ENR editor Tom Sawyer traveled extensively to project sites, disaster areas and war zones far afield and close to home. As the last entry in ENR's 150th anniversary coverage, he offers some thoughts on how disaster responses can bring out the best in people.
Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and wars destroy infrastructure and put lives at risk. They call for urgent correction. Most of those calls go directly to construction, which is expected to get to work and set things right.
