Better Businesses Together
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA We just wrapped up our annual summer convention, and it was a blast! Great speakers, fantastic food, a wonderful venue, and all in the beautiful city of Boston. I always walk away from these events enthused and rejuvenated, having spent time with my peers and other professionals who […]
Thank you…we had a blast!
Mejores negocios juntos
English | Translation Provided by the CFA ¡Acabamos de concluir nuestra convención anual del verano y fue genial! Excelentes oradores, comida increíble, un recinto maravilloso y todo en la hermosa ciudad de Boston. Siempre salgo de estos eventos entusiasmado y rejuvenecido, después de haber pasado tiempo con mis compañeros y otros profesionales que buscan mejorar […]
Do You Want to Qualify Your WALL FOREMAN
New IRC Equivalency Evaluation Report Program Streamlines Building Permit Process by Offering Prescriptive Design
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Brea, CA – An innovative new offering from ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), an IRC Equivalency Evaluation Report (EER), indicates the findings of a particular end use application or design of a building product, evaluated by ICC-ES, for compliance with the prescriptive requirements of the International Residential Code® (IRC). […]
Compromiso con la excelencia
English | Translation Provided by the CFA Como lector de esta revista, usted es uno de dos conjuntos de personas. Usted es un empleado o propietario de una empresa que figura en nuestro directorio de miembros en línea, o la Concrete Foundations Association lo identifica como un “cliente potencial”. No importa en qué grupo se […]
Commitment to Excellence
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA As a regular reader of Concrete Facts, I hope you recall the article announcing the retirement of our long-time staff member, Janette Barr (Concrete Facts 29-2, winter 2022, p. 23). As we published that article, I was considering the impact of employment transitions I have been experiencing through […]
Professional Liability: Are Contractors Adequately Protected?
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA As the lines of responsibility between design firms and contractors merge, contractors are assuming nontraditional risk that their core insurance coverages may not address. Professional liability coverage has become just as essential to a contractor as it is to an architect or engineer. Learn about the contractor’s professional […]
Responsabilidad civil profesional: ¿Están los contratistas protegidos adecuadamente?
English | Translation Provided by the CFA Amedida que se fusionan las líneas de responsabilidad entre las empresas de diseño y los contratistas, los contratistas asumen riesgos no tradicionales que sus coberturas de seguro principales pueden no abordar. La cobertura de responsabilidad civil profesional se ha vuelto tan esencial para un contratista como para un […]
Backfilling Basics: Backfilling the Wrong way Often Costs More than Doing it Right
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA BY R. T. BUCK BARTLEY As originally published in Concrete Construction, 1991 Editor’s Note: One of the most recently technical inquiries to Association headquarters pertained to a basement foundation that had two walls fail when the builder was backfilling. The concrete contractor was under scrutiny and being considered […]
