The Associated General Contractors of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon… Read More
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In December 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued joint guidance on the terms and procedures used to determine the extent of federal control over water and wetlands, building upon previous guidance issued in June 2007. Legal… Read More
January 21, 2009
More than 150 AGC chapter staff and members used AGC's Legislative Action Center to tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) how California's costly and unsafe rule will impact their businesses. Members took action in response to the California Air Resources Board request to EPA to… Read More
January 21, 2009
AGC members, chapter staff, and educators who are involved with or interested in learning about high school construction career academies should consider attending the April 22-24, 2009 Construction Career Academy Workshop, to be held in Portland, Oregon.
Construction career academies are part of… Read More
January 21, 2009
The Focus Four Hazards in Construction training program is offered free at various locations nationwide due to the Susan Harwood Training Grant from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Focus Four Hazards in Construction are falls, electrocutions, struck-by's and caught-… Read More
January 21, 2009
More than 120 attendees participated in the AGC Building Contractors Conference held January 7-10 in La Quinta, Calif. This conference brought together many of the top building construction firms, service and supply companies, design professionals and owners. Attendees benefited from … Read More
January 21, 2009
February 5-6, 2009, Arlington, VA
The STP Instructor Training Workshop is a two-day event that provides the skills essential to effectively instruct supervisory training courses-specifically how to teach adult learners, encourage interaction among program participants and use the training manuals… Read More
January 21, 2009
AGC's efforts to block California's request to EPA to enforce a costly, unsafe rule was reported in The Washington Post. In the article, AGC's Mike Kennedy, general counsel, was quoted:
"What is the point of stimulus money if it's used to replace equipment instead of building?" asked Mike Kennedy… Read More
January 21, 2009
AGC members, chapter staff, and educators who are involved with or interested in learning about high school construction career academies are encouraged to attend the April 22-24, 2009 Construction Career Academy Workshop, to be held in Portland, Oregon.
Construction career academies are part of… Read More
January 21, 2009
Register for AGC's Supervisory Training Program (STP) Instructor Training Workshop. This two-day event provides the skills essential to effectively instruct STP courses-specifically how to teach adult learners, encourage interaction among STP participants and use the STP manuals to deliver a class… Read More
January 20, 2009
AGC of America is working to unite building, highway, and water groups to talk about the stimulus we can deliver. We are pushing for as much stimulus as possible for vertical and horizontal construction using as many existing programs as possible to aide quick stimulus. AGC continues to press… Read More
January 19, 2009
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