ENR New York Specialty Contractor of the Year
Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer, ENR’s New England Special Correspondent, has been writing about trends in design and construction of buildings, bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure for more than a decade. She also profiles award-winning industry leaders and delves into broader construction issues such as workforce training, worker safety and health, climate change remediation and emerging offshore wind and tidal energy developments. Over the past two decades, her articles have appeared in Architectural Record, BusinessWeek, the Boston Globe, American Banker, Modern Metals, BusinessNH Magazine, Pittsburgh Magazine and many other publications. Johanna is fluent in Japanese, and taught English and academic writing in the Science and Engineering Department of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, while living in Japan for eight years.
When not writing, Johanna enjoys mountain climbing, singing and playing her Spanish guitar.
ARTICLES
Workforce
Considering Construction Careers, Underrepresented Boston Teens Build Inhabitable Sculpture
A curvy public installation is the culminating project for nonprofit Digital Ready’s apprentices
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Third Parties Help Shawmut Navigate Narcan
Health care organizations and Narcan vendors not only supply the life-saving drug to firms they also train workers on how to treat and avoid opioid addiction
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Provincetown Races to Repair Sewer System Following Storm
Crews worked around the clock finish before the start of Carnival Week
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Legal
Plan to Rebuild Boston's Long Island Bridge Gets Lift From State's High Court
Closed since 2014, the bridge cut off access to the island's rehabilitation facilities, including opioid addiction treatment
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Team Taps Structural Steel for University of Maine Project
Construction team Bridges Atrium to Connect Mechanical Equipment for Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center
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