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Home » ENR's Top 25 Newsmakers 2020

ENR's Top 25 Newsmakers 2020

ENR's Top 25 Newsmakers of 2020


Inventing new technologies. Dreaming up more efficient processes. Solving seemingly insurmountable site challenges. Saving businesses—and lives— during the pandemic. These are just a few of the accomplishments that ENR’s Newsmakers have received accolades for as they improve the construction industry and benefit the public.

Based on stories, videos, webinars and other content published in ENR online or in print during 2020, these 25 outstanding individuals were chosen by the editors of ENR for their news-making achievements. In addition, a special group award honors all of the essential industry workers—both in the office and the field—that have persevered during the pandemic.

Among those featured in the following pages, one individual has been chosen to receive the Award of Excellence, ENR’s highest honor. That yet-to-be-revealed person, and all of the newsmakers, will be celebrated at a virtual gala on April 8. Visit enr.com/aoe to register. We hope you will join us!

 



Jamey Barbas.

 

Jamey Barbas

 

Refining a collaborative and innovative solution that accelerated repairs of a crucial subway tunnel

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Justin Barton.

 

Justin Barton

 

Engineer of innovative sports structures led team that delivered first large-scale use of woven PTFE laminate mesh at Allianz Field

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Pamela Conrad.

 

Pamela Conrad

 

Laying the groundwork for all landscape architects to design sites that give back to the environment

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Matthew Eby.

 

Matthew Eby

 

Providing vision and direction for a comprehensive flood model serving a variety of needs

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Robbie Ferris.

 

Robbie Ferris

 

Architect and developer persisted to deliver a rural North Carolina county with a needed K-12 school at an ultra-low cost

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Cliff Fetner.

 

Cliff Fetner

 

Conceiving a solution that streamlines the exchange of construction materials

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Frank Giunta.

 

Frank Giunta

 

Free webinars on coronavirus attracted top-tier participants to discuss the unknown ramifi cations of COVID-19 on industry

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Tim Gokhman.

 

Tim Gokhman

 

Fired up to develop the nation’s first mass-timber tower—the 284-ft-tall Ascent in Milwaukee

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Badri Hiriyur.

 

Badri Hiriyur

 

Developing AI-based visual-analysis tool for facade inspections, changing how buildings are maintained

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Monzer Hourani.

 

Monzer Hourani

 

Filter that zaps the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens goes from brainstorm to deployment in warp speed

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Randell “Randy” Iwasaki.

 

Randell “Randy” Iwasaki

 

Leading transportation agencies in pushing technology and partnerships

Click here to read more about Randell “Randy” Iwasaki





William Kell.

 

William Kell

 

Cast-in-place concrete exoskeleton gives 87-story condo tower above the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan a distinctive profile

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Greg Knutson.

 

Greg Knutson

 

Bringing coherence to a mind-blowing 4D constructibility puzzle for an unprecedented Seattle arena rebuild

Click here to read more about Greg Knutson





Claudio Lautizi.

 

Claudio Lautizi

 

Assembling team and managing lightning-fast rebuild of Italy’s Genoa bridge, which collapsed in 2018

Click here to read more about Claudio Lautizi





Eric Law.

 

Eric Law

 

Using a mix of cutting-edge robotics, reality capture and data analysis to better document work progress on construction sites

Click here to read more about Eric Law





Kevin Mahoney.

 

Kevin Mahoney

 

Penn Medicine’s CEO pushed his team to complete parts of a $1.5-billion hospital 15 months early to increase capacity for COVID-19 patients

Click here to read more about Kevin Mahoney





Thomas J. McGuinness.

 

Thomas J. McGuinness

 

Transportation veteran applies his know-how to help a $2.6-billion rail project become a model for work in New York state

Click here to read more about Thomas J. McGuinness





Todd Miller.

 

Todd Miller

 

Proving a novel collaborative design-build model by leading the successful overhaul of the landmark Portland Building

Click here to read more about Todd Miller





Ileana Rodriguez.

 

Ileana Rodriguez

 

Industry consultant seeks to improve lives by pushing better accessibility design for all public places

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Paul Schwer.

 

Paul Schwer

 

Masterminding the world’s largest, most sustainable and most quake-resilient Living office building

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Todd Semonite.

 

Todd Semonite

 

Commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led COVID-19 alternate care facility response

Click here to read more about Todd Semonite





Jennifer Todd.

 

Jennifer Todd

 

Young contractor CEO rises above past exclusion to elevate, through words and actions, construction’s need to reach deeper for talent

Click here to read more about Jennifer Todd





Bob Vincent.

 

Bob Vincent

 

Thinking outside the ‘jewel box’ to renovate and expand views at Seattle’s Space Needle

Click here to read more about Bob Vincent





Martin J. Walsh.

 

Martin J. Walsh

 

The first mayor of a major city to halt construction after the COVID-19 outbreak is President Joe Biden’s pick for Labor chief

Click here to read more about Martin J. Walsh





James White.

 

James White

 

Developer exec borrows bridge building technique to expedite high-rise building in New York City, and elsewhere

Click here to read more about James White




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