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Please join us for our premier chapter business meeting of the year. We welcome
back Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, AGC of America and Jeff Robinson, PAS. NEW LOCATION! Omni Houston, Four Riverway, Houston, Texas 77056. For sponsorship and registration details, click on the link below.
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4:30-6:00 p.m.
Save the date! Join us for the first AGC member mixer of 2015! Held at Crisp in The Heights, this popular event attracts Houston's commercial construction industry professionals, and is a great networking opportunity. Interesting in sponsoring this event? Contact Amy Collins for more information and click here to register. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=300949&issueID=40144 to view the full article online. |
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Register today for the 96th Annual AGC Convention on March 18-20, 2015, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AGC Houston is proud that Chuck Greco, Chairman, Linbeck Group, LLC., will become President of AGC of America. This prestigious honor marks only the second time an AGC Houston Leader has led the organization to such a level since Warren S. Bellows in 1946. At the same time that Chuck will take his new position, Jerry Nevlud, President/CEO of AGC Houston will become Chairman of the Executive Leadership Council with the AGC of America’s organization of CEOs.
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Do you know anyone who could use money for higher education? Hurry and apply today for the Patrick J. Kiley Excellence In Leadership Scholarships. Deadline is January 31, 2015. AGC Houston will award scholarships to deserving students majoring in a construction-related discipline or an employee or dependent of an AGC Houston member firm.
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Do you know a deserving recipient? The AGC Houston Standard of Excellence Award is presented annually and gives special recognition to a construction industry employee who most exemplifies the highest standards of excellence: commitment to quality, customer service, cooperation, teamwork and professionalism. All construction industry employees are eligible – employees of general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, service companies, architects and engineers. Nominate a deserving individual today. Deadline for application is January 31, 2015.
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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.
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For AEC professionals, the AGC Certificate in Management Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM) is an assessment-based certificate credential that denotes knowledge and understanding of concepts related to BIM adoption, practice and process transformation outlined in the AGC BIM Education Program.
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BIM 101 is designed specifically for construction professionals eager to learn the essential concepts of BIM.
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The AGC Houston Safety Committee is proud to welcome Susan Phillips, Tellepsen, as the new General Contractor Co-Chair. A 2005 winner of The Ray Lambright Excellence in Safety Award, Susan brings numerous years of experience to the group and a profound passion for promoting safety among the construction industry. She will officially step into the new role on December 31, 2014, as Chris Roberts', Brookstone, LP, term comes to an end. We thank you both for your commitment to protecting our workers and your dedication to the construction industry.
The AGC Safety Committee will be kicking off 2015 with their first meeting on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 7:00 a.m. at the AGC Houston office. Interested in attending or learning more? Contact Safety Director, Kim Mason, for more details.
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OSHA's new, reporting requirements take effect on January 1, 2015. Employers will have to report any inpatient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of an eye affecting any one employee within 24 hours.
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This course is the update required every four years for all OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainers for the Construction Industry. It provides timely information on OSHA Construction Industry standards, policies and regulations.
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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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Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic), soil classification, and use of protective systems.
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This course will provide an overview of the risk management and insurance profession from the health and safety program perspective. Topics include recognition, avoidance, abatement and prevention of safety and health hazards found in the workplace.
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This course is the update required every four years for all OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainers for General Industry. It provides timely information on OSHA General Industry standards, policies and regulations.
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This Trainer Course is for employers to use in complying with the December 1, 2013 deadline to train their employees on the Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication (known as GHS).
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With all geographic regions and building project sectors showing positive conditions, there continues to be a heightened level of demand for design services signaled in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the September ABI score was 55.2, up from a mark of 53.0 in August. This score reflects an increase in design activity (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 64.8, following a mark of 62.6 the previous month.
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Non-farm payrolls were up 321,000 in November, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was far above economists' expectations of around 230,000. The construction sector added 20,000 jobs, while architectural and engineering services added 5,000. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 percent. The number of jobs added in September and October was revised upward by 44,000 as well.
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Did you know one of the many benefits of being an AGC Member is access to our résumé service? As a service to our members, we compile résumés of job-seeking professionals in the construction industry. To access this service, simply log in to the Members' Only section at agchouston.org to view the most current list.
Interested in posting a résumé on our website? Contact Jaclyn Lee to have yours posted today.
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Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee, PC has been recognized in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" survey by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in national and metropolitan rankings across all five offices located in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and New Orleans. This is the fifth year in a row that Coats Rose has been honored with a National Tier 1 ranking for Construction Law.
Firms included in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Congratulations on your continued success!
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The American Institute of Architects recently held its Sixth Annual Gingerbread Bake-Off at City Hall's Hermann Square on Saturday, December 13, 2014. More than 30 teams gathered to create their edible masterpieces. For an event arranged by Houston's branch of the American Institute of Architects, there was much consternation that a team made up of neuroscientists took the top prize with their Grand Gingerbread Hotel, a completely edible model of the centerpiece from the Wes Anderson movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel." "It was just visually stunning, the scale and the execution. There was great craftsmanship, creative use of materials - the whole presentation was clever," said AGC's Charlene Anthony, who served as a judge for the competition.
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Houston's economic outlook is again firmly in the hands of the oil industry, and this brings good news and bad. The 2015 forecast shows continued job growth in Houston, but only with substantial help from both chemical construction and a healthy U.S. economy. In east Houston, a major construction boom is underway based on cheap natural gas. Although a wide variety of projects are underway, with some responding to new infrastructure and energy processing needs from the shale boom, the focal point of the expansion is petrochemicals.
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McGraw Hill reports that $26.7 billion in construction contracts were awarded in the metro area in the first ten months of ’14. That compares to $10.6 billion in contracts awarded during the same period in ’13.
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The city of Houston's Downtown Living Initiative has sparked downtown redevelopment. The initiative offers $15,000 per unit in tax breaks to developers building multifamily projects downtown. The city wants to increase the number of downtown residential units from more than 2,600 currently to about 10,000 over the next couple of years. At least 14 projects are on tap to revive the central business district. Five projects are under construction and at least nine more are planned, according to Central Houston.
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Houston's construction industry is expected to grow almost 2.5 percent in the next five years, according to an industry observer. With education and healthcare leading the way in construction, 2015 is looking bright. Voters in the Katy, Fort Bend and Lamar independent school districts passed school bond initiatives last month, ushering in more than $1 billion in new school construction in the coming years. President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act has changed the medical landscape, focusing on a "hub and spoke" health care delivery system. This new focus has shifted the medical construction sector from traditional $300 million hospitals to community clinics.
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Only a handful of Class B office buildings in Houston are LEED certified. While 28 percent of Houston's 296 Class A properties have LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, just 2 percent of Houston's 571 Class B buildings can say the same, according to CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBG). A recent CoreNet Global meeting focused on how Houston could help Class B commercial property owners understand the benefits — and financial payoffs — of going green. These improvements can boost the value of Class B buildings, which helps when it comes time to refinance or sell, said Dougal Cameron, Cameron Management's president and CEO. Improvements, like LEED certification, can lower the capitalization rate, which real estate investors use to compare commercial properties.
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President Barack Obama's executive order is expected to stay the deportations of about five million immigrants and grant them temporary work permits, giving them the same legal protections on wages, health and safety that U.S. workers take for granted. In Texas, which has the greatest number of people living here illegally after California, an estimated 743,000 immigrants of about 1.5 million could receive permits. They'll qualify either as parents of U.S. citizens or legal residents or through Obama's expansion of the so-called dreamer program for young adults.
"A lot of our workforce doesn't have the proper work papers," said AGC Houston President, Jerry Nevlud. "Now they'd be able to stay on payrolls, and companies can invest in training and development. That stability will encourage workers to consider construction as a career, not just a short-term job. The bottom line for the industry is that it's a good thing."
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The of Houston Technology Alumni Association will be holding a clay shoot competition on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at the American Shooting Centers. To learn more about sponsorship and to register for the event, click here.
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