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Housing, Industrialized: Designing for Off-Site

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Builders Volumetric Building Companies' Vaughan Buckley on Restarting a Former Katerra Factory “Design casts the biggest shadow in the whole process,” says Sara Logan, AIA, VP of design and Volumetric Building Companies , a vertically integrated modular provider based in Philadelphia. Photo: Jeff A.

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Philadelphia councilmen move to crack down on contractors working without licenses, permits

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Two Philadelphia city councilmen are trying to crack down on the "underground economy" of developers and contractors who work without licenses and permits, pay cash under the table, and operate unsafe job sites. The councilmen introduced a bill to beef up construction regulations. million and $7.4 read more.

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Building collapse prompts legislation to beef up demolition regulations in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia City Council will introduce legislation next month to strengthen the regulation of building demolition practices. The action was spurred by a June 5 building collapse at 22d and Market Streets that killed six people and injured 14. read more.

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Jersey Contractor Cited - Again - For Scaffold & Electric Hazards

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Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to serious scaffold hazards at a job site in Philadelphia - again. A New Jersey construction company owner with a long history of workplace safety violations was cited by the U.S.

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Jersey Contractor Cited For Scaffold Hazards

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Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to serious scaffold hazards at a job site in Philadelphia - again. A New Jersey construction company owner with a long history of workplace safety violations was cited by the U.S.

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Excavation and Trench Safety Best Practices for Construction Jobsites

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Fran Smith safety director for Cavan Construction , in the greater Philadelphia area, advises workers to never enter a trench unless it has been properly inspected. Trench safety is an all-too-common hazard, Smith says, because most contractors don’t take the weight of soil into account. "A Carrying out site inspections.

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CONTRACTOR 2012 Media Guide | Contractor Magazine

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Contractor Magazine. Plumbing Contractor. Piping Contractor. Home > CONTRACTOR 2012 Media Guide. CONTRACTOR 2012 Media Guide. 3-5 in Philadelphia. CONNECT 2010 gives contractors insight into business planning, social media. Rainwater capture next for plumbing contractors. Site Features.