CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry met with Carolinas AGC members recently to applaud the association’s efforts to reduce the number of construction jobsite accidents through its education and safety training efforts—including the most recent initiative, Safely Home. Safely Home core components include an alliance agreement with North Carolina Department of Labor; a commitment to eliminate obstacles to employers by offering appropriate and affordable safety training; establishing single safety training pricing for association members and non-members; free work zone safety training; a construction safety conference and sharing construction-related safety resources with everyone in the industry. “Nothing you … Read more

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — BIM and VDC experts from construction, designer and owners companies across North America, including Balfour Beatty, Sutter Health, McCarthy Building Companies, AECOM, VEGA Architecture, the California High-Speed Rail Authority and many more will converge in San Francisco, California Aug. 26-27 for the BIM Integration Congress. With the global BIM market set to grow at a CAGR of 17.4 PERCENT over the period 2013-2018, BIM has rapidly become a mainstream tool for designers and contractors. As for owners, they are gradually realizing that the deliverables provided help to dramatically cut down the lifecycle costs of asset management. … Read more