ENR Editors Aileen Cho and Jeff Yoders talk to Ebru Ozdemir, whose firm is involved in the construction of the world’s longest suspension span. Ozdemir is a global citizen and tireless advocate for diversity and inclusion in construction.
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Jack Dangermond invented GIS mapping and co-founded Esri to enable better understanding of environmental science and how the environment interacts with the human population. Esri is now bringing GIS data into BIM, and vice versa, thanks to ArcGIS GeoBIM, a new technology platform that lets engineers and architects better understand both sets of data in context.

Karthik Venkatasubramanian has a whopper of a name – and of knowledge regarding artificial intelligence and machine learning in construction. The Oracle vice president and recent FutureTech speaker discusses technology trends with ENR Editors Aileen Cho and Jeff Yoders.

ENR editors Aileen Cho and Jeff Yoders chat with Tony Bond (no relation to the 007 agent), the new president and CEO of BOND Brothers Inc. (ENR New York’s Specialty Contractor for 2020). Tony was named one of ENR New England’s Top Young Professionals for 2015 and represents the fifth generation of this family-owned 114-year-old company. He chats about the venerable past of the company and the diverse future of the energy market.

Three Asian American women in construction swap tales of their experiences – good, bad, and mostly good! ENR editors Aileen Cho and Eydie Cubarrubia interview Dianne Lee, Kitchell’s executive director of business development and strategy and an A/E/C transformational leader who tirelessly advocates for diversity and inclusion in the industry – while brokering billion-dollar deals, feeding the homeless, putting in a good word for yoga and plugging her new book, “Leveraging Stereotypes.”

J.J. Eden, executive director of the N.C. Turnpike Authority, talks to us about the past, present and future of highway tolling and mobility. Your toll pass might be more than you ever imagined.

Wiss Janney Elstner Associate Director Blake Andrews talks to us about starting and managing a new London office during the pandemic, the changing face of structural fire protection in the UK post-Grenfell and how engineering problem solving, itself, is changing. We also discuss new materials and investigation techniques and how they are changing the way forensic engineers approach their work in the U.S. and U.K.