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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

Construction Junkie

He explained Chicago couplers to me and the need to always have a cotter pin, how whip checks worked and that it was important they sit above and below (not on) the fitting. I said, “I do” and I recounted for him exactly what he had taught me about Chicago couplers. He asked if I knew what I was looking at and I said no.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Bank of America. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. USGBC San Diego Chapter. Alternative Energy Systems. Alternative Solutions. AlturaSolutions Communications. Benike, Inc. Alvin Holm AIA Architects. Balfour Beatty Construction. Banister Homes, Inc. Campagna/Architecture + Planning PLLC.

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The Future of the Built Environment in 2019

Stok

2018 was a big year for embodied carbon , culminating in the launch of materialsCAN (Carbon Action Network) – a global group of manufacturers and building professionals committed to prioritizing embodied carbon in building materials – at Greenbuild in Chicago. Banks who borrow money from the Fed are affected as the borrowing rate is higher.