HNTB’s corporate president of infrastructure and mobility equity is responsible for shaping transportation and mobility equity policy through collaboration with federal, state and local agency leaders. Diana Mendes spoke with ENR Transportation Editor Aileen Cho and Associate Technology Editor Jeff Yoders about how transportation design can unite diverse neighborhoods, not divide them, how to recruit and retain diverse talent and even a project near and dear to her heart, the Washington, DC Metro System.

Jes Pedersen, CEO and president of Webcor Builders, spoke with ENR senior editor Jeff Rubenstone about how his company is keeping workers safe and projects on track during the pandemic crisis. Recorded March 23, 2020.

Former Atkins CEO Keith Clarke says the construction industry has to take the lead in tackling the problems of climate change and the broader decarbonization of the global economy. Interview by Debra Rubin, audio engineering by Jeff Rubenstone.

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