It’s been over a year since we’ve all been together so plan now to join your fellow CISCA members at our Fall Conference & Product Showcase. You’ll love the amazing casino resort venue we have selected outside Phoenix so come enjoy the warm Arizona sunshine with us!

The event is loaded with networking events and fun group activities you won’t want to miss. The Product Showcase includes demo sessions for up close interactions with top manufacturers. Bob Treadway is back again to give us his economic outlook and the 2021 CISCA Construction Excellence Awards will be presented. It’s going to be a great time! 

September 22 at 1:00 pm CT – Matt Booth – A Positive Attitude in a Negative World

Substance misuse can compromise the integrity and stability of the workplace. The construction industry carries outsized risks when workers are impaired, putting themselves and others in danger of accident and injury.

Now that 1 in 3 Americans lives in a state where cannabis has been legalized in some capacity, U.S. employers must quickly adjust their policies and practices regarding cannabis in the workplace.

In response to new data and updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, OSHA has updated its COVID-19 guidance to help employers protect at-risk or unvaccinated workers.

In early August, AGC released the latest AGC Construction Inflation Alert. Every week brings new reports of materials costs hitting record highs, while lead times lengthen or become ever more uncertain. This downloadable PDF helps chapters and members explain to owners, government officials, and others, what is happening and what all parties can do to minimize the damage.

The United States is currently facing severe supply chain disruptions. This is affecting many industries, but the construction industry has been hit especially hard. Caused by a myriad of factors that likely won’t improve soon, these disruptions are forcing organizations to rethink their supply chains.

On Aug. 10, the Senate passed, 69-30, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a historic, $1.2 trillion infrastructure package investing in all components of the nation’s physical infrastructure.

Motivating your people is hard. Sure, you’d like to increase their productivity to protect your margins, which can be tight on some projects. But what’s in it for them? Why would they choose to work harder, if only to make your business a little more profitable?

Explore the world of possibilities through our endless offerings of various materials, forms, shapes and sizes. Invoke emotion with different colors, textures and patterns. And discover a multitude of options for installation and configurations to create ceilings that deliver the WOW.

CISCA is the global premier authority for the interior construction, acoustical ceilings and acoustical treatment industry, fostering professional development and exchanges for and between association members and industry professionals. Be sure to visit our website often as new material is posted regularly.

Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions has expanded its portfolio of custom column cover solutions to include new metal, wood, felt, and Plasterform™ GRG capabilities. Available in both interior and exterior solutions, the new custom column cover capabilities give architects and designers a variety of materials, sizes, and shapes to meet their design needs.