Concrete Foundations Association Updates Market on Shortage of Form Ties: Shortage Estimated to Affect Residential Construction into 2022
The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) – the leading organization serving as the voice of cast-in-place contractors – has provided an update related to the continued industry-wide effort to mitigate the current shortage of steel form ties across the North American markets. According to James Baty, Executive Director of the CFA, while the shock of the […]
How Google Might be Limiting Your Employment Exposure
By Chris Nastav, KC Web Specialists – A CFA Consulting Member As an active CFA consultant, we feel an obligation at times to point out the things in our specialty area that might be of importance to you. If you are swimming in a sea of work right now and struggling to find employees, […]
Destination Employers Promote Education
CFA Signs MOU with Columbia Southern University for Member Benefits #CFACON2021 takes place next month in Charleston, South Carolina. In many ways, this event can be seen as focusing on a primary variable, risk and need in your company–workforce development. Keynote speakers for the event, Mack and Ria Story, will lead you along a path […]
YOU’VE RECEIVED AN OSHA CITATION – NOW WHAT?
The 4-Step Process Every Company Should Know By Julia Kunlo, MSOSH, CSP The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) usually conducts around 32,000 inspections a year. For companies who are involved in an inspection and receive fines/citations, most are surprised by the hazards discovered and unsure of next steps to take. While avenues exist to […]
INTERCONNECTIONS: Leveraging relationships built by common interest
During strategic planning this winter, the CFA Board of Directors strengthened its commitment that one of the primary benefits of this association membership is the network connections and the relatability of members across a broad range of demographics. In the coming weeks, you will be introduced to a survey for information about your company, filling […]
Twenty Years! Where Does Time Go?
This spring marks the completion of twenty years serving as a staff member for the Concrete Foundations Association. Having received an invitation in early 2000 to consider a change of career focus, I could never have imagined the diverse world that I would soon move into, one where every day is marked with a different […]
Let’s Get Back Together Again
The annual CFA Convention is fast approaching. After going virtual in 2020, we are happy to announce that we’re getting back together for this year’s in-person event. The event will take place in beautiful Charleston, SC. Having been to the city on a few occasions, I can assure you that it lives up to its […]
Wall Tie Shortage, and New Initiatives
As if dealing with COVID-19 and World of Concrete getting cancelled wasn’t enough, residential concrete contractors faced a severe wall tie shortage this Spring. As soon as the issue was brought to our attention by CFA member, Dan Bromley, the association mobilized and immediately began working on the problem. With terrific work by our Executive […]
Turning the Page
When was the last time you read a really good book of the page-turner variety? Each page is turned more quickly than the previous one. An anticipating pace races you deeper into the plot, the action, the historical moment, or the truth you are seeking. With that picture in mind, consider the page turning taking […]
Contraction Joints in Residential Slabs Using a New Method
By Harvey Haynes, Haynes & Associates LLC; Oakland, CA Introduction The cracking of concrete slabs is unsightly and has long been a frustration for concrete contractors who receive complaints and callbacks from homeowners. Concrete, by its nature, will contract due to thermal cooling and drying shrinkage. This material behavior causes concrete elements to decrease in […]
