AGC Houston and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are partnering to promote Fall Protection during the 2014 Safety Stand Down June 2-6, 2014. Multiple construction organizations will be supporting this industry-wide effort to emphasize and promote jobsite safety throughout the nation.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=266064&issueID=40112 to view the full article online.
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Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa - Bastrop, Texas Join the AGC Texas Building Branch at the annual convention on June 9-12. The convention will feature guest speakers Dr. Ray Perryman,The Perryman Group, John Sharp, Chancellor Texas A&M University, Senator Glenn Hagar,Texas Senate and candidate for Texas Comptroller, as well as Attorney General and Republican candidate for Texas governor, Greg Abbott. The conference will also feature the AGC Safety Awards Luncheon and the OCA Awards.
Visit http://www.agctbb.org/#!agc-tbb-convention/cken to view the full article online. |
Join your peers and the EPA June 12-13, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia, for your chance to get up-to-date information on environmental compliance and sustainability issues. Federal agency representatives will be onsite participating in the conference—ready to answer questions.
• Learn the management strategies, tools and technologies that will keep your firm on top of environmental requirements and goals, as well as save you time and money.
• Stay in the know about the most current legal risks associated with compliance and contractual requirements and ready your firm for upcoming changes in regulations.
Visit http://www.agc.org/cs/events/2014_agc_environmental_conference to view the full article online.
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Mark your calendar today. Submittal date for the APEX 12 awards is Friday, June 13. A panel of judges will tour the selected entry projects on Friday, June 27. More details coming soon!
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=266184&issueID=40112 to view the full article online. |
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Completion of this course meets the requirements of OSHA Paragraph 1926.50, and
participants will receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid and CPR/AED wallet card valid for two years upon course completion. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1398 to view the full article online. |
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Participants will learn notice deadlines and requirements for filing lien and
bond claims; How to obtain forms to use for claims; How to obtain project information; How to avoid project information; How to avoid common problems with lien and bond claims; How to document a claim and what is not covered by a lien or bond claim. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1385 to view the full article online. |
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This session will build on the Liens and Bonds speech with an advanced
discussion of liens and how they are enforced. The session will also cover a variety of payment topics such as spotting important issues in joint check agreements, the new law related to releases and the Construction Trust Fund Act. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1387 to view the full article online. |
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This course covers the OSHA Standards, policies and procedures in the
construction industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA Construction Standards, construction safety and health principles, and special emphasis on those areas in construction that are most hazardous. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1718 to view the full article online. |
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This course is designed to help students build essential lifesaving skills.
Students will be qualified to train others in Medic First Aid/CPR, use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), disease prevention from Bloodborne Pathogens, and Infant Child rescue skills and AED applications. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1712 to view the full article online. |
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This free training class focuses on preventing frequently cited construction
hazards. The Focus Four Hazards in Construction are conducted as four-hour awareness training focusing on the greatest dangers of working on a construction site. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1732 to view the full article online. |
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This free training class focuses on preventing frequently cited construction
hazards. The Focus Four Hazards in Construction are conducted as four-hour awareness training focusing on the greatest dangers of working on a construction site. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1780 to view the full article online. |
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The AGC Houston Employment Practices Committee constantly strives to improve the value of these programs to members. Thanks to EPC member Tony Stergio, Shareholder, Andrews Myers, PC, the Employment Law Summary has been recently updated and contains valuable information that defines your obligations under the various employment-related laws. All AGC Houston members can access this document, located in the Members Only Section of the AGC Houston website, in the Labor & HR Publications submenu.
Visit http://agchouston.org/login.asp?return=members_only_206&sec=206 to view the full article online. |
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Leadership and management strategies are essential items for any environmental professional's toolbox. We invite you to join your peers at the 2014 AGC Contractors Environmental Conference (CEC) on June 12-13, 2014, in Arlington, Virginia.
This year's conference will focus on developing and honing these strategies—based on the feedback received from past attendees and responses to a survey from AGC's Environmental Forum members. The 2014 CEC will provide invaluable resources for contractors in the building, highway and transportation, federal and heavy, and utility infrastructure markets.
Visit http://www.agc.org/cs/events/2014_agc_environmental_conference to view the full article online. |
AGC Houston and SMPS featured a hard hat tour of The Treehouse, Memorial City's newest development, on Wednesday, April 30. Designed by Studio Red Architects and built by Anslow Bryant Construction, Ltd., the building will house MetroNational Corporation's development offices at 963 Bunker Hill. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=266077&issueID=40112 to view the full article online.
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Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing raised $10,000 for the WorkFaith Connection with the help of friends and clients at its annual customer appreciation event, which took place in early April at Minute Maid Park. The company matched funds raised in a raffle. In all, $4,475 was collected, and Chamberlin matched the funds by 120 percent to make the total donation $10,000. John Kafka, President and CEO of Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing stated, "The WorkFaith Connection is doing amazing work by assisting our fellow Houstonians who have found themselves in a position where they are not able to find and keep meaningful employment because of their past."Sandy Schultz, President/CEO of The WorkFaith Connection, accepted the check. For more information about The WorkFaith Connection, visit www.workfaithconnection.org. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=266078&issueID=40112 to view the full article online.
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Houston held onto its No. 5 spot on Forbes’ latest listing of the best cities for jobs. To compile its "Best Big Cities for Jobs 2014" list, Forbes ranked all 398 metropolitan statistical areas using Bureau of Labor Statistics data from November 2002 through January 2014. The big cities list is composed of the 66 MSAs that each have more than 450,000 jobs.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/05/houston-a-top-city-for-jobs-this-year-forbes-says.html to view the full article online. |
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AGC updates and maps the states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that have state law authorizing CM At-Risk, Design-Build, and P3 projects through the Construction State Law Matrix at www.agc.org/slm. In 2013, the Matrix reported 10 new states with laws allowing CM At-Risk on transportation projects. This brings the total of jurisdictions with at least some authority for CM At-Risk for transportation projects to 35. As of 2014, 39 jurisdictions now have at least some form of P3 authority. New reference maps show legal authority for design-build, CM At-Risk and P3 state authority under the AGC construction law page. Visit http://www.agc.org/cs/news_media/press_room/press_release?pressrelease.id=1528 to view the full article online. |
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6:00 PM to 8:00 PM USGBC Headquarters - Green Building Resource Center (Check-In on 1st Floor) Free for all to attend. Featuring guest speakers LIonel Lemay, Ep, ES, LEED AP; Barry Stiles, PE; and Patrick Thiel. Visit http://usgbctexasgulfcoast.org/meetinginfo.php?id=52&ts=1399930918 to view the full article online. |
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For more than two decades, teams of architects, designers, and engineers have taken their tools to East Beach in Galveston for one of the world’s largest sandcastle competitions. The Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has been hosting this competition since 1986.
Visit https://aiahouston.org/v/site-home/Sandcastle/3m/ to view the full article online. |
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The ConsensusDocs Coalition is publishing a new Construction Management Agency standard agreement. The ConsensusDocs 831 Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager (CM Does Not Provide General Conditions) provides an alternative to the recently released ConsensusDocs 830 Agreement, in which the CM provides General Conditions. The new agreement was created to provide greater clarity in defining costs, fees and profit to avoid potential claims.
Visit https://www.consensusdocs.org/ to view the full article online. |