Associated Builders and Contractors - Virginia Chapter

05/03/2019

R.W. Murray Co.

ABC-VA is sorry to learn of the loss of Robert W. Murray (Bob) on April 21, 2019.

The first thoughts of the management and employees of R.W. Murray Co. are with his wife, children and loved ones. Through his personal and professional values, Bob was cherished both as a man and a leader. He was an accomplished entrepreneur who built a company that still represents and practices th...

05/03/2019

New Work Zone Safety Initiative - Caltrans News Flash #195

New Work Zone Safety Initiative - Caltrans News Flash #195

In part one of the Caltrans Safety Summit Video Series, Public Information Officer Alisa Becerra highlights how Caltrans continues to make safety its top pri...

05/03/2019

Hourigan employee battle cry on most complex projects is 'bring it on'

Way to go, Hourigan!

The bottom line is never the focus at Hourigan, a construction and development firm based in Richmond with offices in Charlottesville and Virginia Beach.

05/03/2019

Did You Know? Next week kicks off National Safety Week! How will your company participate? Construction Safety Week #SafetyWeek2019 #construction #safetyweek #safety ABC National https://bit.ly/1VgzRvq #step https://bit.ly/2Yb0Z35 HITT Contracting Inc.

04/30/2019

Highlight the Value of Construction Careers to Overcome the Labor Shortage

Highlight the Value of Construction Careers to Overcome the Labor Shortage https://bit.ly/2URiQcW

Construction growth, coupled with culture shifts, legislation and changes in academia are impacting the labor force. To fill an estimated 500,000 open construction jobs across the country, industry leaders must meet the challenge of attracting and educating future members of the workforce.

04/30/2019

Construction Executive

FREE #WEBINAR: Join us on Wednesday, July 24, 2 p.m. EST as Steven Cangiano of CMiC discusses what a portfolio of #mobile applications for #construction looks like. http://ow.ly/bcGo30ovO7H

04/30/2019

Gensler DC SWAG - Leading with Authenticity

Gensler DC SWAG - Leading with Authenticity

As women, we live in a multi-polar world. How can we be true to ourselves when there are so many competing selves?

04/30/2019

Why Are Construction Workers The Happiest Employees?

Why Are Construction Workers The Happiest Employees?

Here’s why the construction industry has the happiest employees and how your industry can replicate it.

04/30/2019

Build Your Future

Build Your Future

Sean Ray, Director of Craft Workforce Development at Sundt Construction, Inc., discusses the many exciting benefits of a career in construction -- including the friendships and sense of community formed in the industry.

04/30/2019

From April 25th through April 27th, ABC-VA members participated in Superintendents' Academy training to learn firsthand from industry professionals. The training featured interactive sessions on project administration and processes, safety and risk management, quality control, contracts and documentation, budgeting and estimating, job-site technology and much more.

Students were tasked with building the tallest free-standing structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, 3 feet of tape, 3 feet of string and one marshmallow in 18 minutes or less.

ABC-VA would like to thank our members who instructed this year's program:

Mitch Filipowicz, HITT Contracting Inc.
Jorge Otalora, Hoar Construction
Thomas Hern, DAVIS Construction
Dan Novack, Balfour Beatty
David Stone and Sean Staats, HITT Contracting
Brian Fish, Hensel Phelps
Bruce Wilkinson, Allan Myers

#construction #superintendents #academy #building #marshmallowchallenge #safety #riskmanagement #blueprint #estimating #budgeting #technology #drones #qualitycontrol #contracts #productivity #timemanagement #eggdrop #goalsetting #jobsite #leadership

04/25/2019

Construction Safety Week

Construction Safety Week

What does it mean to be Safe by Choice? Join the movement and get ready for Safety Week on May 6-10!

04/25/2019

Build Your Future

Build Your Future

Tami Gamble-Gurnell, known as the “Girly Shop Teacher” encourages parents to consider career and technical education for their children. Unlike a traditional classroom, #CareerTechEd allows students to get inside of a problem and draw out the answer themselves. #DiscoverMore

04/25/2019

Rental Works

We had a fabulous time yesterday at Hermitage Country Club participating in Associated Builders and Contractors - Virginia Chapter Golf Tournament! The course was absolutely gorgeous and we look forward to the tournament in September!

04/25/2019

Marriott building world's tallest modular hotel in NYC

Marriott Building World's Tallest Modular Hotel in https://bit.ly/2vlWVR2

Final on-site assembly of 168 prefabricated guestrooms, which should take 90 days to finish, is scheduled for late fall. 

04/23/2019

Is safety training effective for Hispanic construction workers? Find out on June 12th when, ABC-VA Member Jorge Otalora of HOAR Construction speaks at the ASSP Professional Development Conference and Expo in New Orleans, VA! Don't miss it! https://bit.ly/2GtZhSW Hoar Construction, LLC #construction #safety

04/17/2019

Poll: Young Americans Don’t Associate Trade School With High Pay and Job Security

Poll: Young Americans Don’t Associate Trade School With High Pay and Job Security https://bit.ly/2KI4uvH #construction #highpayingjobs #careersinconstruction Build Your Future

In a recent BigRentz poll of 3,000 people aged 18 to 24, only 11 percent stated that they think trade schools lead to high-paying jobs, and 54 percent believe the trade school pay gap is larger than it really is.

04/16/2019

$252M soccer stadium coming to Sacramento, California

$252M Soccer Stadium Coming to Sacramento, California https://bit.ly/2V05oYB

Construction is expected to create between 1,310 and 1,640 jobs while supporting infrastructure work would generate up to 245.

04/15/2019

Train Harder, Work Smarter: The Benefits of Training and Apprenticeships

Train Harder, Work Smarter: The Benefits of Training and Apprenticeships #construction #crafttraining #apprenticeship https://bit.ly/2UAhRCI

Formalized training and apprenticeship programs can help fill the talent pipeline as well as improve the bottom line.

04/12/2019

Thank you to all of the ABC-VA Young Leaders who attended our networking event at The Circuit in Richmond last night! #ABCMeritShopProud #construction #YoungLeaders #arcade #networking

04/12/2019

AECintheDMV-Events: week of April 15 for those in Construction, Design, and Real Estate

Thanks for the share, Shambi!

· April 15th: AIA Designing Beyond Borders, in-depth discussion about the differences between campus design in China and the United States, looking specifically at Duke Kunshan University: a 201-acre master plan and six-building development in China. · April 17th: ACES Public Works: Th

04/12/2019

ABC Member companies participated in a construction career information session yesterday at L. C. Bird High School. Member presenters included: Baker Roofing, Davis & Green, IES Commercial, M & E Contractors, ITAC, and Scaffolding Solutions.

04/12/2019

Medical Gas and Brazing lessons happening in the lab for Plumbing Level 4 at ABC-VA Richmond today.

04/12/2019

Safely Handle Traffic Management on the Jobsite

Safely Handle Traffic Management on the Job-Site https://bit.ly/2IyVvdw #construction #safety #jobsite #trafficmanagement #workzoneawarenessweek

Traffic management is key to ensure the health and safety everyone on a construction site. With heavy equipment, delivery vans and pedestrians all sharing sites, organization is vital.

04/11/2019

ABC-VA members had a blast at our networking event at TopGolf on Tuesday! Thank you to everyone who came out and a special thank you to our sponsors: Scaffolding Solutions and Skillforce!

04/11/2019

If you're in the market for some new equipment, contact Justin at United Rentals of Northern Virginia Equipment Sales for the hookup!

2012 EC35C with hydraulic thumb - This 7000lb class machine is the perfect size for many projects, wether it be foundation work or demolition of an old building this excavator can do it! It only has 1591.24 on the meter. The machine starts right up every turn of the key and is as smooth as one would expect a Volvo to be. The machine has a hydraulic thumb attached. I need to get it gone ASAP to make room for my new excavators coming in. I’ll put it out the door at $20,988 total taxes included. If you’re interested message me. I have tons more pics and vids. You can even come to my shop and see it in person! ****Disclamer**** We only accept certified check, cashier checks, or credit card.**** Read Less

04/11/2019

United Rentals of Northern Virginia Equipment Sales

Make sure you come to our Summer Kickoff Equipment Sale on May the 2nd. It will be held at our Bladensburg Location. Lots of equipment of all kinds, expertly maintained and serviced. Raffles, BBQ and Giveaways! Don't miss out on this event.

04/11/2019

Test lab for timber technology: college campus construction

Test Lab for Timber Technology: College Campus Construction https://bit.ly/2X4SQMH

With 34 mass timber college buildings completed or in the works throughout the country, the technology is seeing a lot of support despite challenges.

04/10/2019

National Work Zone Awareness Week - FHWA Work Zone

Did You Know? It's National Work-zone Awareness Week. Be mindful and cautious while driving near work zones. #Orange4Safety #construction #safety #WorkZoneSafety #WorkZoneAwarenessWeek https://bit.ly/2nFusj8

Each year in the spring, National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is held to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones. Since 1999, FHWA has worked with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the American Tr...

04/08/2019

Meet Shaun O’Brien: 2019 Craft Professional of the Year Finalist

Meet Shaun O'Brien: 2019 Craft Professional of the Year https://bit.ly/2D4wqnh ABC National #construction #craftprofessional

Shaun O'Brien's objective is pretty simple: focus on developing people and providing a quality product in order to raise the standard of professionalism in construction.

04/05/2019

3D-printed panels define Seattle high-rise's sloped facade

3D-Printed Panels Define Seattle High-Rise's Sloped Facade https://bit.ly/2JWt4ZC

3Diligent's technology was chosen for the 59-story Rainier Square Tower because of the accuracy that would be required to achieve different angles on each sloping floor.​

04/03/2019

Largest General Contractors in Greater D.C. - Washington Business Journal

👏 Great job, HITT Contracting Inc. and all of our other members who made this list!

Largest General Contractors in Greater D.C.

04/03/2019

PLA Neutrality Becomes Law in Kentucky

PLA Neutrality Becomes Law in Kentucky https://bit.ly/2CPR4Yk

H.B. 135 is now law in Kentucky after passing the Senate in March by a 26 to 10 vote and the House of Representatives in February by a narrower 50 to 44 vote.

04/02/2019

ABC National

According to an ABC analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today, national nonresidential construction spending rose 1.2 percent in February. #ABCMeritShopProud https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/16131/nonresidential-spending-expands-again-in-february-says-abc

04/02/2019

2019 ABC Craft Instructor of the Year - Clemon Prevost

2019 ABC Craft Instructor of the Year - Clemon Prevost

Clemon Prevost, a senior talent development specialist for Fluor’s U.S. Gulf Coast Craft Training Center in Pasadena, Texas, was named the 2019 Craft Instruc...

04/02/2019

Forrester Construction Earns National Safety Award

Way to go, Forrester!

Forrester Construction has been named the winner of a National Safety Excellence Award from Associated Builders and Contractors.

04/02/2019

The Power of People: ABC Contractor of the Year MAREK Shows ‘Strength From Within’ https://bit.ly/2HTZySt

04/01/2019

Focus on Symbols for a Sound Foundation

Focus on Symbols for a Sound Foundation
https://bit.ly/2TNtnFu

With construction being such an influential industry, impacting so many industries and people, the need for a symbol that encapsulates so much with so little grows exponentially.

04/01/2019

ABC National

ABC National

ABC named MAREK as its 2018 Contractor of the Year at the 29th annual Excellence in Construction® Awards gala, an award that recognizes companies for corporate integrity, commitment to safety, professional development and expert craftsmanship. #ABCMeritShopProud http://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/16113/associated-builders-and-contractors-names-marek-contractor-of-the-year

03/29/2019

​13 Common Electrical Terms Every Electrician Should Know

​13 Common Electrical Terms Every Electrician Should Know

Thinking about becoming an electrician? There are a few electrical terms you will be required to know - get a head start by reviewing them here.

03/29/2019

ABC National

ABC National

ABC voiced its strong support for the Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R. 1858/S. 907), which will benefit taxpayers by encouraging more qualified construction companies to compete for federal and federally funded construction projects. #ABCMeritShopProud https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/16124/abc-backs-bill-to-increase-competition-on-taxpayer-funded-construction-contracts

03/29/2019

CoLab

#CoLabProgress The gypcrete floors on the second level have been poured and the west stairwell is being installed. Check out the layers of CLT that were fused together during the manufacturing process. #GreenBuilding #SustainableDesign

03/29/2019

ABC National

Congratulations to ABC’s CMC students, Student Chapter of the Year, Young Professional of the Year, Craft Instructor and Craft Professional of the Year and NCC competitors! These champions were celebrated in Long Beach at the Careers in Construction awards. #ABCMeritShopProud

03/29/2019

Last night, ABC-VA members came together for plank painting and networking. Ladies enjoyed getting to know one another over delicious appetizers and wine while creating beautiful pieces of art! Thank you to everyone who attended this event - we hope you had a great time. #construction #networking #ladiesnight #plankpainting #ABCMeritShopProud

03/29/2019

ABC-VA is at ABC National's Convention in Long Beach, California this week! #ABCMeritShopProud

03/29/2019

Construction Employment News: March 2019

Construction Employment News: March 2019 https://bit.ly/2U6fwPK

Here’s a look at employment moves that occurred in the construction industry this month.