A Sustainable Workforce Starts With You
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Structural Ironworker
Also known as:
Rebar Worker,
Reinforcing Ironworker
Rod Busters cut and shape reinforcing bars and mesh so that they can be installed in concrete forms, along with fasteners and anchor points for reinforcement and utility. These reinforced concrete forms act as frameworks for setting concrete and add strength and stability to finished concrete structures such as foundations, walls, and columns.
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Steve Horton discusses the importance of construction industry professionals engaging in conversation with high school students about the many opportunities a career in construction can offer. [node:read-more:link]
Ever stop and wonder who builds those tall towers around the world? Sure, we hear about the engineers or the “starchitects” but we seldom hear about the skilled work force that makes the designs a reality for the rest of us. We have followed the series of articles by Tom Curwen in the LA Times about the new Wilshire Grand Center in downtown LA. Curwen has written an article that is particularly interesting to me, and I thought that you might learn something from it as well. [node:read-more:link]
Mike Holland wrote that 26 years ago, in response to the ongoing struggle for an adequate craft workforce, the Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston (ABC) and the Houston Business Roundtable established the Construction and Maintenance Education Foundation (CMEF). CMEF was created to use owner-allocated funds for craft certification, assessment, and training of the workers needed by first the industrial and now also the commercial construction industry. This spring, ABC Houston and CMEF unveiled their new Performance Verification Center [node:read-more:link]
