When it comes to infusing talent into construction, outreach and community involvement continue to be crucial, especially since most people outside the industry don’t understand what engineers, architects and contractors do, says Megan L. Crutcher, principal at Odyssey Engineering Group in Houston.
She says outsiders still seem to envision engineers as nerds crunching numbers behind a desk all day wearing glasses, high-water pants and suspenders. “I don’t think any of us have actually done that,” she says.