CONTENTS
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
Interview with the Immediate
Past President
2020 PDCA Board of Directors
and Committees
Industry Events
Current PDCA Members
Pile Tips
Take Better Project Photos with Your Smartphone
Risk Management
Workplace Safety in a Cannabis Revolution
Construction Law
Differing Site Conditions
In Memoriam
Remembering Joe Gruber, #GruberStrong
News
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73 The evolution of Tectonic
Photo: Tectonic
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Carelessness towards safety nearly cost him his life; now he wants to
save yours. Read Eric Giguere’s story.
Photo: Eric Giguere
In Every Issue
Your Local PDCA Chapters
Chapter Connections: PDCA of
the Gulf Coast Chapter
PDCA of South Carolina
Oyster Roast
PDCA of the Pacific Coast
“Dirty Joke” Competition
Career Stories
Karl Higgins, P.E., D.GE,
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC
Dylan André,
Patriot Deep Foundations
PDCA Member Profiles
Aggregate Technologies
Tectonic
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Conference & Expo
57 PDCA Project of
the Year Awards
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