Thursday, August 18, 2016, AGC hosted a virtual PIAC (Public/Private Industry Advisory Council) meeting featuring Ken Simonson, AGC’s Chief Economist. During the meeting Ken provided a construction spending, labor, and materials outlook followed by facilitated discussion led by the PIAC Chair, Rick Andritsch, Partner/VP, at VJS Construction Services.
BuildCon 2016 brings together high-level leaders in the building construction industry to keep them up to speed on the latest market developments affecting the industry.
Mike Clancy, Cynthia Paul, FMI Corporation
Contractors’ get work departments can be like a car with a bad alignment. While everyone is working hard to get where they want to go, some of the effort is being pulled toward the “ditch” of low hit rates, missed opportunities and undeveloped client relationships. All that is needed are a few key adjustments to win your fair share of work.
The SMPS Foundation and the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) have just released the much-anticipated report, "Sell. Do. Win Business". Over 65 AGC members were surveyed for this report, which highlights facts and figures on how A/E/C firms are handling business development and using staff to win work.
The design and construction industry is a feat of multi-tasking. There are many participants that have different responsibilities, work for different companies, and have different contracts with the clients. These interests are aligned in the delivery of a structure, but can be complicated by the need to deliver faster, less expensive, and with different internal goals.
The design and construction industry is a feat of multi-tasking. There are many participants that have different responsibilities, work for different companies, and have different contracts with the clients. These interests are aligned in the delivery of a structure, but can be complicated by the need to deliver faster, less expensive, and with different internal goals.
October 18-19, 2016 | Atlanta, GA
Registration is open for AGC of America’s premier Building Contractor’s event! BuildCon 2016 brings together high-level leaders in the building construction industry to share, learn and discuss the issues that are essential to them and their business.
Contributed by Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, LS3P and Ryan Abbott, Sundt Construction, Co-Chairs of the National AIA-AGC Joint Committee
In an industry that is evolving at an exponential rate and growing increasingly complex and interrelated, the lines between architecture and construction are rapidly blurring.
This week, the House and Senate both made progress in moving their respective transportation funding bill for fiscal year 2017. Both bills include a key, AGC-backed provision that sets restrictions on the use of a U.S. DOT pilot program that enables state or local grant recipients to utilize local or geographical, economic-based, and veterans hiring preferences on federal-aid highway and federal transit projects.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced this week the eleven technologies and practices that are being promoted as part of the fourth-round of Every Day Counts (EDC) for 2017-2018. EDC is FHWA’s state-based initiative to deploy proven innovations to shorten and enhance project delivery. FHWA will offer technical assistance, training and resources to help transportation agencies and stakeholders adopt the innovations in 2017 and 2018.