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Mar 2025

41m 11s

The Truth About Disaster Recovery and It...

Anthony Fasano, PE, AEC PM, F. ASCE and James Taylor, JR., P.E.

About this episode

In this episode, I talk with Len Wright, Ph.D., P.E., D. WRE, subject-matter expert at Witt O’Brien’s, and founder of Bluestream Innovations, LLC, about how civil engineers turn disaster recovery into opportunity, balancing immediate response with long-term resilience to build lasting, sustainable infrastructure. ***The video version of this episode can be viewed here.*** Engineering Quotes: Here […]

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