Constructor Magazine

Date: June 29, 2021 Time: 1:00PM EDT In the race to protect their workers from today’s evolving risks and hazards, and to enhance their operational agility, organizations across the globe are taking steps to create a safer, more people-centric construction industry. Leading organizations have begun to do this by connecting their health, safety and wellbeing (HSW) ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy on any business sector, including the construction industry.

RIB can help. America is the home of Building Information Modeling, and BIM adoption is tipped to accelerate across the States as our industry continues to recover. BIM carries enormous potential for contracting businesses of all sizes, with improved collaboration, shortened project duration and enhanced clash detection all possible through intelligent use of BIM. Here ...

443 beds. A hospital-grade liquid oxygen farm. Industrial HEPA filtration. A rapid treatment center, a pharmacy, a laboratory. Building a makeshift hospital is no easy task, and these are just a few of the many features that engineers must often design for.

One of the lessons that the past 14 months have taught us is that there is a direct connection between member engagement with AGC and our association’s success.

The Robert L Bowen Industry Residency Program began in 2011. Thirty-nine professors have participated thus far, an experience Courtney Bishop, program director of AGC’s Education & Research Foundation, says is an investment in the future of the industry, one that provides valuable current professional experience that can be shared in the classroom.

Trench and excavation operations are among the most dangerous jobs in the construction and utility industries.

Anyone else feel like we’re living the classic schoolyard game Red Light, Green Light?

The headlines pop up with alarming regularity, from coast to coast and all points in between, buttressing estimates from the National Insurance Crime Bureau that about $1 billion in construction equipment is stolen in the United States each year.

PINS Advantage automates and simplifies the insurance tracking process for both contractors and subcontractors. Reduce your risk, save time in the back office, and permanently store Certificates of insurance in an organized and easy to retrieve format. PINS cloud-based software allows effortless sharing of information between project managers, office administrators and on-site personnel. Features: Centrallized ...

Digital transformation has been a key investment for many businesses in the last few years.

Construction Safety Week and Mental Health Month share more in common than both being in May. Jobsite safety and mental health are closely intertwined when it comes to construction workers’ overall wellbeing.

AGC of America and our survey partner, HCSS are asking all highway and transportation members involved in highway construction work to evaluate the state of highway work zone safety by completing this annual survey.

On February 4, the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act was introduced in Congress, but its name belies the bill’s ambition: a sweeping reversal of federal policy that would leave contractors of all stripes vulnerable at the bargaining table and on the job.

As the Coronavirus continues to spread, speculation abounds how mixed-use developments will prevail during and after this public health threat. One thing is clear: The virus is accelerating transformational trends in this real estate sector.

This year, The Boldt Company, a member of multiple AGC chapters, will plant a tree in a national forest for every new hire nationwide.

There’s no doubt 2020 was a tough year for many business owners and individuals, but in the midst of the global pandemic and economic crisis, there was also a notable shift toward reversing decades of damage and a renewed focus on addressing climate change.

In the construction industry, safety is a value and belief shared by all. Since 2014, national and global construction firms have joined forces during an annual industry-wide initiative designed to celebrate and promote a continued commitment to safety.

As your construction firm takes on a growing number of projects—and tries to keep them running on budget and on schedule—you depend on much greater cost and pricing transparency. CMiC ERP & Financials delivers total visibility of real-time data in complex environments with shifting cost structures—a single and persistent version of truth, from the back ...

Workforce development is needed now more than ever, as a result of the pandemic that continues to plague the industry and the globe.