Sauter Receives Prestigious Robert D. Sawyer Award for 2012
During the Annual Convention, J. Edward Sauter, current Executive Director for the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) was awarded the Robert D. Sawyer Distinguished Service Award. The Annual Convention was held July 25-27, 2012 at the Grand Traverse Resort. Previous recipients Barry Herbert of Herbert Construction (2009) and Scott Smith of MPW Construction Services (2010) […]
WHAT A SUMMER!
Is that your response if asked how your summer went? Were you involved in enough work to cripple your social calendar? Did your company experience the stress resulting from the deep cutbacks in personnel now tasked with a rapid expansion of work? Whether a positive statement or a stressful one, if this title mimics your […]
Survey Results: Future CFA Summer Convention Vision
At opportune times during the year, we conduct surveys with you to keep us informed and connected to the collective ideas of this membership body. Surveys are just one of the many tools that we and the CFA Board employ to best prepare and steer our decisions for events and programs as well as identifying […]
2012 Projects of the Year: Single Family Residence
Single Family Home Canton Herbert Construction Co. Canton, Georgia Herbert Construction Co. of Marietta, Georgia is a Project of the Year winner for the foundation of a 19,942 square foot home currently under construction in Canton, Georgia. When the homeowners purchase an entire new subdivision to build their home, you know the house will […]
2012 Projects of the Year: Single Family Residence
Single Family Residence Chenequa Coello & Associates, Inc. Chenequa, Wisconsin Coello & Associates, Inc. of Waukesha, Wisconsin is one of the winners of the Project of the Year category. Their foundation for a 9,543 square foot home in Chenequa, Wisconsin is a testament to the fact that concrete can be very attractive. Great care […]
2012 Projects of the Year Overall Grand Project: Single Family Residence
Overall Grand Project, Single Family Residence La Jolla Ekedal Concrete, Inc La Jolla, California Ekedal Concrete, Inc. from Newport Beach, California is the winner of the overall grand prize for a massive single-family home foundation they completed in La Jolla, California. The foundation for the 8,700 square foot home looked more like a commercial […]
CFA Projects of the Year
Each year the Concrete Foundation Association of North America (CFA) calls for entries to its Project of the Year contest. The entries are voted on and chosen by CFA members through an online ballot that runs for several weeks. This year’s entries were all very large residential projects worthy of multiple awards. The winners will be recognized at […]
12 TIPS For Preventing Back Injuries In Construction
25% of construction injuries are back injuries, so it’s worth planning, equipping and staffing sites to preserve back health The Center for Construction Research and Training says the construction industry has the highest incident rate of back injuries of any industry except transportation. Of all the construction-related injuries that occur each year, 25% of them are back injuries. Every […]
PART II: IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME… Taking the next step.
In the last edition of Concrete Facts you were given some simple instructions to some very valuable assets for connecting with your Association and peers during a time when the economy makes travel difficult. Being able to plug in to discussions is the most inexpensive decision you can make to provide tools for progress in today’s market. So, I […]
Fall Protection Systems in Residential Construction:FORMWORK SCAFFOLD BRACKETS – A Feasibility Study
Dear CFA Members- In the wake of last year’s decision by OSHA to rescind the rule allowing residential contractors to walk atop concrete walls, I know that many of you have searched for a feasible way to be OSHA compliant and most have found nothing. Could that be because walking atop formwork is the safest way to accomplish the […]
