Data Bulletin Updates COVID-19’s Impact on Construction

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The June 2021 Data Bulletin found on the CPWR website provides another update on how the pandemic is affecting construction employment and businesses, as well as information on workers’ attitudes about vaccination. This new issue shows that between March 2020 and April 2021, the number of jobs in the industry declined significantly, but then rebounded and surpassed pre-pandemic levels. This trend was particularly strong among Hispanic construction workers. The Data Bulletin also shows that the COVID-19 vaccination rate was lower among workers in construction and extraction occupations than in any other major occupation category, and 42% of construction workers remained hesitant to get vaccinated. In addition, … Read more

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West Coast General Contractor Extends Award-Winning Safety Record

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Continuing its longstanding commitment to safety, BNBuilders was recently awarded its second Associated General Contractors’ safety award this year. The firm was awarded the top 2021 Build Washington Award for Construction Safety from the AGC of Washington in the General Contractor-Building over 500,000 worker hours category, and was recognized at a virtual award ceremony on May 20. The firm was also recently awarded a Construction Safety Excellence Award from the AGC San Diego Chapter, with top recognition in the Building Division: 1,000,001 – 2,500,000 work hours category, presented at the virtual ceremony on Jan. 26. BNBuilders has numerous safety protocols, … Read more

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Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute Launches Online Job Board

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The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute has launched a new online job board to connect applicants seeking employment in the cold-formed steel framing industry with potential employers. Job seekers can post their resumes for free. Employers pay a reasonable fee for each job announcement, with listings available in 30-day, 60-day and 90-day increments. The job board employer section is open to CFSEI members and nonmembers. CFSEI members receive a substantial discount. To view the CFSEI job board, visit https://cfsei.mcjobboard.net/jobs. For information on posting resumes or adding job notices to the CFSEI Job Board, contact Rose Kuria at rkuria@steel.org. For information on … Read more

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CFSEI Announces 2021-2022 Executive Committee Members

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The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute has announced the members of its 2021-2022 executive committee. The committee is responsible for developing and maintaining the technology transfer activities related to cold-formed steel design through seminars, webinars and the publication of Technical Notes. Committee members serve for three years. The 2021-2022 CFSEI executive committee includes: Chair: Daniel Stadig, P.E., The Leffler Group, Colo. Vice chair: Patrick M. Hainault, P.E., raSmith, Wis. Immediate past chair (non-voting): Andrew Newland, P.E., ADTEK Engineers, Inc., Va. Committee members: Dana Hennis, P.E., S.E., Lochsa Engineering, Idaho Jeffrey Kreinke, P.E., Excel Engineering, Inc., Wis. Kara Peterman, Ph.D., University of … Read more

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University of Florida Wins 34th ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition

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University of Florida won the 34th annual National Concrete Canoe Competition hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The Gators also won the competition in 2019 and, because the 2020 competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, now stand as back-to-back winners. Twenty-two universities participated in the event, which was held virtually for the first time. The University of Florida canoe – the Polligator – placed Top 3 in all three categories in the event: second in the technical proposal category, second for technical presentation and third for enhanced focus areas. “The Concrete … Read more

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