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Skilled labor shortage amplifies need to boost vocational education

The Korte Company

Vocational education is disappearing. The problem is the systematic de-emphasis of vocational education in America’s schools. That led to a perception that vocational education was reserved for “second-string” students who couldn’t cut it in more rigorous academic settings. Local vocational education partnership.

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Tomorrow's classrooms: Designing schools for the digital age

BD+C

Tomorrow's classrooms: Designing schools for the digital age 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/29/2024 - 10:53 K-12 Schools In a world where technology’s rapid pace has reshaped how we live, work, and communicate, it should be no surprise that it’s also changing the PreK-12 education landscape.

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MCAA Launches ‘Achieving MEP Spatial Coordination Through BIM – A Guide for Specialty Contractors’

Contractor Magazine

A task force comprised of MCAA, Sheet Metal & Air-Conditioning Contractors – National Association, and National Electrical Contractors Association members, with financial underwriting from the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation, developed the guide. Management Piping Technology'

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Builders Need to Influence Their Teams to Get the COVID-19 Vaccination

Pro Builder

Stain for floors, hot water heaters, electrical conduits, and PVC are scarce. I work with smart men and women, old and young, with varying degrees of education. Builders and construction executives are responsible for more than securing certificates of occupancy and laying foundations. Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:57.

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SK Siltron Investing $302M In Michigan Semiconductor Wafer Plant

Business Facilities

The new semiconductor wafer manufacturing and R&D operation will help meet the demand for electric vehicle components and is supported by a $1.5 The company plans to expand its Michigan operations to increase production of these wafers, which can be used in power system components for electric vehicles. Bay Future, Inc.

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Building Cost Models – Uniformat II

Building Information Management

Typical building types include office, laboratory, education, assembly, stadium, warehouse, police, fire, etc. Foundations. Electrical. A10 Foundations. A1010 Standard Foundations. A1020 Special Foundations. D50 Electrical. D5010 Electrical Service & Distribution. Example: UNIFORMAT.

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Building Cost Models – Uniformat II

Building Information Management

Typical building types include office, laboratory, education, assembly, stadium, warehouse, police, fire, etc. Foundations. Electrical. A10 Foundations. A1010 Standard Foundations. A1020 Special Foundations. D50 Electrical. D5010 Electrical Service & Distribution. Example: UNIFORMAT.