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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  51·çÁ÷ & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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EPA To Host Webinar on Safe Application and Use of Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host an online training webinar on December 2 (1-3 PM EST) to address cutting-edge best practices and emerging issues concerning the use of Spray Polyurethane Foam.  To register for this event, click here. Used as an insulator and sealant,… Read More
November 12, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Explains Three Options for Creating Jobs
51·çÁ÷ explained the three options Congress and the administration must weigh to create jobs with new public-works funding. Options include accelerating the surface transportation reauthorization, a quick-spending, additional recovery, and additional funding for the 2010 spending bill. 51·çÁ÷'s senior… Read More
November 12, 2009
Webinar - Introducing the ConsensusDOCS 310: From Beginning to the Industry's First Green Building Addendum
December 2, 2009 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET. During this webinar, industry experts, who were also on the ConsensusDOCS drafting committee, will discuss: • Unique issues and risks associated with building green projects; • Contractual best practices for green building; and • Identifying project… Read More
November 12, 2009
Building Capital Projects in Tough Times-From An Owner's Perspective
Written by John Lynch from the State of Washington and published as a joint effort of 51·çÁ÷ 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 11, 2009
Updated Construction Financing Guide Released
Originally written in 1999, a task force of 51·çÁ÷ members updated and recently completed the 51·çÁ÷ Guide to Construction Financing-Second Edition.  This 26-page publication clearly explains the construction financing process and points out some of the opportunities and pitfalls for the contractor.  It… Read More
November 11, 2009
EPA Considers Rules for Coal Combustion Waste; 51·çÁ÷ Looks at Impact to Construction
New safety concerns regarding the management of coal combustion wastes may spark first-time federal rules that could jeopardize the future use of fly ash in the construction of roads and buildings.  Last December, a containment failure at a Tennessee-based waste impoundment released approximately 1… Read More
November 11, 2009
ConsensusDOCS Releases Green Building Addendum
ConsensusDOCS today released the construction industry's first and only comprehensive standard contract document addressing the unique risks and responsibilities associated with building green projects - the ConsensusDOCS 310 Green Building Addendum. Stakeholders on green building projects will… Read More
November 10, 2009
Webinar - The Industry's First Green Building Addendum!
On December 2, 2009 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET, our experts, who were also on the ConsensusDOCS drafting committee, will discuss the unique issues and risks associated with building green projects.  Using the new ConsensusDOCS 310 Green Building Addendum as a base, they will help you to identify… Read More
November 10, 2009
NOW AVAILABLE - ConsensusDOCS 310 Green Building Addendum!
On November 10, 2009, ConsensusDOCS released the construction industry's first and only comprehensive standard contract document addressing the unique risks and responsibilities associated with building green projects - the ConsensusDOCS 310 Green Building Addendum. The Addendum incorporates… Read More
November 10, 2009
DOL Cancels Manchester Job Corps Center Project Solicitation Amid PLA Concerns Raised by 51·çÁ÷
The Department of Labor canceled the Manchester New Hampshire Job Corps Center construction solicitation due to concerns surrounding a project labor agreement (PLA) requirement. In September, 51·çÁ÷ of America, in cooperation with 51·çÁ÷ of  New Hampshire, sent a letter to the Department of Labor… Read More
November 10, 2009

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