| December 15, 2015
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Safety
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New Members
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Membership Benefits
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AGC News
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Member News
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Here's Looking At You
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News You Can Use
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Events |
Need to know AGC's scheduled holiday closures? Click here to download a calendar of the office closure dates. On behalf of AGC leadership and staff, we wish you a happy and safe holiday season!
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Please join us for this information-packed luncheon! You'll hear from AGC Houston staff, active members and company representatives about the many benefits of AGC Houston.
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Please join us for our premier chapter business meeting of the year. AGC Houston will recognize the 2015 and 2016 Board of Directors, active committees and hear about our accomplishments and plans for 2016. Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Shannon Giordano for more information.
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In 2016, AGC Houston will be awarding Patrick J. Kiley Excellence In Leadership scholarships to deserving students pursuing degrees In a construction-related discipline! Do you know of anyone who could use the money for higher education? Apply today.
Scholarship application deadline is February 1, 2016.
To date, the scholarship has generated more than $393,000 and helped to fund students' dreams of earning a degree in a construction-related discipline.
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With more than 300,000 residents across the greater Houston area now insureds through the federal marketplace, at least 60 percent of those patients' health care costs are covered by health care prodivers because of the Affordable Care Act.
Beginning in early 2016, information reporting provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act require many employers to file annual information returns with the Internal Revenue Service and provide annual statements to employees containing health plan coverage information.
Did you know? AGC Houston has helpful information for employers regarding Forms 1094 B & C and Forms 1095 B & C.
• Login to the Members Only section of the AGC Houston website.
• Then click on the Employment Practices Committee Articles submenu and Health Insurance Reporting Requirements.
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Education/Training |
CM-BIM candidates must successfully have completed the four AGC BIM Education Program courses, provide AGC with record of completion and have approved application in advance of exam.
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Safety |
AGC Houston is committed to helping employers and workers address safety and health issues through the OSHA Strategic Partnership program. To date AGC Houston members Anslow Bryant Construction, Ltd.; Brookstone, LP; W. S. Bellows Construction Corp., Linbeck Group, LLC; SpawGlass Construction; Tellepen; Allstate Commercial Flooring; Keystone Concrete; TAS Commercial Concrete Construction, LLC; and Trio Electric, Ltd. have signed a formal partnership agreement.
AGC Houston and OSHA are still accepting applications from members wanting to reduce occupational-related fatalities and serious injuries within the construction industry, effectively implement all facets of jobsite safety, and achieve self-compliance through cooperative efforts. Contact Director of Safety Services Kim Mason for details.
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This course covers the various types of common machinery, machine safeguards, and related OSHA regulations and procedures.
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This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standards, and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching.
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This course helps participants gain the skills necessary to conduct more effective accident investigations at their workplace.
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This course will provide an overview of the risk management and insurance profession from the health and safety program perspective.
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New Members |
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Membership Benefits |
 Show your AGC pride with a hard hat sticker! Free and available to all AGC Houston members.
Call (713) 843-3700 or come by the office today.
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The digital editions of the AGC HOUSTON - 2016 Resource & Membership Directory and Winter 2016 Cornerstone are available now.
Click here to read the Resource & Membership Directory.
Click here to read the Winter 2016 Cornerstone.
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AGC News |
For several years, AGC Houston has conducted the Labor & Materials Cost Survey. And every year, increasing numbers of construction firms, architects, engineers and owners request the results throughout the year. It is a valuable tool to all industry members, and it is especially helpful in educating owners about possible increases/decreases in costs and potential shortages that may affect their projects. Please take a moment to fill in the form below and return it by December 30, 2015. We want to continue to report on these matters. Your response is needed and greatly appreciated.
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Join more than 150 industry professionals and participate in the development of regulatory and legislative activity on the national and local levels, assist in the development and creation of new safety training programs and products and hear the latest initiatives from OSHA and other industry experts.
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Join your fellow AGC members as the 97th Annual AGC of America Convention heads to the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, March 9-11, 2016. The AGC Annual Convention and Technology & Construction Solutions Expo is the ideal opportunity to see everything AGC can do for you and your business. The convention features more than 15 education breakouts, terrific networking events and industry leading speakers, all in a perfect location for business, culture, family and fun!
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AGC of America and NCCER are exploring the option to align AGC's Supervisory Training Program (STP) curriculum with NCCER's Supervisor Assessment to offer a certification that is widely accepted by the construction industry.
The goal is to develop an alignment between AGC's six-unit STP and NCCER's Supervisor Assessment (i.e. certification exam). This alignment will prepare those who have successfully completed the AGC STP curriculum for the NCCER written assessment and Performance Verification.
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Are you planning on doing some online holiday shopping? Buy your presents on AmazonSmile and donate to your favorite charity, AGC Charities, at the same time. You will receive all the usual Amazon benefits and see all the same prices, but Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your purchase to AGC Charities whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. This program is a gift that keeps on giving, so please support AGC Charities today, and happy shopping!
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Member News |
On Saturday, December 5, employees and families from JE Dunn Construction headed to NRG Center to help build bikes for the CYCLE (formerly Elves & More) organization. CYCLE is a children’s charity that rewards students with new bicycles for achieving better academic performance in the classroom. The organization provides non-assembled bicycles to volunteers. Close to 1,000 volunteers helped to assemble the bikes on December 5. Pictured from left in back row are Doug Timmermeyer, Tim DeBord, Paul Kummer and Dave Gillam. Standing in front are Amber Timmermeyer, Elizabeth Ferrer and Vicky Kummer.
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Here's Looking At You |
On December 8 and 9, 2015, students taking part in the Project Management Development Program heard from Jason Kopke, Marek Sawing & Drilling, LLC and Coy McKinney, The Howard Hughes Corporation about the difference between leading and managing, and understanding the importance of communication.The five-course program covers the essentials of project management for emerging project managers and provides a solid foundation for long-term career development. For details about the 2016 program, please contact Charlene Anthony.
Safety professionals representing every aspect of the commercial construction industry headed to Onion Creek Café on Thursday, December 10 for the first Safety Professionals Happy Hour. Besides networking, the attendees heard from the Safety Committee Board Liaison Tony Mansoorian, W. S. Bellows Construction Corp., Tommy Lee, W. S. Bellows Construction Corp., Jerry Nevlud, and Kim Mason, AGC Houston about the committee's history, achievements, significant and impact at the local, state and national levels. Susan Phillips, Tellepsen and David Hale, Peterson Beckner Industries, Inc. were recognized for their leadership as Safety Committee Chair and co-chair respectively.
A special thank you to our event sponsors: DeWalt Power Tools; Empire Steel Erectors, LP; Fast Trak Specialties, LP; Keystone Concrete; Peterson Beckner Industries, Inc.; Reliant Safety Solutions, LLC; Safety By Design, Inc.; Tellepsen; Trio Electric; and Wayne Workwear. The next Safety Committee is slated for Friday, January 29, 2016 at 7:15 a.m. Contact Kim Mason for details.
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News You Can Use |
Four west Houston and Katy-area hospitals are expanding their facilities due to an expected 13 percent growth rate over the next five years. Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Texas Children's West, Houston Methodist West and MD Anderson Cancer Center are poised to bring more health care options to a rapidly growing population.
AGC Houston's building, along with key buildings in the Brookhollow Business park, will be part of a special photographic exhibit curated by Delaney Harris-Finch and Anna Mod. This ambitious exhibition seeks to document, analyze and celebrate often-overlooked secondary and tertiary mid-century jewels hidden in plain sight throughout the Houston area.
An exhibit featuring 100+ photos will be on view. Churches, office buildings, business parks, donut shops, schools and gas stations show off the design and materials of these overlooked architectural resources of Houston’s sprawling and often underappreciated cityscape.
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Employers beware! The new bipartisan budget, passed by both the House and the Senate and signed by President Obama on November 2, 2015, contains provisions that will raise OSHA penalties for the first time in 25 years. The budget allows for an initial penalty "catch up adjustment," which must be in place by August 1, 2016. The catch up adjustment is tied to the percentage difference between the October 2015 Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the October 1990 CPI.
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Construction firms added 46,000 workers in November for the biggest monthly gain in employment for the sector since January 2014, as the industry’s unemployment rate declined to 6.2 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the robust job gains come as demand for construction continues to expand and new federal transportation legislation will further boost employment in the sector.
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