Did Someone Say “Architect” (Again)?
I was perusing the April 2008 issue of AWCI’s Construction Dimensions and came across a statement made by the authors that jumped right off the page at me as being something that wasn’t entirely correct. The statement was in the article titled The Devil Is in the Details by Ulf Wolf and Steven Ferry. The […]
Toolaholics
You know what they say: The first step is admitting that you have a problem. Instead of asking a problem-solved type of question this month, we want to help all the Toolaholics by asking this two-part question: What was the most recent tool you bought, and how often do you buy yourself a new one […]
Workers’ Comp Costs Part 1: Why So Much?
Workers’ Compensation. Few other words have the power to upset stomachs or clam hands: Not only do they cause the occasional sleepless night, but some say workers’ comp worries alone increase the sales of antacids in parts of the country. The thing is, though, workers’ comp costs can be controlled, and when it […]
Workers’ Comp Costs Part 2: Getting Control
As mentioned in Part 1 of this article (page XX), the key to lower workers’ comp premiums is to first make very sure that employees are not incorrectly classified to categories with higher-than-necessary rates, and then to do all that you can to gain as low an experience modification factor as possible. And […]
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Safety Award
Category: More Than 100,000 Annual Man-Hours Winner: Precision Walls, Inc., Cary, North Carolina Every single one of Precision Walls’ 300 supervisors, foremen and managers have completed OSHA’s construction outreach program within the last three years. In addition, each one has attended a “competent person training” program. Branch safety managers […]
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Quality Award
Project: Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA AWCI Member Contractor Anning-Johnson Company, San Francisco, CA AWCI Member Manufacturers California Expanded Metal Products (CEMCO) Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Corporation Grace Construction Products Specified Technologies Inc. AWCI Member Supplier San Francisco Gravel Company (AMAROK) Throughout […]
AWCI’s Pinnacle Award Winner
They said it wouldn’t happen. They said a manufacturer would never, ever be president of a contractors’ association like the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry. Then came Bob Geyer, and it was 1999. At the time, Geyer was vice president of operations for the Concord, Calif.–based John […]
ICF: The Recipe for Green Concrete
It’s normally gray and more than a stone’s throw from environmental innocence. Still, in this case, what you add to it, and what you do with it, can make all the difference, and therein lies shades of grey. The Ugly Each year, the concrete industry produces approximate 12 billion tons of concrete […]
Another Remarkable Show
It is hard to believe that April is here and another fantastic AWCI Annual Convention and Intex Expo is over. After months of preparation and planning, the event has passed and it will soon be time for organizers to start thinking about the 2009 show in Nashville. Over the last few years I […]