CONTENTS
In Every Issue
Incoming President’s Message
Outgoing President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
2021 PDCA Board of Directors and Committees
New Committee Chair:
Jason Moore, PDCA Communications Committee
New Committee Chair:
Rich Anderson, PDCA Membership Committee
PDCA Member Benefits
Upcoming Industry Events and PDCA Webinars
Current PDCA Members
Pile Tips
Cleanliness and job site safety
News
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Career Story
Johnna Emanuel, GeoStructures, Inc.
PDCA Member Profiles
Linde-Griffith Construction Co.
Pacific Rubber
Pile Master
Engineered Rigging
Project Spotlights
Manor Street Bridge, California
Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong
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Construction Law
The Day I Woke Up and Became
a Patent Lawyer… Briefly
Contract Clean-up: Pay attention to
these basic contract provisions
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Johnna Emanuel is a civil engineer with GeoStructures, Inc., and says
she’s happiest when she’s on a job site
Photo: Johnna Emanuel, GeoStructures, Inc.
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PDCA member Linde-Griffith Construction Co. has been helping to shape
the New York/New Jersey skylines for more than 100 years
Photo: Linde-Griffith Construction Co.
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The Kai Tak Sports Park project in Hong Kong is a mega-project aiming to
set the world benchmark for sports and entertainment precincts
Photo: Kai Tak Sports Park
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In Memoriam
Remembering Erich Pitz, McMullen
& Pitz Construction Co.
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