Teens Sign on for Careers in Skilled Trades

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Boldt recently hosted a signing day to celebrate its youth apprentices committing to pursue a career in the skilled trades or attend a post-secondary institution. Following the signing day, the company hosted a new career event called BuildX, an interactive day-in-the-life experience to connect industry leaders and high school students curious about a career in construction, architecture or engineering. Boldt’s youth apprentices signed letters of intent to either an area university, or union, where they will pursue a career in the skilled trades – a sector in high demand due to large labor shortages. According to the Associated Builders and … Read more

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Construction Industry Round Table Announces Board Elections & New Chairman

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Peter Emmons, president, CEO and founder of Structural Group, Inc., has been elected as the 2022-23 chairman of the Construction Industry Round Table. Emmons was elected during CIRT’s annual spring conference in Washington, D.C., which also welcomed new directors. Emmons has over 47 years of experience repairing, restoring and protecting infrastructure. He is a frequent speaker at the World of Concrete, past president of the International Concrete Repair Institute, past chairman of ICRI TAC and numerous ICRI and American Concrete Institute committees. He is also author of Concrete Repair and Maintenance, Illustrated, as well as other industry papers and presentations. … Read more

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ABC Announces 2022 Construction Workforce Awards

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Associated Builders and Contractors recently announced the winners of its annual, national Construction Workforce Awards, which includes Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year. The winners were announced on the first day of ABC Convention 2022 held in March in San Antonio, Texas. Larry Harris, electrical instructor at the Academy of Craft Training in Birmingham, Alabama, is the 2022 Craft Instructor of the Year Adam Haywood, electrical foreman and safety officer at Premier Power LLC, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, is the 2022 Craft Professional of the Year Luke Perry, vice president at Perry … Read more

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TK Elevator’s Innovation and Qualification Center in Atlanta Achieves LEED Gold Certification

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TK Elevator’s Innovation and Qualification Center, featuring the tallest elevator test tower in North America, has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification. Brasfield & Gorrie was the project’s general contractor. To achieve LEED Gold certification, the IQC realized a 12% reduction in embodied carbon compared to typical construction through concrete mix optimization — using ground granulated blast furnace slag and fly ash. This approach saved 2.36 million pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions. The IQC achieved more than a 40% reduction in potable water use compared to baseline buildings through the selection of efficiency flush-and-flow fixtures that will save … Read more

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American Concrete Institute Launches Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete

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The American Concrete Institute has launched NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, at its spring convention in Orlando, Florida. NEU aims to collaborate globally to drive research, education, awareness and adoption of carbon neutral materials and technologies in the industry. Located at ACI headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, NEU will focus on transforming the concrete industry into a proactive, unified group actively engaged in developing and employing both existing and new technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of the concrete industry. Funds have been approved for staffing and initial projects, including research to identify technologies that … Read more

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