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Carolinas Construction Connection

04/19/2024
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GroundBreak Carolinas is pleased to be the media sponsor for the 3nd Annual Construction Industry Symposium offered by Clemson University’s Department of Construction Science and Management (CSM). Registration is now open for "The Ever-Changing World of Construction: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunities," a regional conference, to be held at the Greenville Marriott (South Carolina) on Thursday, October 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Conference organizers are projecting an audience of more than 250 construction and design professionals — primarily from the Carolinas and Georgia. Like previous events in 2016 and 2017, Clemson’s 2018 Symposium will bring together a cross-section of attendees — facility owners, construction companies, specialty contractors, designers, vendors and other construction industry service providers.
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Several contractors are co-hosting and sponsoring three one-day construction experiences for middle-and-high school age kids this summer in Greenville, S.C.

The purpose of these experiential learning events, made possible by the Benjamin Franklin Experience (BFE), is to show highly-motivated teens the dynamism of the industry and the opportunities that await them — including those for young women.
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After 60 years in the surety business, Al Johnson has no plans for a traditional retirement. In fact, the 87-year-old continues to service a handful of longtime clients and looks forward to going into the office several days per week. For the past 25 years, Johnson has been associated with McGriff Insurance Services (formerly BB&T Boyle Vaughan Insurance)  in Columbia, S.C.
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While the number of female role models in the architecture, engineering and construction is still less than ideal, Chix Dig It-Celebrating Women in Construction exists to empower women in all aspects of the industry. Last month’s Chix Dig It — Celebrating Women in Construction luncheon, which drew nearly 200 attendees from the AEC industry to The Renaissance Raleigh-North Hills Hotel, was themed "Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of Women in Engineering."

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The Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) honored their Class of 2018 Hall of Fame/Legacy winners and their 2018 Top Young Leaders at last week’s CAGC Summer Summit & Expo at Jekyll Island, Ga. Each year, CAGC recognizes prestigious members, both past and present, who have made extraordinary contributions over their careers to CAGC, the construction industry and the community they serve.
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The South Carolina Housing Hall of Fame trustees inducted Michael P. Nieri from Columbia, S.C. and J. Coleman Shouse from Greenville, S.C.  into the prestigious honor society last week for their work in and support of South Carolina’s home building industry. Both men were presented the trademark medallion and plaque during a ceremony on July 14th at The DeSoto Savannah in Savannah, GA.
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A group of 42 new chapter members of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) gathered on July 26, 2018, at Charleston Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) in North Charleston for the organizational meeting of the Palmetto Chapter of SC #385.
 
Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas will be holding their annual Carolinas Construction Conference, August 8-10, 2018, in Charleston, S.C. The Francis Marion Hotel, located in the heart of Charleston’s historic district, will serve as headquarters hotel. The 20th anniversary of ABC Carolinas Chapter will be celebrated throughout the Conference.
 
A construction quality control plan helps ensure that your client can actually use the building. The plan looks at specific areas of a project that could affect the quality and outlines the ways to mitigate that risk. Businesses that use a construction quality control plan for their projects can ensure that quality issues won’t happen. There are some similar elements to every quality control plan, but many factors are dependent upon the exact specifications of the individual project. There are several great locations that contain all of the necessary information for the construction industry quality standards as well as applicable building codes. Using that information is a great starting point for a construction quality control plan.
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