U.S. Spotlight: Learning from Katrina disaster; Hawaii wildfire lawsuit; new Roosevelt library

This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News features stories about one group that are pushing for education for engineers to learn from the mistakes of Hurricane Katrina’s effect on New Orleans; a new Theodore Roosevelt presidential library now under construction; a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric Company claiming negligence in relation to the recent wildfires; and safety issues for construction workers working in the heat.

18 years after Katrina levee breaches, group wants future engineers to learn from past mistakes

Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina

Theodore Roosevelt presidential library taking shape in North Dakota

Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the U.S.