Autodesk, AGC to Address Custom-Fitting Safety Harnesses for Women

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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, falls are the leading cause of private sector worker fatalities in the construction industry. Everyone who works at heights, whether it’s on a roof, scaffolding or the edge of a tall building, should have properly fitting safety harnesses, yet not all contractors have the supplies they need to better protect women in construction. To help address this, Autodesk is funding a grant program with the Associated General Contractors of America to supply select, in-need member contractors with fall protection harnesses sized for women who work at heights. The program comes at a … Read more

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PWC Honors Richard Wood for Contributions to Women in Construction

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For the first time, Professional Women in Construction has included a man among its honorees of industry professionals for their outstanding careers and contributions to empowering women in the AEC industry. The PWC board of directors historically grants this award to women, however, they selected Richard Wood, CEO of Plaza Construction, as the first male among  the organization’s 2019 Honorees for Wood’s role in helping women in construction to advance and achieve their careers. In addition to Wood, the roster of 2019 Honorees chosen by the board of PWC include Joanne Minieri, executive vice president of RXR Construction Services; Heather … Read more

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Women Builders Council Celebrates 15th Annual Champion Awards

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Women Builders Council recently celebrated its 15th Annual Champion Awards Dinner in New York. As a leading association for women in the building trades, Women Builder Council’s annual event featured over 600 guests and recognized 165 outstanding and next-generation women builders for the important role they play in building New York’s evolving skyline. Among those honored at the awards dinner, Corryn Darling of Hudson Meridian was recognized in WBC’s Next Generation of Women Builders category. An honor reserved for those 35 and under, Darling has demonstrated the highest caliber of leadership, interest in the industry and career promise. Jackie Vinceslao, … Read more

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Recipients of 2019 BWIC Inspire Awards Recognized

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Nora Kelly, assistant project manager at Consigli Construction Co., and Kim Silvestri, a project executive at BOND, have both been recognized as recipients of the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts’ Building Women in Construction 2019 Inspire Awards. The awards are designed to recognize and celebrate the most exemplary women in construction who demonstrate leadership, generosity, innovation and unwavering commitment to their careers, colleagues and industry. Kelly was selected a winner of the Rising Star of the Year Award. She has worked on laboratories for AbbVie Bioresearch Corporation and UMass Medical Center and has focused on several projects at Beth Israel … Read more

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Bridge the Gap: 3 Ways to Attract, Retain Skilled Workers

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By Andy Williams Thirty-one million U.S. skilled-trades positions will be unfilled by 2020. In the manufacturing industry, 32 percent of $1 billion-plus companies estimate they will lose more than $100 million each year as baby boomers retire during the next five years. And it’s not much rosier in construction. Executives are seeing cracks extruding from the gap, expanding closer and closer to their company’s profitable foundation, and many leaders are branching out to solve this crisis in new and innovative ways. Here are three tips we’ve employed to bridge the gap: 1) Look to new labor markets As the construction … Read more

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