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April 22, 2024
  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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Free Downloads The ConsensusDOCS Guidebooks have been updated and are available as free downloads at http://consensusdocs.org/catalog/consensusdocs-guidebook/. The Guidebooks include comments from individual associations to its own membership on specific contract documents, highlighting… Read More
November 11, 2010
Nearly 100 people attended AGC of America’s 4th Annual Training & Development Conference to listen to speakers give presentations on such subjects as turning generational diversity into a competitive advantage; creating effective communication  between industry and academia; and working with… Read More
November 11, 2010
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) on November 10 decided to delay the effective date of a final standard requiring additional disclosures about employer participation in multi-employer pension plans.  In an Exposure Draft (ED) issued in September, FASB proposed that additional… Read More
November 11, 2010
Consistent with its prior agreement with AGC, the California Air Resources Board ("CARB" or "Board") has formally proposed a series of sweeping amendments to its controversial rule on off-road diesel emissions.  The amendments will push the original deadlines for construction contractors and other… Read More
November 10, 2010
In the July/August issue of AGC's Constructor magazine, "After the Fall" examines the difficulties in the private sector construction market, and how members are finding new opportunities in the public arena. To read the article, please click here.
November 10, 2010
The AGC Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) provides you and your project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more efficiently, increase productivity and propel your construction business to the next level.  PMC is the perfect opportunity for either the well-rounded… Read More
November 10, 2010
Written by John Lynch from the State of Washington and published as a joint effort of AGC of America and the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA), this eight page article is targeted toward public owners who construct capital projects and those contractors who are engaged… Read More
November 9, 2010
The ConsensusDOCS 725 - Agreement Between Subcontractor and Subsubcontractor is the only standard subsubcontract available.  Rather than simply using a purchase order or trying to alter a subcontract, the ConsensusDOCS 725 was specifically designed to address the unique characteristics of… Read More
November 9, 2010
More than 150 attended the 9th Annual HR Professionals Conference and the 4th Annual Training & Development Conference, which ran back-to-back with a joint keynote session last month in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to the keynote address on coaching for leaders given by Kelly Riggs,… Read More
November 8, 2010
The deadline to apply for AGC Education and Research Foundation scholarships and awards is November 15.  More than 100 scholarships are awarded each year to undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to several awards programs that recognize outstanding students and educators. Click here… Read More
November 5, 2010