Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

State-of-the-art training centers being built by trade unions are offering higher-education type training and are drawing attendees nationwide. In this week's BNA Labor Report , four union training centers are highlighted as the progressive leaders taking steps to bring more skilled workers into the construction trades.

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BD+C

JULY 9, 2021

LPA Architects conducted a post-occupancy evaluation, or POE, of the eSTEM Academy, a new high school specializing in health/medical and design/engineering Career Technical Education, in Eastvale, Calif.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We'd like your input - recent projects, photo/s, renderings, and expert insight - on an important article we're working on for our Jan 2013 issue: HIGHER EDUCATION: Residence Halls, Student Unions, and ‘Quality of Life’ Factors in the Halls of Ivy read more.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

The United Service Workers Union partners with plumbing and HVACR contractors to offer apprentices technical education and on-the-job learning.

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SAB Magazine

APRIL 13, 2011

multi-purpose educational facility, located at the heart of the University of Victoria Campus, houses the Indigenous Graduate Student Union, Native Student Union, classrooms, faculty and counseling offices, Elders andstudent lounges, study areas and a ceremonial space. This 1,196 sq.m

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

We are also affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as a union contractor. All of that culminated in deciding that Spectrum was the right fit with the cost centers and the union…with benefit tiers. The union options in Spectrum were fantastic. That was a big part for us.

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BD+C

AUGUST 8, 2017

College educators across Southern California share a common struggle: How to keep their students on campus throughout the day despite scattered class schedules and competing off-campus activities. Appropriately categorized as “commuter schools,” most community colleges do not offer on-campus student housing.

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ENR Construction

JULY 25, 2012

Earn Continuing Education Credits. Union Station. Book Reviews. Information Technology. Construction Technology. Social Media. White Papers. Construction Schools. Civil Engineering Schools. Current Costs. Material Trends. Historical Indices. Quarterly Cost Reports. ENR Southeast. ENR Southwest. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Amtrak Plans $6.5B

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 24, 2018

To get women interested in these professions, the group Massachusetts Girls in Trades was formed to educate female students in middle school and high school about the industry and help them begin careers in construction. Massachusetts, for example, aims to have women make up 20 percent of its construction workforce by 2020.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 9, 2023

The North American Building Trades Union study on diversity and inclusion found work-life support lacking, while discrimination and sexual harassment remain biggest challenges in National Center for Construction Education and Research survey of 770 women.

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BD+C

AUGUST 10, 2018

Across every market, be it healthcare, education or business, people are understanding design in much more sophisticated ways. Fueled by growing consumerism and shifting generational preferences, people expect better experiences at the hospital, in a college student union and/or in the workplace.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

million, 72,000-sq-ft expansion provided numerous amenities, including large social areas and small study spaces, game rooms, lounges, conference suites, shops and a coffee house.

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BD+C

AUGUST 17, 2017

GrowNYC, a sustainability-focused nonprofit, commissioned ORE Design to create the community events center and learning space, located near Union Square in Manhattan. Dubbed Farmhouse, the center includes a classroom forum, educational kitchen, and conference center. The rooms can be combined to operate as a fundraising venue.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

OSHA awarded $10,687,000 through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 78 nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management associations, and colleges and universities.

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Contractor Magazine

MAY 10, 2016

Pump repair and maintenance now part of nationwide education offering. read more.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Arizona college builds a student-networking and dining facility that features complex structural and cladding systems.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2013

Institutions of higher learning are investing heavily in new facilities—student unions, dining facilities, residence halls, and the like—that address the non-academic side of campus life.

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Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

With new modular exhibit designs available, exhibit assembly labor and transportation costs are lower than years past that required massive crates and expensive (union) labor. Because trade shows bring thousands of decision makers and prospective customers together in one place, often with associated conferences or continuing education.

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Stok

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

An educational and training facility for the Local 38 Plumbers and Pipefitters’ Union in [.]. Mazzola Training Center received the Commercial Interiors Contractors Association (CICA) Award for an Adaptive Reuse building project (more project photos here).

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BD+C

MARCH 27, 2013

Building types include: college labs, classrooms, residence halls, student unions. Construction market analysts from RSMeans offer construction costs per square foot for four building types across 25 metro markets. Click here to access the RSMeans chart. For additional RSMeans cost comparison reports, visit: [link].

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 30, 2016

The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it had reached no decision on mandatory union fees being required of nonunion public sector workers, meaning that the judgment of the court below was affirmed. The 40-year old Supreme Court precedent ( Abood v.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 16, 2016

The AFL-CIO voted today to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, joining other unions like the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union. Their endorsement locks up the labor vote for Ms Clinton.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 31, 2023

This paid training carves a pathway to skilled trade union full-time positions that are family-sustaining and offer longevity. Upon completion of the training program, crew members will have the chance to apply and interview for paid, full-time union apprenticeships, Rebuild Philadelphia says.

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Pro Builder

JULY 9, 2021

Paul Robinson founded ConstructReach in 2018 to create events and a social network for educating young people, teachers, and parents about opportunities in construction. We also work to let general contractors know when educators may not have all of the [required] information available to give to a student. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor.

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BD+C

JUNE 12, 2013

“At the least, these violations are a distraction and a source of discomfort,” said a school cleaners’ union official. Architects Codes Building Owner Contractors Regulations Designers Standards Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers School Construction' And in many cases, they could actually present a health hazard.”.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Renovations to Duke University’s West Campus Student Union, originally built in 1928, delivered a building that blends the school’s traditional Gothic look with a contemporary design.

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Natural Building

MAY 26, 2022

Cohousing has been a well-known concept to countries in the European Union and the Netherlands but has also been slowly gaining popularity within the U.S. Early adopters of cohousing have generally been white, politically liberal and educated. and Canada as well. in the 1980s. in Davis, California in 1991.

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

This is one of the reasons that unionization provides workers with a significant safety dividend, especially in Alberta, the only jurisdiction in Canada where joint (worker-employer) health and safety committees (JHSCs) are not mandatory for any size of workplace.

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Pro Builder

MAY 5, 2023

They’re also an opportunity for union carpenters to share insight into the possibilities and potential of a career in the trades; particularly for families who may seek ways for students to rise in their career paths, secure a sustainable job with benefits, and not accumulate large amounts of debt from school.

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Constructonomics

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I worked with ironworkers who made $100k a year with a suspect high school education and some jail time under their belt. They also had union benefits which are pretty damn good. However, I do think there is some blue collar monkey business that should at least be discussed. .

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

of Labor’s proposed rule on apprenticeship expansion because union apprenticeship programs set the bar high on quality training and earning potential. The commentary, “Keep The Rule Exemption As Is,” claimed that construction should remain excluded from the U.S.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

of Labor’s proposed rule on apprenticeship expansion because union apprenticeship programs set the bar high on quality training and earning potential. The commentary, “Keep The Rule Exemption As Is,” claimed that construction should remain excluded from the U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 9, 2014

o Help Accessing Resources: Where necessary to achieve their goals, Promise Zones will get priority and be able to access federal investments that further the goals of job creation, additional private investment, increased economic activity, improved educational opportunity, and reduction in violent crime.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2016

After all, when clients work with a commercial contractor nationally, they gain a partner they can educate on their expectations and brand standards, and then rely on to efficiently roll out their brand concept to any number of markets. That includes knowing the landscape of local unions, as well as other market-specific considerations.

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GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Two Union Square, in Seattle, Wash., Arts & education. We've heard of high flow concrete, but how do you know when to use it and when conventional concrete is sufficient? First, let’s define the different types of concrete. read more. . How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. read more. . Design Advantage.

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GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Two Union Square, in Seattle, Wash., Arts & education. We've heard of high flow concrete, but how do you know when to use it and when conventional concrete is sufficient? First, let’s define the different types of concrete. read more. . How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. read more. . Design Advantage.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

Nowhere is this more evident that in the unprecedented cooperation between higher education resources and business in LA. Department of Education recently released its assessment of the progress made by recipients of Race to the Top (RTTP)?funding funding in the first three years of the program.

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