ABC Honors Student Winners of 2020 Construction Management Competition

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Twenty-six teams of undergraduate students from colleges and universities nationwide put their construction project leadership skills to the test during Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Construction Management Competition, held virtually for the first time this month. The four-person teams, which were assigned to complete the same construction management project, received awards in five categories. The team from Florida International University won the overall competition, as well as first place in estimating and project management. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville won first place in safety and Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland won first place in quality control. The University of Cincinnati (Ohio) … Read more

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Don’t Neglect Jobsite Huddles

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By Ryan Klick The challenges and restrictions we’ve been facing over the past months have led to a reassessment of priorities and shedding of inefficiencies, as we’ve all had to focus on what’s most important in our lives and our work. We in the construction industry are fortunate to have been classified as an essential business. Along with physical distancing, disinfecting protocols and other safety measures we’ve quickly adopted on our jobsites, other routines have been postponed or dropped. If your Daily Huddle is one of those lost processes, superintendents may want to ask themselves: Are we putting out more … Read more

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Crane Industry Services Offers Construction Career Path for Military Veterans

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Crane Industry Services, LLC is working with staffing company AEG to help returning members of the military become job-ready in the construction trades as they transition back into the civilian workforce. The Department of Defense program is called SkillBridge. AEG pairs the individuals to partnering employers, while CIS evaluates their military credentials and trains them for a construction career. SkillBridge is an opportunity for separating service members to plan their lives after the military. The program matches civilian opportunities to their job training and work experience at the end of their military duty. It allows service members to enhance their … Read more

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Industry Experts Release Recommended Guidance on Design Assist vs. Delegated Design

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Over the past few years, the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Steel Construction have worked together to study design collaboration techniques commonly used in the construction industry. As a result of this joint effort, the AIA and AISC have published a paper titled “Design Collaboration on Construction Projects. Delegated Design, Design Assist, and Informal Involvement – What Does it all Mean?” Along the way, the AIA and AISC discovered the terms “design assist” and “delegated design,” while commonly used in the industry, often mean different things to different people. These differences often result in differing expectations … Read more

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American Society of Concrete Contractors to Hold Virtual Annual Conference

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The American Society of Concrete Contractors will be replacing its 2020 Annual Conference with a virtual conference the same week, Sept. 21-25. The conference will feature seminars, roundtable (breakout) sessions on a variety of timely topics, a sponsor show case and two award receptions, one to recognize safety achievements and a second to recognize outstanding decorative concrete projects. Speakers will include ASCC technical director Bruce Suprenant, P.E., PhD., FACI; ASCC decorative concrete specialist Chris Sullivan; Jeffrey Coleman, The Coleman Law Firm and ACI president; Kevin MacDonald, Beton Consulting Engineers; Chris Plue, Webcor and Sherry Perdue, Safety Performance Solutions and Philip Donovan, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, who … Read more

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