The challenging economy is the subject of conversation anything construction executives get together these days. Most businesses are down, and everyone has hunkered down into survival mode until the second half of 2009. One area, interestingly, that is seeing growth is the CEO Performance Roundtable Program. This program actually picking up steam as the recession lengthens.
Gain insight into the green incentives and sustainability provisions contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Understand the details of these provisions as well as the potential impact on construction project financing and lending standards. Information will be provided on the current credit and lending issues as well as the impact on financing contained in portions of the ARRA, specifically green incentives.
Designed specifically for the construction industry, AGC of America and the AGC of Houston Chapter will present a full-day of project scheduling course on June 11, 2009. Strive to improve your overall ability of project managing by better planning and scheduling. Learn modern scheduling techniques including the Critical Path Method (CPM), bar charts, computer printouts, plots and more.
MSOE Architectural Engineering and Construction Management students won the Design-Build national championship at the Associated General Contractors (AGC) national student competition in San Diego on March 5. They prepared an architectural design, construction estimate, construction schedule and sustainable design plan for an $80 million Colorado History Museum, and gave a presentation to a panel of architects and construction professionals-all within a 30-hour period. "MSOE was a well-oiled machine that you could see worked exceptionally well together," said Brian Hansen, competition judge.
AGC regrets to inform you that due to low registration and participation, the Construction Education Committee Meeting scheduled for June 9-11, 2009 in Hot Springs, VA has been cancelled. The CEC and its subcommittees will conduct committee business and any immediate agenda items via a conference call or virtual meeting. These meeting will take place within the next 30 days. Please look for upcoming announcements in the next week.
BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling is the first part of AGC’s newly launched BIM Education Program. BIM 101 is a full-day course designed for construction professionals, building developers, designers, owners and others in the AEC community eager to learn the essential concepts of BIM.
AGC of America’s Education e-Forum currently has several hundred members involved in all areas of employee education, training and professional development. This is a great tool to connect to your AGC peers about questions you may have. Recent topics have included green construction training, pre-apprenticeship programs, construction summer camps for elementary students and glazier training.
AGC of America is working for you developing new programs and updating existing curriculum to bring you the most relevant training programs. In the next year AGC will be releasing several programs that we want to update you on a few programs.
AGC has renegotiated the hotel rates at the Harrah’s Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. The new rates for this event are $69 for May 19 and $49 for May 20 and 21. The Harrah’s is located at the heart of the Strip with over 2,500 rooms and suites, 86,664 square feet of casino space, seven outstanding restaurants and outdoor swimming pool. The deadline for making a hotel reservation is April 29, 2009.
Join the leaders of the top building construction firms, owners, specialty contractors, and service and supply companies at the AGC Building Contractors Conference June 10-13 in Hot Springs, VA.