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Craft Competitions: Ironworker Apprentices Test Their Mettle

October 26, 2016

Every two years, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union (Ironworkers International) hosts a National Apprentice Competition.

Craft Competitions: 'Roofing Games' Push Roofers Upward

Scott Blair

October 26, 2016

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The Western States Roofing Contractors Association introduced “The Roofing Games” in 2014 at its annual exposition in Las Vegas as a way “to keep contractors on the trade show floor until the close of the show,” says Joel Viera, the group’s director of exposition and events.

Craft Competitions: Fastest Trowels Scrape to the Finish Line

Jim Parsons

October 26, 2016

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No one would mistake the casino hotels overlooking the Las Vegas Convention Center’s exhibit lot for the stately spires of Churchill Downs.

Craft Competitions: SkillsUSA is the Olympics for Construction Trades

Jonathan Barnes

Scott Lewis

October 26, 2016

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SkillsUSA is a virtual Olympics of career skills.

Craft Competitions: Masons Race to Finish Line at Bricklayer 500

Jeff Rubenstone

October 26, 2016

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The Spec Mix competition has been a staple at World of Concrete in Las Vegas for the past 14 years.

Craft Competitions: Plumbers' Union Tests Young Competitors

Jonathan Barnes

October 26, 2016

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The annual apprentice competition held by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U.S. and Canada—known as the UA—displays the skills of the newest generation of union members while helping the union leadership to gauge the new plumbers’ prowess.

Construction Accidents

Boston Water Main Break Floods Trench and Kills Two Workers

Details of the accident and identities of the victims remain unclear

Justin Rice

October 21, 2016

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Investigators must determine how two workers died following sudden release of water.

Disaster Preparedness

Battening Down a Marine Construction Site for Hurricane

Storm Protection Measures Yield Mixed Results When Hurricane Matthew Comes to Call

Jim Parsons

October 19, 2016

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PCL Civil Constructors made extensive preparations as Hurricane Matthew approached to secure the jobsite and equipment of its project to replace the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on the coast of North Carolina. And yet, as the storm pulled away, two 140-ft-long barges were found beached, almost 30 miles away. An NCDOT engineer provides details.

Execs Share Best Ways To Ply Changing Global Markets

Bechtel CEO says AEC firms must compete harder with Silicon Valley for the best technical talent.

Debra K. Rubin

Janice L. Tuchman

October 19, 2016

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With low oil prices still a nagging factor in the global economy, construction executives and researchers shared strategies for project delivery and business success in markets that are increasingly difficult to predict and more controlled by tightening costs.

Libertarians' Hope Gary Johnson Has Construction Roots

Presidential candidate started a SW mechanical contracting firm that worked for Intel.

John Guzzon

Debra K. Rubin

October 19, 2016

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Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate for president, started a New Mexico mechanical contracting firm in the 1970s whose later sale made him a millionaire.

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Craft Competitions: Ironworker Apprentices Test Their Mettle

Craft Competitions: 'Roofing Games' Push Roofers Upward

Craft Competitions: Fastest Trowels Scrape to the Finish Line

Craft Competitions: SkillsUSA is the Olympics for Construction Trades

Craft Competitions: Masons Race to Finish Line at Bricklayer 500

Craft Competitions: Plumbers' Union Tests Young Competitors

Boston Water Main Break Floods Trench and Kills Two Workers

Battening Down a Marine Construction Site for Hurricane

Execs Share Best Ways To Ply Changing Global Markets

Libertarians' Hope Gary Johnson Has Construction Roots

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