Associations

Advocacy has long been the purview of trade associations across the country. It’s an umbrella term, encompassing a large swath of responsibilities ranging from (…)

Concrete has become a staple of the construction industry and is considered one of the most commonly used building materials — In fact, the (…)

Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction trade association with 68 chapters across the country. The Keystone chapter is one of the oldest (…)

Finding the right people to do business with can be like finding the right friend — but what qualities make a great friend? For (…)

Gerry Mulhern joins me via Zoom from his office in downtown Kitchener looking relaxed and ready to chat. It’s noon on Friday and he (…)

The next person you meet, could be your next big break. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”, is an age-old proverb (…)

It is no secret among construction industry professionals that prefabricated and modular structures are the way of the future. What was always a popular (…)

With inflation at record level rates across Canada, a shortage of skilled workers along with rising costs of materials, the future of the construction (…)

The Florida Transportation Builders Association (FTBA) represents over 500 firms involved in the infrastructure space in Florida. Of its members, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers (…)

The evolution of AGC (Associated General Contractors of America) chapters was so often tied to the history of their local communities. To a greater (…)

The Long Island Contractors’ Association (LICA) represents the interests of Long Island’s premier heavy construction general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and industry supporters. Their industry (…)

‘Where Demolition Professionals Build Relationships.’ The National Demolition Association, the leading association representing businesses in the North American demolition industry, is certainly clear in (…)

Passion is an over-used word these days: job specs insist on it; we’re constantly urged to find it and every pageant contestant who ever (…)

Since the founding of the nation, the United States has held one thing above all others, it is a place which has been built (…)

Had structural engineer Homer Balcom and his team began work on the Empire State Building a decade earlier, they would have had a problem. (…)

“Nobody represents the construction industry in the Carolinas like Carolinas AGC,” says Dave Simpson, President & CEO of the award-winning trade association. It takes (…)

The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) is a membership driven advocacy organization, working in the interests of the roofing industry in America. The NRCA (…)

When it comes to sustainability, construction can occasionally get a bad rep. As a result of the ever-growing knowledge base around carbon emissions, coupled (…)

Every aspect of modern society now seems to be striving for greatness,  momentum, and  innovation. From every vantage point, the message is the same: (…)

The road to improvement is one that comes with many questions. Regardless of the context or topic, self-reflection and planning is a vital component (…)

Within certain sectors of the construction industry, there seems to be a resistance to change. Heritage and reputation are hard won commodities and, regardless (…)