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IIBEC 2020 Building Enclosure Symposium Goes All Virtual
After careful consideration, the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) announced today that the annual Building Enclosure Symposium (BES+) will be presented in an all-virtual format over two weeks in mid-November. Due to the virtual format of the revised event, participants will be able to attend more live educational sessions ...
Employment Immigration – 3 Things to Know for Canada
By Jeremy Power, Cotney Construction Law. There are perhaps no two countries more inter-connected than the United States and Canada. The United States is Canada’s largest trading partner, where goods, services, and people normally flow unimpeded across the world’s largest international border. However, COVID-19 and associated government actions related to it have ...
Celebrate The Best of IIBEC
Join us on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at 1 PM EDT to celebrate our incredible volunteer leaders and outstanding chapters during the virtual 2020 IIBEC Awards Ceremony! We will be making the inaugural presentation of the Joshua J. Summers Outstanding Educator Award, and honoring not one, but two Lifetime Achievement ...
Roofing Alliance Announces 2021 Student Competition
Construction Management Schools are encouraged to participate. The Roofing Alliance, the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), is proud to announce the launch of its 7th annual student competition. This well-known event will take place during the April 2021 International Roofing Expo® in Las Vegas. Roofing professionals are encouraged ...
Ladder Safety is Focus of $1.8 Million Grant Received by Professor
By National Roofing Contractors Association. Grant will support the development of safer ladder designs and research exploring the various risk factors associated with ladder falls. Ladders are a central component of the safety measures needed to help prevent falls, one of the most common job-site injuries in the U.S. According to www.constructiondive.com, ...
Look Out for These Counterfeit Respirators Being Sold in the U.S.
By the National Roofing Contractors Association. Workers who regularly use respirators need to ensure their respirator provides the protection they paid for. Construction Dive reports guidance from the federal government has warned workers of counterfeit respiratory protection and to carefully check the source of their respirators. Workers trying to protect themselves from ...
METALCONLive! is Back with “Construction, Metal Construction and Design: Trends and Outlook”
Join METALCON on October 7 at 1 pm ET as they bring back their METALCON Live series. METALCONLive! Helped many of us navigate the early day of the coronavirus pandemic with weekly webinars. A variety of hosts shared what they were seeing happening in different parts of the country ...
Announcing ARCA Board Members and Officers for 2020-2021
ARCA is thrilled to welcome these individuals to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, which govern the activities of ARCA, is normally announced at the Annual Meeting held in conjunction with Expo. With Expo not being held this year, an e-vote was conducted and the results have been tabulated by ...
Roofing Alliance Grants Clemson University Second Round of Funding
Clemson University is granted funding for “Workforce Education & Retention Initiatives for the Roofing Industry.” The Roofing Alliance, the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), is proud to announce that funding was approved for Clemson University’s phase two initiative to develop additional classes for a formal roofing certificate program ...
North American Roofing Contractors Invited to Apply to ARMA’s 2021 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program. ARMA encourages all roofing contractors to submit their best low- and steep-slope asphalt roofing projects from the past three years for consideration by December 1, 2020. “We received a record number of submissions ...
