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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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AGC of America is thrilled to create a full-day course titled BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling that will give participants a broad overview of BIM and introduce important concepts that will be necessary for advanced courses planned for development. BIM 101 will be released… Read More
December 30, 2008
When Equipment World magazine wanted to run a special report on the construction industry’s successful efforts to attract new workers, it turned to several programs sponsored by AGC members and chapters.
The 20-page report does note that the construction industry has reported a decline in the… Read More
December 30, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published an interim final rule making changes to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Beginning on February 2, 2009, employers will be required to use the new form to verify all new hires and to reverify… Read More
December 29, 2008
Coming in February 2009, AGC of America will release a full-day introductory curriculum on the industry’s hottest topic, Building Information Modeling (BIM).
BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling will give participants a broad overview and introduce important concepts of BIM.… Read More
December 29, 2008
The new AGC Project Manager Development Program (PMDP) consists of five 16-hour courses covering the essential skills for early-career project managers and those looking to make the move into project management. PMDP, released in October 2008, is offered nationwide through select AGC chapters,… Read More
December 27, 2008
AGC is happy to announce that registration is now open for the next Supervisory Training Program (STP) Instructor Training Workshop; to be held February 5-6, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
Designed to enhance training results for those who host STP courses, the STP Instructor Training Workshop is a… Read More
December 26, 2008
Register now and take advantage of discounted hotel rates for the January 27, 2009 AGC-NCPPP joint Public-Private Partnerships conference featuring expert speakers who will explore "Partnerships for Growth in Infrastructure: Contractors' Risks and Opportunities with Public-Private Partnerships."… Read More
December 25, 2008
On December 15, AGC of America and its two California chapters formally petitioned the state of California to reconsider or repeal a new rule that would force construction companies across the state to retrofit or replace almost all of their heavy construction equipment. California's new standards… Read More
December 24, 2008
The award-winning Fuente Bonita designed and built by students of the Furr High School construction academy.
The Houston Chapter AGC presented E.L. Furr High School’s Academy of Construction, Art, Science and Technology (CAST) with a special award at its APEX 8 Awards Gala recently. The CAST… Read More
December 24, 2008
On November 14, 2008, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a final rule to require federal contractors and subcontractors to use the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS), or “E-Verify” system as the means of verifying that their employees are eligible to work in the… Read More
December 23, 2008