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 15, 2008
AGC of America will launch the first AGC Campus at AGC’s 90th Annual Convention & Constructor Expo in San Diego, CA. The AGC Campus will bring together recent college graduates and students with leading construction employers and industry experts for two days of interactive learning,… Read More December 15, 2008
Some AGC members are transforming their businesses through participation in executive roundtables. AGC and The Family Business Institute have teamed up to offer a free webinar for CEO’s, “Where Do I turn for Answers in Tough Times?” The webinar will take place on January 28, 2009, at 2PM EST.… Read More December 14, 2008
On December 9-10, ten members of the AGC Environmental Network Steering Committee and national AGC environmental staff met with senior staff from several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program offices, including Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Policy, Economics and Innovation, Water… Read More December 12, 2008
AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
December 12, 2008
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods dropped 2.9% before seasonal adjustment (-2.2%, seasonally adjusted) in November, and rose only 0.4% from November 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. The PPI for inputs to construction industries fell 3.2% for the month… Read More December 12, 2008
AGC CEO Stephen Sandherr commented on the National Journal Expert Blog on how the infrastructure stimulus should be spent.
December 12, 2008
The last day to receive the Special Hotel Rate for the AGC Building Contractors Conference is TODAY - Friday, December 12. Register today for the meeting and book your hotel room for the AGC Building Contractors Conference being held on January 7-10, 2009 at the La Quinta Resort & Club in La… Read More December 12, 2008
Yesterday AGC of America launched a new national effort to ensure that Congress and the President-elect understand the vital need for investing in infrastructure as part of the pending stimulus package. The centerpiece of this effort is, frankly, you. As you will see from the advertisement we’ve… Read More December 12, 2008
The AGC BIMForum will meet January 8 & 9, 2009 at the La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, California. Meetings will be held all day Thursday and Friday. The theme is “The Path to IPD: BIM-enabled Integrated Project Delivery.”
This meeting will explore the use of BIM-enabled IPD on a… Read More December 11, 2008
