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2016 Projects of the Year: Single Family Residence Foundation (>5,000 sq.ft)
Grand Project of the Year Single Family Residence Foundation >5,000 sq.ft. The Nowak Residence SCW Footings & Foundations Salt Lake City, Utah Taking the top honors in this year’s CFA Projects of the Year competition is a large residential foundation combined with above-grade concrete features set in the Salt Lake City, Utah region. The project […]
Plan of Action for Implementing OSHA’s Final Rule on Crystalline Silica Exposure
On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, issued its final rule on exposure to crystalline silica in the workplace. The final rule is decades in the making, and has seen many stumbling blocks along the way, but Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of OSHA, saw the new standards as one of […]
CFA Member Benefit: The Employee Manual
One of the most important parts of any business is establishing the boundaries between management and employees that protect both in times of discipline. The policy manual is the tool used to provide prospective employees with the picture of expectations by the employer, as well as maintaining an ongoing and effectively positive relationship. Employee manuals […]
Emergence of Risk
In the dynamic world we live in today, the only constant is change – whether it’s yourself, your industry, or the environment around you… Take a moment to think about your business. How has it changed in the past five years? Is your environment the same? How will that environment change in the next five […]
Elevating Board Form Concrete to a Marketable Aesthetic
If the Great Recession has taught us anything as a company, it is that a concrete construction company can be extremely resilient when everything is on the line. In order to be resilient, our company had to be creative and apply ourselves to finding work and finding uniqueness any way possible. Out here in the […]
RISK MANAGEMENT: Controlling Your Company’s Insurance Costs
Total Cost of Risk: A company’s soft and hard costs which contribute to the overall cost of their insurance program. For too long insurance agents’ jobs has been oversimplified to just the placement of insurance and issuing certificates of insurance. The CFA and Arthur J. Gallagher have set a goal to be the best client […]
Magazine Issues
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 […]
Conceptos básicos para el relleno: Rellenar de forma incorrecta a menudo cuesta más que hacerlo correctamente
English | Translation Provided by the CFA POR R. T. BUCK BARTLEY Publicado originalmente en Concrete Construction, 1991 Nota del editor: Una de las consultas técnicas más recientes hechas a las oficinas centrales de la Asociación se refiere a los cimientos de un sótano en el que se derrumbaron dos muros cuando el constructor estaba […]
Tight Market Conditions Briefing
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Provided by the Portland Cement Association Material specifiers frequently need to choose between concrete and alternative building materials. As concrete’s use has grown, cement shortages have begun to surface. Specifiers need accurate information about the shortage situation, and this briefing is an effort to provide the latest available […]
Informe sobre las condiciones difíciles del mercado
English | Translation Provided by the CFA Introducción Los especificadores de materiales con frecuencia necesitan elegir entre el concreto y materiales de construcción alternativos. A medida que ha aumentado el uso del concreto, la escasez del cemento ha comenzado a aparecer. Los especificadores necesitan información precisa sobre la situación de la escasez y este informe […]
2022 CFA PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA RECOGNIZING EXPERIENCE, COMMITMENT, AND PERSEVERANCE Annually, the collective leadership receives and makes nominations for individuals and companies embodying the spirit, mission, and vision of the Association. These exemplify the energy, influence, passion, and servant leadership that advances industry, fosters relationship, and elevates the professionalism for all member organizations. […]
PREMIOS DE RECONOCIMIENTO
English | Translation Provided by the CFA RECONOCIENDO LA EXPERIENCIA, COMPROMISO Y PERSEVERANCIA Anualmente, el liderazgo colectivo recibe y nomina a personas y empresas que personifican el espíritu, la misión y la visión de la Asociación. Estos son ejemplos de la energía, la influencia, la pasión y el liderazgo de servicio que hacen avanzar la […]
How Does a Job in High School Predict Success Working for a Concrete Contractor?
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA By Bill Humbert, The Recruiter Guy / www.RecruiterGuy.com / Bill@RecruiterGuy.com Interviewing candidates is always interesting for me. We have an opportunity to learn about the candidates and their professional lives. (Yes, even laborers have professional lives.) You have seen laborers who you trust to do their jobs, no […]
¿Cómo un trabajo en la escuela secundaria predice el éxito de trabajar con un contratista de concreto?
English | Translation Provided by the CFA By Bill Humbert, The Recruiter Guy / www.RecruiterGuy.com / Bill@RecruiterGuy.com Entrevistar a candidatos siempre es interesante para mí. Tenemos la oportunidad de conocer a los candidatos y su vida profesional. (Sí, incluso los trabajadores tienen vidas profesionales). Has visto trabajadores en los que confías que hagan su trabajo, […]
How One CFA Member is Growing and Diversifying by Taking Control of Their Concrete
By Kris Moorman CFA member, Custom Concrete, a family-owned and operated organization that is headquartered out of Indianapolis, strives to be the industry leader in providing concrete solutions. They specialize in residential, commercial, multi-family, and room-addition foundations. Due to the current industry demands, Custom Concrete had its busiest year in 2021 in over a decade. […]
Federal OSHA Announced the Launch of a National Emphasis Program (NEP) On Heat Illness and Injury
by Tim Neubauer, MS, CSP, President of Exceed Safety LLC When it is extremely hot and humid weather, your body’s ability to cool itself is diminished. If your body heats too rapidly it will use body fluids to cool itself. When this happens, too much fluid or salt is lost through sweating. The body temperature […]
Lightning Awareness Week (June 19th – 25th)
by Tim Neubauer, MS, CSP, President of Exceed Safety LLC Each year, nearly 1,000 people are struck by lightning in the U.S. alone. Lightning strikes cause deaths and people often suffer from neurological issues if they survive. For construction workers, these dangers are magnified when site condition limit egress for the structure or the location […]
