AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey
94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies
The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More
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The AGC Building Contractors Conference will offer a chance to learn more about Lean Construction with the debut of the Lean Construction Forum, which was established to create a community where anyone within the AEC industry can come… Read More
December 21, 2009
Through a competitive request for proposal process that kicked off on August 6, 2009, AGC selected Enovio, LLC out of Ann Arbor, Mich., to conduct research and develop a course plan for a comprehensive curriculum to educate professionals in the commercial construction community at all experience… Read More
December 21, 2009
The Specialty Contractor's Subforum of the AGC BIMForum has created the MEP Spatial Coordination Team Requirements for Building Information Modeling. This document provides guidance to companies and individuals involved in 3D MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) spatial… Read More
December 21, 2009
January 11-15, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ
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The Winter 2010 BIMForum will focus on the varied uses of a building information model for the life of the project - from design to construction to post-facilities management. In addition, the Winter BIMForum will include an optional BIM Technology course and a… Read More
December 21, 2009
AGC found that while construction employment increased in 26 states this November during a period of warm, dry weather, every state but North Dakota saw a decrease over the past 12 months. Employment data was released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but AGC says it is too early to know if… Read More
December 18, 2009
President Obama heads for Copenhagen, Denmark today to join other heads of state at the U.N. Climate Change Conference. Negotiators had hoped to reach a political agreement that would lead towards a legally binding agreement in 2010 to cut worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. However,… Read More
December 18, 2009
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and House Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) this week filed resolutions under the Congressional Review Act that, if passed by Congress and signed by the President, would nullify… Read More
December 18, 2009
AGC will also be hosting a Building to LEED-NC: Overview and Impact on Construction Practices program as part of its 2010 Annual Convention pre-convention sessions. The program will take place on March 16, 2010 in Orlando with the Annual Convention running March 17-21.
This full-day course will… Read More
December 18, 2009
Supplement provides update on LEED v3 and its impact on construction practices
In April 2009, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released an update to its LEED® rating system, LEED v3. Among the updates to its ratings system, LEED 2009, LEED v3 included changes to LEED Online, a new building… Read More
December 18, 2009
26 STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS DURING UNUSUALLY MILD NOVEMBER, BUT ONLY NORTH DAKOTA SEES ANNUAL INCREASE
Too Early to Know if Trend is Emerging As Kansas and Nebraska See Largest Increase;Vermont and Washington See Largest Decrease in Monthly Construction Employment
Construction employment… Read More
December 18, 2009
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