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Low-Cost Fire Protection For New Home Building/Remodeling

Pro Builder

Low-Cost Fire Protection For New Home Building/Remodeling. Home builders, electrical manufacturers and fire safety experts are on the front line in implementing solutions that can avoid costly damage and prevent injuries and deaths. Thu, 12/09/2021 - 14:28. Each year 25,000 electrical fires occur in the U.S. said Arnold.

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No summer vacation for the GC Kraus Anderson

BD+C

based general contractor Kraus-Anderson has been busy this summer, having finished the construction and/or remodeling of several education, public safety, and healthcare projects in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Duluth, Minn.-based Image: Wold Architects and Engineers. .

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EP06: Shaming, Bullying, and Fatality: The Hard Moments in Safety

Safety Services Company

If you’re in environmental health and safety, jump in with both feet. Recently on The Safety Management Show, Susan Spaulding , Sr. Benton Construction, LLC, shared the above advice, as well as how she faced some of the hardest challenges in safety management. Safety is truly about saving lives. Do it with all your heart.

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: See You at IBS in February

Pro Builder

The exhibits alone are reason enough to attend the show, but IBS offers so much more: Network with other builders, remodelers, manufacturers, engineers, designers, and housing industry professionals . You’ll also want to take advantage of the unparalleled education sessions led by a who’s who in residential construction.

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Getting Older Homes Up to Snuff for Energy Efficiency

Pro Builder

New RESNET Label Provides Home Energy-Efficiency Ratings and Certifications Info Energy Retrofits Offer a Practical Way for the Remodeling Sector to Practice Sustainability Wider Ramifications of Older Homes That Aren't Energy Efficient And the stakes are higher than just energy use and costs or greenhouse gas emissions. Have ideas?

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Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard

Pro Builder

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began work on an emergency temporary standard (ETS) with new enforceable requirements for employers to protect workers. However, construction firms should maintain awareness of any state or local COVID-19 requirements and implement the appropriate safety measures. Jobsite Safety.

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What's new at the International Roofing Expo 2023

BD+C

Roofing Rich Russo, Show Director for the International Roofing Expo ( www.theroofingexpo.com ) chats with Pro Remodeler's Erika Mosse and Building Design+Construction's David Barista about the new programs and initiates at IRE 2023, March 7-9, 2023, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.

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