Slag Cement Association, NEU Sign Memorandum of Understanding

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The Slag Cement Association and NEU, an ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, recently signed a memorandum of understanding at ACI Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The MOU sets forth the terms and understanding between the SCA and NEU to use their individual and collective resources to reduce, through reasonable measures, the carbon footprint of concrete in the built environment. Under the MOU, the SCA will share its technical information about the utilization of slag cement in lowered-embodied concrete construction. NEU will incorporate this technical knowledge into its publications and educational resources, fostering widespread awareness of the benefits … Read more

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New Report Available on Advancing Equal Employment Opportunity in Construction

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte A. Burrows recently issued a report titled, “Building For The Future: Advancing Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry.” The report provides findings and next steps based on the agency’s enforcement experience, witness testimony presented at the EEOC’s May 2021 hearing on discrimination and harassment in construction and other commission hearings, and academic research. “The recent historic federal infrastructure investments provide a once-in-a-generation opportunity to break down barriers and expand opportunity in the construction industry,” said Burrows. “While discrimination has long been an issue in the industry, we can decide the future. I … Read more

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Bridging Generation Gap in Construction Workforces

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How next-gen tech unites old, new generations of workers The construction industry is on the road to a major labor crisis. ABC figures show the U.S. construction workforce shortage topped half a million going into 2023. The sudden rise in labor-intensive infrastructure megaprojects means there is now a heightened demand for workers. But older, highly experienced workers leaving the industry, and a lack of younger skilled workers entering the industry, is creating a deep and growing imbalance in construction workforces. Kenny Ingram, vice president of construction and engineering, IFS, explains how construction businesses can remain competitive in the job market, … Read more

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10 Stunning Projects Win Structural Steel Industry Design Awards

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Ten projects across the country have won 2023 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Awards. These awards, presented annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction, are the industry’s most prestigious design honor, recognizing projects that illustrate the exciting possibilities of building with structural steel and highlight the many ways steel can help express architectural intent, while harnessing its unique advantages for both simple and complex structural systems. This year’s winners are a mix of adaptive reuse and brand-new structures. Two of these existing structures — Seattle, Washington’s Federal Reserve Building and a brick industrial space in … Read more

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ABC Announces Fifth Annual List of Top-Performing US Construction Contractors

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Associated Builders and Contractors released its fifth annual Top Performers publication, which lists its contractor members that build the country’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects, ranked by work hours. This year’s Top Performers include everything from women-owned businesses to service-disabled and veteran-owned businesses to minority-owned businesses large and small; general contractors and specialty trade contractors throughout the entire country. To be eligible, Top Performers must achieve Gold status or higher in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which makes the top-performing contractors more than six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Safety … Read more

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