NAWIC Celebrates Women in Construction Week March 5-11

  • Posted on

FORT WORTH, Texas – The National Association of Women in Construction will celebrate Women in Construction Week March 5-11. The focus of WIC Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. It is also a time for local chapters to give back to their communities. WIC Week provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. NAWIC chapters across the nation will celebrate WIC Week with a wide variety … Read more

Filed under: NewsTagged with: ,

‘Dirtiest Man on TV’ Mike Rowe Joins CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Tech Talks Lineup

  • Posted on

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 officials have announced that Executive Producer and Host Mike Rowe, best known as the “dirtiest man on TV” from the hit TV series Dirty Jobs, is a featured speaker at the show’s new Tech Talks forum. Rowe will share the surprising lessons he learned as an apprentice traversing all 50 states and attempting 300 different jobs, during a special session, “Lessons from the Dirt.” CONEXPO-CON/AGG, being held March 7-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the international gathering place every three years for the construction industries. The Tech Talks forum offers short content-rich presentations to inspire … Read more

Filed under: NewsTagged with: , , ,

Tips for Joining Cold-Formed Steel Wall Panels to Concrete Flooring Systems

  • Posted on

By Dan Snyder When cold-formed steel construction products arrive on a jobsite, superintendents can be sure they will be straight, strong and will have consistent properties throughout the entire application. These properties make planning, sourcing and installing the cold-formed steel products easier and more efficient, in terms of both time and cost. On the jobsite, the combination of consistency and tight manufacturing tolerances allows builders to safely and easily construct building modules and panelize cold-formed steel wall systems to reduce onsite labor costs and improve overall project cycle times. These same properties can lead to issues when working to join … Read more

Filed under: eNews, NewsTagged with: ,

Associated Builders and Contractors and Dexter + Chaney Announce Strategic Partnership

  • Posted on

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Associated Builders and Contractors and Dexter + Chaney have created a strategic partnership aimed at providing contractors with the technology tools needed to update their processes as their businesses grow. Dexter + Chaney joins ABC’s other strategic partners, Autodesk, CNA, Fringe Benefit Group, Tradesmen International and United Rentals. As a strategic partner, Dexter + Chaney will focus on providing ABC members with technology products and services to help them streamline business practices as they grow and navigate the ever-changing technology landscape. In addition to participating in ABC’s national conferences and events, the company will be working to … Read more

Filed under: eNews, News

New Research Shows How Collaboration Can Reduce Construction Risk

  • Posted on

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Three quarters of building owners and contractors have experienced a dispute or claim in the last three years, and nine in 10 say increased collaboration can be used to mitigate future risk, according to Managing Risk in the Construction Industry, a new SmartMarket Report from Dodge Data & Analytics. Produced in partnership with Alliant, and with support from e-Builder and Procore, the report is available for free download here. The report provides a unique link between specific risk reduction practices—like conducting regular meetings with the full project team, formal brainstorming and developing a plan to manage … Read more

Filed under: eNews, NewsTagged with: , , ,