'Gamechanging' Offshore Wind Turbine rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin)

Under veteran executive, 600-person effort readied giant Haliade-X to propel clean energy cost efficiency, market growth and ROI.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48514 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:01:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48514-john-lavelle-engineer-ceo-led-ge-team-launch-of-gamechanging-offshore-wind-turbine John Lavelle Lavelle addresses press conference at GE’s Francebased manufacturing plant flanked by the 600-tonne nacelle of the firm’s giant 12-MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine launched last year. The nacelle’s thrust generation “is equal to a Boeing 737 with four engines,” says the CEO of GE’s offshore wind production unit. IMAGES COURTESY GE RENEWABLES John Lavelle Lavelle addresses press conference at GE’s Francebased manufacturing plant flanked by the 600-tonne nacelle of the firm’s giant 12-MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine launched last year. The nacelle’s thrust generation “is equal to a Boeing 737 with four engines,” says the CEO of GE’s offshore wind production unit.
Doug Houseman: Power Sector Veteran Has Pushed to Share Knowledge With A New Generation

Longtime power-sector consultant with 'staggering' industry depth invests teaching and speaking fees in association scholarships //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48510 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:01:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48510-doug-houseman-power-sector-veteran-has-pushed-to-share-knowledge-with-a-new-generation Bruce King: Engineer Inspired Nation's First Low-Carbon Concrete Code postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post) Engineer inspires the nation’s first low-carbon concrete code //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48513 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48513-bruce-king-engineer-inspired-nations-first-low-carbon-concrete-code Adam Jones: Ushered in Era of Faster-to-Erect Tall Buildings postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post)

Bold man of steel­work ushers in an era of faster-to-erect tall buildings

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48511 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 05:52:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48511-adam-jones-ushered-in-era-of-faster-to-erect-tall-buildings
Sam Hassoun: Engineer Combined Diplomacy and Design to Foster True Partnering choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)

Engineer combines diplomacy and design to mitigate project disputes and claims

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48509 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:35:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48509-sam-hassoun-engineer-combined-diplomacy-and-design-to-foster-true-partnering
Jack Dangermond: Mapped a Path to GIS in Design and Construction yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders)

Environmental scientist invented GIS mapping and now brings his consulting firm’s data to designers and contractors

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48508 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:59:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48508-jack-dangermond-mapped-a-path-to-gis-in-design-and-construction Jack Dangermond After founding the world’s leading GIS software provider in 1969, Dangermond, pictured at Esri’s headquarters in Redlands, Calif., is making sure Esri data can now be integrated into design and construction workflows. PHOTO COURTESY OF ESRI Jack Dangermond After founding the world’s leading GIS software provider in 1969, Dangermond, pictured at Esri’s headquarters in Redlands, Calif., is making sure Esri data can now be integrated into design and construction workflows.
Timmy Couvillion: Developed a System to Contain a Long-Neglected Ocean Oil Spill

Responded to a call for urgent action with a well-engineered containment approach that has kept thousands of barrels of oil from harming US waters. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48504 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48504-timmy-couvillion-developed-a-system-to-contain-a-long-neglected-ocean-oil-spill Timmy Couvillion CEO Timmy Couvillion (second from right) conferred frequently with U.S. Coast Guard officers to ensure the project met expectations. PHOTOS COURTESY COUVILLION GROUP LLC Timmy Couvillion Couvillion’s oil containment system was conceived, designed, fabricated, tested and successfully installed in five months under urgent pressure. Ryan Keith Cox: Public Works Staffer Died Leading Coworkers to Escape Workplace Terror in Virginia Beach rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin)

Virginia Beach public utilities employee represented group’s esprit de corps in steering peers away from unimaginable act by a former city engineer; Cox died along with 10 employees and a visiting contractor.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48505 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48505-ryan-keith-cox-public-works-staffer-died-leading-coworkers-to-escape-workplace-terror
John Abrera: Engineer Has Put Technology in Context for Water Plant Operators Engineer has put technology in context for operators of water plants //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48506 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:55:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48506-john-abrera-putting-technology-in-context-for-water-plant-operators Glenn Bell: Spearheaded U.S. Database for Sharing Lessons Learned From Structural Failures postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post)

Pushing safety by organizing a U.S. program to confidentially share lessons learned about failures

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48500 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:54:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48500-glenn-bell-spearheaded-us-database-for-sharing-lessons-learned-from-structural-failures Glenn Bell Bell’s work on a team studying the 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse changed the trajectory of the structural engineer’s career away from design and toward forensics. PHOTOS COURTESY GLENN BELL Glenn Bell It also inspired him to serve the profession by seeking ways to improve standard practice.
Robert Bradshaw: Helped Eliminate 'EMR Abuse" in Contractor Prequalification in Virginia

Led the effort by independent insurance agents in Virginia for a law to end workers’ compensation EMR abuse

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48501 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:53:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48501-robert-bradshaw-helped-eliminate-emr-abuse-in-contractor-prequalification-in-virginia
Gerald Buckwalter: Strategist's Vision Propelled ASCE Project to Imagine Tomorrow's Infrastructure judys@enr.com (Scott Judy)

Strategist’s vision led ASCE to move ahead with multi-year project to imagine the infrastructure of tomorrow

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48502 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:52:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48502-gerald-buckwalter-strategists-vision-propelled-asce-project-to-imagine-tomorrows-infrastructure Gerald (Jerry) Buckwalter Gerald Buckwalter, ASCE's chief operating and strategy officer, detailed some of the potential impacts from a pandemic that the association's Future World Vision research project envisioned for future infrastructure systems, and society in general. PHOTO COURTESY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIIVIL ENGINEERS Gerald (Jerry) Buckwalter ASCE’s unveiling of its Future World Vision concepts last October, as led by researcher Alex McDowell (above), was the product of extensive research, as well as the leadership of Gerald Buckwalter (previous photo), who first envisioned the massive effort. PHOTO BY SCOTT JUDY
Jacob Christensen: Equipment Leader Aided New Concrete Maturity Data Delivery Approach sawyert@enr.com (Tom Sawyer)

A tool rental company leader provides industry expertise to aid development of a new way to deliver concrete maturity data

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48503 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:51:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48503-jacob-christensen-equipment-leader-aided-new-concrete-maturity-data-delivery-approach Jacob Christensen Christensen guided a tech company’s creation of a concrete maturity monitoring system that leverages the low-power, ubiquitous connectivity of the internet of things. PHOTOS COURTESY OF KRYTON INTERNATIONAL Jacob Christensen Christensen guided a tech company’s creation of a concrete maturity monitoring system that leverages the low-power, ubiquitous connectivity of the internet of things.
ENR's Top 25 Newsmakers of 2019

From saving lives to saving the environment, ENR Newsmakers recognized for 2019 worked to improve the construction industry and benefit the public.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48499 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/48499-enrs-top-25-newsmakers-of-2019