AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Innovation Award
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Innovation Award recognizes products, services, materials, technologies or systems that improve the means and methods utilized in the wall and ceiling industry. In 2014, the winning innovation is the Universal Fireproofing Patch from Vellrath Engineering. Products that win AWCI’s innovation award will help contractors improve productivity, increase the scope […]
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Innovation Award 2014
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Innovation Award recognizes products, services, materials, technologies or systems that improve the means and methods utilized in the wall and ceiling industry. In 2014, the winning innovation is the Universal Fireproofing Patch from Vellrath Engineering. Products that win AWCI’s innovation award will help contractors improve productivity, increase the […]
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Safety Awards
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards puts the spotlight on the project itself while honoring the AWCI AWCI’s 2014 Excellence in Construction Safety Awards were presented to three different companies, each in different man-hour categories, during the awards brunch held April 2 at AWCI’s Convention in Las Vegas. The winner in the category […]
AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Safety Awards 2014
The winner in the category where the contractor logs more than 600,000 annual man-hours is Performance Contracting Group, Inc. As one of the largest employee-owned specialty contractors in America, PCG’s culture recognizes that the success of each individual is inexorably linked to safety: It’s the company’s top core value. In fact, […]
Go West, People!
For a few years we’ve more or less taken for granted that the light we now and then spy at the end of the downturn tunnel is nothing but an on-rushing train. Today, however, this light appears to be (at least most report it so) actual daylight. In fact, based on surveys […]
Ending Business as Usual
Editor’s Note: This article is being published to help our contractor readers understand what building owners are being advised to look for now that the construction economy is coming back to life. You are likely to disagree with some of the comments made here, so please put your thoughts in writing and send them to […]
5 Ways Your Business Can Improve by Admitting to Mistakes
Mistakes are a fact of life. No matter how much you try, you can’t completely avoid making them. And according to Michael Houlihan, they can actually help to improve your company’s effectiveness and reputation if you handle them well. It seems our society has turned dodging responsibility into an art form. From celebrities […]
Jobsite radios: Morale booster or safety hazard? More GCs are banning jobsite radios, but some subs think that a radio played at a reasonable volume is a boost to employee morale. What is your opinion?
Editor’s Note: The anonymous person who suggested we come up with better questions ought to think again because this question received more responses than any other in the history of “Problem Solved.” Responses were nearing 100 as we were going to press. We added an extra page to this department, and to save […]
Joint Tape Led to Joint Cracks
Q: We used self-adhering glass-mesh joint tape with ready-mixed joint compound, and now we’re seeing cracks in the joints. What’s going on? A: Imagine my surprise after a nine-year hiatus to return to a topic that I thought had been long resolved but apparently is still alive and well! Had I missed a new development […]