Hard Hat Inventor Being Posthumously Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Edward W. Bullard, inventor of the first commercially available hard hat, will be posthumously honored as part of the latest class of National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees. In partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office , NIHF will honor the inductees May 5 during “The Greatest Celebration of American Innovation.” The event will take place at the USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Realizing the need for greater safety within the mines, Bullard designed a hard hat for miners inspired by the steel doughboy helmet he wore as a soldier. Bullard first produced the Hard Boiled Hat by … Read more

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United States’ Largest State Public Health Laboratory Is Critical in the Fight Against COVID

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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the award of an initial design contract to advance the creation of a new $750-million public health laboratory on the Harriman State Office Campus Complex in Albany to serve New York State’s public health needs. The joint venture of Gilbane/Turner in association with the design firm HOK has been selected for the design and construction of a new Wadsworth Laboratory that will seek to consolidate operations spread out among several Capital Region facilities. The contract will be comprised of several phases: this initial investment will explore options for a new basis of design, ranging from partial to full consolidation … Read more

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AISC Celebrates Earth Day with Updated EPDs

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To help celebrate Earth Day, the domestic structural steel industry has issued updated environmental product declarations to help designers and building owners design more environmentally friendly buildings and bridges. The American Institute of Steel Construction develops industry-average EPDs for three products: fabricated hot-rolled structural sections, fabricated steel plate, and fabricated hollow structural sections, with the latter developed in conjunction with the Steel Tube Institute. These documents are designed to facilitate an accurate, apples-to-apples comparison of the structural materials on the market today. The EPDs illustrate what the industry has achieved through decades of innovation. “Many people associate steel with old … Read more

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AGC of Washington Education Foundation Awarded for Innovative Approach to Overcoming Construction Labor Shortages

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The AGC of Washington Education Foundation was awarded for its approach, called Core Plus Construction. It introduces students and educators to construction careers. The foundation was named as the grand prize winner of the AGC Innovation Awards, sponsored by Autodesk.   “These awards recognize the innovators who are crafting novel approaches to overcoming some of the most pressing challenges facing the construction industry,” said Bob Lanham, the association’s president and president of Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc. in Houston, Texas.   Core Plus Construction allows high school students to explore construction careers through construction trades classes that provide credit equivalencies … Read more

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Construction Employment Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Peak

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Construction employment increased from February 2020 to February 2022 in nearly three-fifths of U.S. metro areas, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials said it is getting harder to find workers and urged officials to invest more in career training and education programs for construction. “The rebound in construction employment in most metros shows there is robust demand for infrastructure and nonresidential buildings, as well as housing,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “But contractors in many areas say they would hire even more workers if there were … Read more

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