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October 7-9, 2015 St. Louis, MO Hyatt Regency at The Arch AGC's Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference provides two days of education and networking for HR, training and workforce development professionals in the construction industry. Visit http://meetings.agc.org/hrted/registration-hotel/ to view the full article online. |
Thursday, October 15, 2015 at TopGolf Houston West Team Registration - $800 - Includes four players for an hour and a half of TopGolf Spectator Fee - $100 - Includes food and beverages + entry to the tournament reception Special guests to include Houston mayoral candidates and representatives who support our industry. Thank you to our generous event sponsors: Thanks to our generous print sponsor: Thanks to our generous scorecard sponsor: Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=2012 to view the full article online.
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Get More From Your Membership! Attend the Member Orientation and Learn About the Many Benefits AGC Offers. Whether you are a new or existing member, please join us for this free information-packed luncheon! You’ll hear from AGC Houston staff, active members and company representatives about the many benefits of AGC Houston. Lunch will be provided, and every member is welcome. Find out how you can maximize your membership and save money!
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Learn how to comply with contractual obligations concerning insurance and to assure compliance of other involved parties. Early bird pricing ends Tuesday, September 29.
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CM-BIM candidates must successfully complete the four AGC BIM Education Program courses, provide AGC with record to completion and have approved application in advance of exam.
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This six-session class will focus the fundamentals of construction plans and document reading. Classes are held every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for two consecutive weeks. Early bird pricing ends Wednesday, September 30.
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This course is designed to provide general guidelines to aid the construction industry various State of Texas tax law compliance. Early bird pricing ends Tuesday, October 6.
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Gain an awareness of how pre-project planning affects the potential success of a project and understand the different areas of planning for the construction phase of a project. Learn how Building Information Modeling (BIM), LEED, environmental issues and lean construction are impacting the construction industry.
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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 among many topics covered. Early bird pricing ends Tuesday, October 13.
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This course covers the safety and health hazards associated with permit-required confined space entry recognizing of confined space hazards, identifying permit and non-permit required confined spaces and much more.
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Course topics include recognition, evaluation and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic hazards, Permissible exposure limits (PEL), OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, OSHA sampling protocols and strategies, and workplace health program elements.
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This trainer course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the OSHA 10- or 30-hour General Industry Safety and Health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups.
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The AGC Bookstore has a variety of safety products ranging from basic safety brochures to OSHA regulation books for on-site construction safety. AGC also has several DVDs designed to help keep construction workers knowledgeable about their surroundings and how to prevent accidents from happening. Help your construction workers develop a well-rounded knowledge of what it takes to be safe at work with these safety products.
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Wayne Workwear Ryan Gore 14300 Hollister Dr. Houston, Texas 77066 (713) 896-0300 ryan@wayne-ent.com Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=341231&issueID=40184 to view the full article online. |
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Marton Roofing Industries has renewed its membership. Please consider contacting the company for your business needs. Chris Black 5207 Ashbrook Dr. Houston, Texas 77081-2903 (713) 664-7000 cblack@mritexas.com Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=341237&issueID=40184 to view the full article online. |
Created by a coalition of Texas construction associations, the Texas Construction Careers website lists all of the places where craft training is provided in Texas including helpful information to students, teachers and military veterans. Moreover, it maintains an excellent job bank and posts résumés. To celebrate its first year, AGC employers can save $50 on a 30-day online job posting with this special promo code: 20MEMBER. It also applies as a 20% discount on other job posting packages. Special promotion ends Wednesday, September 30. Let Texas Construction Careers help you.
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The new edition of the 2015 Fall Cornerstone has just been mailed, but you can read the digital version today! Find out how the commercial construction industry fared during the 84th Texas Legislative Session in a recap from the AGC Texas Building Branch. Read Linbeck Group, LLC's Veronica Delgado's article, which persuades team leaders to manage and understand employees better. Plus, Chairman Bill Scott, III wants every member to get engaged to make the most of membership!
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There are no costs and no minimum shipping, copy or print requirements to take advantage of this great member benefit. What are you waiting for to sign up?
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On September 28, AGC of America reported that construction employment declined in 153 out of 358 metro
areas between August 2014 and August 2015, nearly matching the 163 areas that added construction jobs. Association officials noted that the number of metro areas losing construction jobs is on the rise amid growing uncertainty about federal funding for construction programs and growing shortages of qualified construction workers. "The fact that fewer than half of metro areas added Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=341283&issueID=40184 to view the full article online. |
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Thursday, September 24 was a momentous time for crews working on the Marriott Marquis Hotel across from the George R. Brown Convention Center as they watched a palm tree be lifted to the summit of the 30-story structure. Developed by Rida Development, the project was designed by Morris Architects and is being constructed by Balfour Beatty Construction and Welbro Building Corp. The property broke ground April 11, 2014 and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2016. Among its amenities, the hotel will feature 1,000 guest rooms and over 100,000 square feet of meeting space, including Houston’s largest ballroom. The Marquis will feature a one-of-a-kind Texas shaped lazy river and infinity pool, along with a special events pavilion all overlooking Discovery Green Park. The Marriott Marquis will join the Hilton-Americas Houston near the convention center. City officials and business leaders hope the two hotels, with a total of 2,200 rooms, will attract the top-notch conferences that are believed now to shun Houston because of its shortage of rooms nearby. Visit http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houmq-marriott-marquis-houston/ to view the full article online.
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Contact Catherine Bezman with your information and photos.
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The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal is scheduled to be complete April 1, allowing ships carrying nearly three times the previously allowed load to pass. It is the first expansion of the canal in more than 100 years. New locks, which raise and lower vessels from the canal, were finished June 10. Capital improvement projects at the Port of Houston have included spending $50 million on four new cranes that arrived in May.
The Port of Houston is expected to see a 15 percent increase in incoming cargo by 2020 and a 150 percent increase by 2030, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
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The Fort Bend County Commissioners Court has voted unanimously in favor of placing a $98.6 million facilities bond initiative on the November ballot. If approved by voters, the bond initiative will fund renovations and expansion of Fort Bend County buildings and facilities to keep up with the rapid populations growth and rising property values in the county. The largest project in the bond is a $29.2 million, 105,600 square-foot expansion of the Justice Center in Richmond.
Visit http://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/index.aspx?page=546&recordid=680 to view the full article online. |
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Many businesses around the globe are underinsured and unprepared for a number of emerging risks, states Willis Group CEO Dominic Casserley. "There's a long way to go not only in building up more resilient companies, which have more insurance," he says, "but, actually, in the middle of that, conducting advisory and brokerage activities to help them navigate a complex world."
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The increase in burdensome endorsements that limit coverage for construction defects is causing commercial general liability coverage for defects found under the statutory period to come up short. Contractors pulled into litigation years after jobs are completed also face the problem that most CGL policies use the same pool of money to insure all of a contractor's projects.
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The green building movement is growing. In Texas alone, almost 1.26 million jobs in the green building sector are projected between 2015 and 2018, according to the study. Construction jobs for green building—projected to account for 2.3 million jobs this year—are outpacing overall construction growth in the U.S., according to a recent U.S. Green Building Council study. The green jobs represent more than one-third construction sector jobs overall.The 2015 Green Building Economic Impact Study, prepared by Booz Allen Hamilton, finds the green building industry contributes more than $134.3 billion in labor income to Americans. Green construction will account for more than 3.3 million jobs by 2018 and generate $190.3 billion in labor earnings.
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