NIBS Names BIM Program Steering Committee Members

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The National Institute of Building Sciences has announced the built environment leaders who will serve on the National BIM Program Steering Committee. The NIBS BIM Council began the launch phase for the U.S. National BIM Program in March, when Salla Eckhardt, director of transformation services with Microsoft, was named chair of the National BIM Program Steering Committee. Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, president and CEO of NIBS, said it is important to establish a structure that broadly engages diverse stakeholders. “We need a coordinated program to improve performance, advance collaboration and foster innovation in the building industry,” Woods says. “The first … Read more

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Worker Safety on Worker’s Memorial Day from the Desk of CPWR Executive Director Chris Trahan

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Fifty years ago on April 28, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect. It created two federal agencies vital to protecting American workers: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. April 28 is also Workers’ Memorial Day in the U.S., the National Day of Mourning in Canada and International Workers’ Memorial Day around the globe. It is a day to pause, to mourn for those injured, made sick or killed by their jobs and to pledge to do better to protect all workers’ safety and health. In the half-century since … Read more

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XL Construction Appoints Trace Pesavento to VP of Field Operations

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Trace Pesavento, a senior construction industry leader with more than 25 years’ of experience, has been named to the new position of vice president of field operations for XL Construction. Pesavento is tasked with managing and supporting the company’s superintendents in its advanced technology, civic, corporate office, education, healthcare and life sciences business groups. As part of his responsibility, he focuses on planning and execution, including assessing and validating contingency and risk factors of new and in-progress projects and oversees XL’s quality assurance programs. Prior to joining XL Construction, Pesavento spent more than two decades with WEBCOR Builders, most recently … Read more

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Crane Industry Services Adds Open Enrollment Classes for NCCCO Crane Operator Certification

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Crane Industry Services now offers monthly open enrollment training and written and practical exams for NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator certification. CIS is authorized to deliver practical exams for NCCCO Telescopic Boom (Swing and Fixed Cabs) and Lattice Boom Truck Cranes. The NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator Training program is specifically designed to prepare experienced operators for the successful completion of NCCCO written and practical examinations. This program includes a CIS Study Guide, which is authored and copyrighted by CIS on an annual basis, interactive classroom exercises and hands-on practice time on CM-Labs simulators. To see the full open enrollment training and … Read more

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Construction Employment in March Remains Below March 2020 Levels, Says AGC

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Construction employment in March remained below March 2020 levels in 35 states despite a sizzling homebuilding market and a strong recovery from severe winter weather, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data. Association officials cautioned, however, that a host of challenges, including continued project cancellations, rising materials prices and supply chain uncertainties are making business conditions for contractors difficult.   “Nonresidential contractors are coping with a depleted list of projects, extreme cost increases and unprecedented supply-chain problems,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “These headwinds are likely to keep industry employment … Read more

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