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Pestrella has spent his entire 38-year career at LA County Public Works, making his way up from field hydrologist to director.

The 20 projects recognized here are the result of a nearly yearlong effort by ENR editors and roughly 100 construction industry members who judged contest entries at various stages.

This year’s ENR Newsmakers clearly demonstrate a throughline between the past and the future—offering solutions to core industry problems and improvements to existing approaches. Read on to learn about their achievements.

For his tireless drive to engineer enduring solutions for a disaster-plagued world and his persistent push for both technical innovation and seismic design information exchange, ENR’s editorial team has selected Kit Miyamoto to receive its 59th Award of Excellence.

The 20 projects recognized here are the result of a nearly yearlong effort by ENR editors and roughly 100 construction industry members who judged contest entries at various stages.

Visionaries making the path to decarbonization easier to follow and skilled managers called in to create expedited fixes in the face of structural failures or to avert disaster are among the 25 individuals who came up with the needed solutions last year.

With credibility built in the field, ironworkers' union activist makes change happen to grow construction’s critically needed craft workforce. Read and hear her candid remarks on what must be done now.