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4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Save the date! Join us for the second 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. Free for all general contractor members. $20 early bird pricing ends Friday, May 1. Thank you to Lonquist Risk Management Services, LLC for sponsoring the event!
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There's plenty of action in this game! Open to all AGC Houston members. Spectactors and sponsors welcome. Tournament benefits the AGC Houston scholarship program.
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The presentation will cover contract basics, major differences between AIA documents and ConsensusDOCS, clauses that may be enforceable or modified, and understanding how contracts may be structured to provide you with acceptable risk.
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For AEC professionals, the AGC Certificate of 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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This program is designed to give a general understanding to contractors about designed structural capacity during construction, preventing structural damage or failure, avoiding costly charges or delays and understanding the strengthening techniques for repairs.
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For the past 12 years, Houston members have been key supporters of the event, leading safety performance at the city, state and national levels.
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This three-day course provides the participant with accident investigation procedures and analysis techniques beyond the basic level.
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This course covers OSHA requirements for maintaining and posting records of occupational injuries and illnesses, and reporting specific cases to OSHA.
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AGC of America is pleased to offer this free one-day training program based on OSHA standards and best practices.
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In this course, students will learn about the role and responsibility of the employer to assign a competent person to the excavation site and arm that person with the knowledge to perform the work properly.
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This four-day course will teach participants advanced skills in conducting accident investigations that will aid in determining contributing factors that led to the injury or fatality and how to develop a course of action to prevent future problems.
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For more than a decade, iSqFt has given general contractors the online tools to help them work more efficiently and make their processes more cost effective. iSqFt® is a registered trademark of Construction Software Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. 02/15. iSqFt helps general contractors: • Communicate with bidders and distribute project information, including documents and addenda • Manage their vendor databases and understand bid day coverage needs • Prequalify their vendors • Perform automated safety and risk assessments
Visit http://agchouston.org/files/13514_i4g-general-overview-03-2015-agc.pdf to view the full article online.
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AGC is pleased to announce the release of its newest marketing piece—a video highlighting the value of some of the discount programs available to AGC members.
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Greg Major recently joined Aggregate Technology, Inc. in sales and project management. Greg will be responsible for expanding the pile cutting, crushing and removal operations in North America and globally. He has an extensive background in pile cutting and concrete crushing, and has been in the commercial construction industry for 30 years. Congratulations from AGC Houston!
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Builders Equipment & Tool Company (dba BETCO Scaffolds) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1945 by Edward C. Gilbreath, who purchased the Houston division of SAFWAY Scaffolds of Houston, Inc., a subsidiary of a family-owned company based in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Today, BETCO Scaffolds has more than 225 team members located in Houston, Beaumont, San Antonio and Dallas.
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Houston-based Kirksey has announced that it has transitioned from a firm owned solely by its founder, John Kirksey, to one in which the company's stock is split up between Kirksey and 25 other partners.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2015/04/exclusive-one-of-houstons-largest-architecture.html to view the full article online. |
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Texas Children's Hospital plans to invest $50 million into several projects at its west Houston campus to meet demand of the rapidly growing West Houston neighborhoods and suburbs.
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With support from the Texas construction industry, Rep. Cecil Bell Jr. (R-Magnolia) presented a bill before a House committee Tuesday that would require lender groups to notify contractors when a deal has gone south. Under Bell's bill, House Bill 1208, lenders would have to let contractors know when the owner on a project has defaulted on a loan.
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Join the Greater Houston Partnership on Thursday, April 30, 2015 for a continuing education seminar! Topics include attracting talent in a competitive market, talent in a world of expanding employee rights and information, and protecting company assets.
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