Construction Dive
Harris County, TX, has enacted a set of new construction regulations for work in flood zones following Hurricane Harvey's widespread damage to the area in late August. The new rules will only apply to unincorporated areas of Harris County, not the city of Houston.

Construction Dive
It should be no surprise then that this on-demand generation of consumers — which has expanded to include more than just the millennial demographic — wants its healthcare delivered as easily and as painlessly as possible. In Modern Healthcare’s annual Construction & Design Survey, respondents echoed that sentiment, saying that healthcare industry growth would be especially strong in outpatient and retail clinics.

NY Times
District attorneys in all five boroughs of New York City and in other counties, in coordination with state agencies, have ratcheted up efforts against wage theft in the construction industry. A string of indictments this year detailed more than $2.5 million in unpaid wages.

CISCA
CISCA invites applications for their Construction Excellence Awards competition. Read all the details here.

CISCA
The 2018 CISCA Convention is March 24-28 in Orlando, Florida, at the Disney Dolphin Hotel. We are organizing a silent auction with the proceeds going to the CISCA Foundation. The foundation's goal was recently expanded to help CISCA donate to natural disasters, community outreach and education efforts. It is simply a wonderful way for CISCA and our industry to give back to many causes.
We are asking for your help in providing items for the silent auction.

Building Design Construction
Center for Construction Research and Training gives advice on new regulation.

For Construction Pros
Best practices advises contractors should have a written document management policy in place that defines and describes the role of critical and noncritical project documentation.

Safety Compliance Company
Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Order 1509 (e) states: Supervisory employees shall conduct "toolbox" or "tailgate" safety meetings, or equivalent, with their crews at least every 10 working days to emphasize safety.

CISCA
ONLINE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM START JANUARY 1, 2018
CISCA members may pre-register now to lock in a discounted price for unlimited online safety training on 12 job-specific safety topics. The trainings are interactive with a test and certificate issued upon completion.

Extrutech Plastics, Inc. has begun production of a new suspended ceiling product line.The system consists of a fiberglass grid system and a new Extrutech CP2400 -24" wide sanitary plastic panel that is reversible.

Place your brand in front of the multi-billion dollar interior systems industry today!

CISCA
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www.cisca.org