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For a limited time only, AIA is doubling the standard ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmember discount on its Documents-on-Demand® Plus program to 20 percent off through June 20. The offer is good for more than 200 of AIA’s legal forms and agreements for the construction industry including design-build documents, payment and change order forms, subcontractor agreements, and sustainability agreements.
Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) annualÌýTop 400 ContractorsÌýlist is back and this year,Ìý56 ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmember companiesÌýwere named in the top 100 spots on the list.
Ever wonder what impact you could have on decisions made on Capitol Hill? During ABC’s 2015ÌýLegislative WeekÌýJune 22-26, in Washington, D.C., you have the opportunity to show the country’s decision-makers how certain legislative activity is affecting the construction industry and your business.Ìý
ThroughoutÌýSafety Week 2015, May 3-9, ABC, its’ members and many other organizations within the construction industry partnered to highlight the importance of being safe both on and off the jobsite.ÌýTo kick off both Safety Week 2015 and OSHA’s annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓconducted a toolbox talk stand-down event in Washington, DC with members HITT Construction and Power Design, Inc. for more than 200 employees on a HITT and Power Design Atlantic Plumbing jobsite. The event covered personal fall arrest system orientation, personal protective equipment inspections, slips, trips and falls, and incorporated electrical loc
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) will be joining us as the keynote speaker at the Free Enterprise Alliance Reception June 23 during Legislative Week. Sen. Ernst, elected in November 2014, is the first woman to serve in federal elected office from the State of Iowa and the first female combat veteran elected to serve in the United States Senate. Join us June 23 as we hear from Sen. Ernst and her thoughts on today’s political environment as it relates to ABC, the construction industry and the merit shop.
As a member of ABC, you have the opportunity to attend the Petrochemical Engineering & Construction Conference, June 16-17, New Orleans, La., and get an exclusive $100 registration discount. The conference will bring together the leading operators and contractors working at the heart of North America’s largest petrochemical construction projects. Ìý
Every year, more than 80,000 workers suffer an injury on construction job sites across the U.S. One incident is one too many— life is too precious not to make safety the number one focus in the U.S. construction industry. With the common goal of building safety together, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis joining the Construction Industry Safety (CISI) initiative and the Incident and Injury Free CEO (IIF) Forum for the second annualÌýSafety WeekÌýMay 3-9.Ìý
In aÌýrecent report, McGraw Hill Construction discusses the top causes of uncertainty in construction projects and their effects on the schedule and cost of the projects. Once the top causes were identified, the report dives into ways an entire team from the owner to the architects and the contractors can improve performance.
At ABC’sÌýLegislative Week, you have the opportunity to come to Washington, D.C. and educate members of congress on top-priority issues that affect you, your business and the construction industry. While each region in the country faces different obstacles, certain issues affect ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers and the merit shop no matter where you are.Ìý
ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis hosting its first annualÌýDiversity and Inclusion SummitÌýJune 22-23 in Washington, D.C. The summit will bring together industry leaders and key stakeholders who understand the value of supplier diversity in construction and who want to network and learn from other like-minded companies and individuals. The event, which is being held in conjunction withÌýABC’s Legislative Week, is free to the first 100 attendees.