Thirty-four construction professionals received a first-ever new national accreditation in the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM), a process that relies on computer-generated models to better manage construction projects. The professional accreditation, which is being offered by AGC, is the first assessment-based credential to recognize construction professionals on their ability to use the process.

Thursday, Nov. 17th at 2:00pm EDT| 11:00am PST  Efficiency is one of those words that hardly get the pulse racing, conjuring images of cutting costs, cutting margins and price-point competition. As an industry, construction has long been chastised for being “inefficient”, sometimes rightly, often unfairly. But as the economy continues to bump along, the increasing pressure to deliver assets cheaper, faster and smarter isn’t going to go away anytime soon.

AGC’s Supervisory Training Program and Project Manager Development Program provide the right career path for emerging superintendents and project managers.

Companies are always looking for a way to get an edge and one of the best assets any construction company has is the people that work for it—don’t you want to make sure that they are at the top of their game? AGC has a host of educational programs that are designed to be delivered locally, enabling you to take nationally-developed training, created by leading industry experts, right at your local AGC Chapter, or even within your company.

As the construction industry transforms make sure your team is up to date with the latest industry topics.

AGC of America has compiled a searchable Workforce Development Outreach Database of all our Chapters' outreach efforts to attract people to our industry. This database is available free on our web page and is designed to assist members looking to get involved in local activities, Chapters searching for new ideas, and the public at large.

Approximately 100 people attended the 5th Annual Training, Education & Development Conference, earlier this month in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to the Jay Forte’s keynote address on how to maximize results by engaging and empowering employees to do their best, attendees had ample opportunities to participate in roundtable sessions, hear presentations by industry experts on a wide variety of topics, network at social events, and, most importantly, connect with their construction industry peers from across the nation.

The two construction companies and one training professional who won the AGC’s Education Excellence Awards were announced during the 5th Annual Training, Education and Development Conference, held Oct. 3-4, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Where is the ROI of BIM? Are we looking in the right places? How do you measure it? Who gets it? It is time for some answers. The ROI of clash detection is no longer enough – that’s only the proverbial “low-hanging fruit”. By now, we should have all learned that adopting BIM is a serious investment in innovation within an individual organization, a change in corporate culture and an evolution of the entire AEC industry environment.

New responsibilities, challenges and expectations arise as one progresses in their career. For over 20 years, AGC’s Advanced Management Program has been strengthening participant’s business proficiencies and construction knowledge through the guidance of industry experts and by sharing best practices and ideas with fellow construction professionals.