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

After delays that threatened to push the project into 2021, the City of New Orleans announced on Jan. 17 that the partially collapsed structure of the unfinished, 18-story Hard Rock Hotel will be brought down in a controlled demolition in late March, under a new plan to be submitted by demolition contractor D.H. Griffin Cos.

The $330-million Watermark project is transforming an historic hotel into a senior living residence with elite amenities

Spellmon now is deputy commanding general overseeing Corps civil works and emergency-response activities.

Engineer combines diplomacy and design to mitigate project disputes and claims

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

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.

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.