The AGC Houston offices are closed on Thursday, January 1, 2015, in observance of New Year's day and will re-open on January 2, 2015. Wishing you great success and happiness in the New Year!
Register today for these upcoming events in January: January 22 - Annual Chapter Meeting: Register today. Sponsors available for this premier AGC Houston event. January 31 - Deadline for AGC Houston Standard of Excellence Award January 31 - Deadline for Patrick J. Kiley Excellence In Leadership Scholarship applications Visit http://agchouston.org/pages/calendar_901.asp to view the full article online.
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Get all the information you need electronically! The 2015 AGC Houston Resource & Membership Directory is available in digital format.
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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.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1911 to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://agchouston.org/pages/agc_scholarships_675.asp to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://agchouston.org/files/12623_2015_standard_of_excellence_award_application.pdf to view the full article online. |
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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. Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact Amy Collins for more information and click here to register. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=301178&issueID=40145 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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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.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1674 to view the full article online. |
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BIM 101 is designed specifically for construction professionals eager to learn the essential concepts of BIM.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1403 to view the full article online. |
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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 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 in-patient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of an eye affecting any one employee within 24 hours.
Visit https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping2014/OSHA3745.pdf to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1881 to view the full article online. |
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This course covers the various types of common machinery, machine safeguards, and related OSHA regulations and procedures.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1880 to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1919 to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1925 to view the full article online. |
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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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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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Contact Catherine Bezman or Jaclyn Lee with your information and photos.
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AGC Houston members listened attentively to ExxonMobil Execution Manager Mark Tressler, who spoke about the safety record and the scope of work on the "nation's largest jobsite." PKEIL Committee Chairman Stan Marek, Marek Brothers Systems, Inc., invited Tressler to be a guest speaker at the Patrick J. Kiley Excellence in Leadership breakfast forum on Friday, December 19, 2014, at the HESS Club. AGC Houston member Gilbane Building Company teamed up up with Harvey Builders to form a joint venture, Gilbane-Harvey, to act as the general contractor for the new headquarters. The Houston campus is one of the largest commercial construction projects in the nation. Plans also call for a 100,000-square-foot gym, an on-site daycare center for 300 children, town hall and auditorium, executive office and meeting rooms and an outdoor plaza that can host up to 3,500 attendees. Following Tressler's talk, Gary Lockhart of Gilbane Building Company spoke about the company's methodology to implement a robust safety program. Pictured are Gary Lockhart, Gilbane Building Company; Mark Tressler, ExxonMobil; and Stan Marek, Marek Brothers Systems, Inc.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=301202&issueID=40145 to view the full article online.
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Although the Texas Workforce Commission only has figures through November, it announced on December 19 that the state has added 441,200 positions in 2014 — that's about a third of all jobs added in the U.S. Texas, North Dakota and Utah are being hailed as the fastest-growing job markets this year, with each posting employment gains of more than 3 percent.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/12/26/if-you-want-a-job-come-to-texas-state-adds-more.html to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://www.bauer.uh.edu/centers/irf/houston-updates.php to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://www.houston.org/pdf/research/narratives/Mc_Graw_Hill_Construction/McGraw_Hill_Contracts.pdf to view the full article online. |
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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.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/12/19/year-in-review-residential-projects-heat-up-in.html to view the full article online. |
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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" healthcare delivery system. This new focus has shifted the medical construction sector from traditional $300 million hospitals to community clinics.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/12/08/these-sectors-will-lead-houston-s-construction.html?page=2 to view the full article online. |
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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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