CONTENTS
In Every Issue
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
2020 PDCA Board of Directors
and Committees
Industry Events
Current PDCA Members
Also in this issue
Steel Sheet Piling
Driving Technology with the Latest
Structural Retaining Wall Systems
Advocacy
To Albuquerque and Beyond
IBC or bust
Mental Health
Out of the Shadows
The evolution of mental health stigmas and
challenges in the construction industry
Safety
Pile Driving Through the Pandemic
How Foundation Constructors, Inc. implemented
and managed pandemic protocols
Supply Chain
Be American, Buy American
A new era for building materials
Construction Law
Three Decades in Construction Law:
Where did the time go and what does
it teach us about the future?
Construction Law
The Economic Loss Doctrine
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100 The PDCA Steel Sheet Pile Committee provides an update on the
latest retaining wall systems
Photo: PND Engineers
111 Lori Stevenson (Langan Engineering) and Dan Stevenson (Berkel and
Company) prepare with Dale Biggers (not shown) to present proposals
for changes to the International Building Code to the International Code
Council in Albuquerque, N.M.
Photo: Dale Biggers
132 A collection of documents from PDCA’s formation and early years
Photo: Wood type: Suljo/123RF
The Pile Driving Contractors Association
originally incorporated in 1995; PDCA
recently unearthed a box in its office
that contained formation documents
and other fax and letter communications
between its Steering Committee
members and letters to the membership
at large. We hope you enjoy this look
back at the communication that led to the
formation of PDCA and its early initiatives.
132
A COLLECTION
OF DOCUMENTS
FROM PDCA’S
FORMATION
AND EARLY
YEARS
Wood type: Suljo/123RF
Cover photo courtesy of Pacific Pile & Marine A Time Capsule for PDCA
A collection of documentation from the
formation of PDCA and its early initiatives
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