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Safety concerns over wood-frame construction raised after Raleigh apartment fire

BD+C

After a massive five-alarm fire destroyed a partially constructed five-story, 241-unit, $51 million apartment building in Raleigh, the safety of wood-frame construction came under scrutiny.

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Brasfield & Gorrie Earns Triangle Safety First Year Gold Award

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Raleigh, N.C. -- Brasfield & Gorrie’s Raleigh, N.C. Brian Swinks, senior safety manager, accepted the award on behalf of Raleigh’s 128 office and field employees. office recently earned its first ever Gold Award from the North Carolina Department of Labor. frontpage'

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Brasfield & Gorrie Earns 2013 Platinum STEP Award

Construction Superintendent Magazine

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Brasfield & Gorrie has received the 2013 Platinum Safety Training and Evaluation Process Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. The company recently accepted the award from ABC of the Carolinas during the organization’s Annual Safety Conference in Concord, N.C., frontpage'

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being. Jobsite safety is critical for workers and for your home building company. More than half of that spending (56%) went toward safety education, a sign that construction remains a potentially dangerous job. Fri, 08/05/2022 - 07:00.

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FMI Releases Q2-2012 Construction Outlook Report | Business.

Contractor Magazine

RALEIGH, N.C. Public safety construction will be flat in 2012, but will the grow 6% in 2013 to $4.3 FMI , the largest provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, releases the second quarter 2012 Construction Outlook Report. Advertisement. ); //. billion in 2013.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In our wireless world, mobile and broadband networks create economic opportunities for health care, manufacturing, education, transportation and public safety, and virtually every other economic section.”. “The investment we’re making in our wireless and wireline networks is essential to spurring South Carolina’s economy and creating jobs.

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Living Now: America at Home Study Concept Home

Pro Builder

about 30 miles east of Raleigh. For 90% of survey respondents, the key meaning of “home” is “safety,” a mandate that brought back the vestibule, Garman Homes’ Alaina Money-Garman says, as a safe way to welcome guests and allow pack-age drop-offs while keeping the rest of the house (kids, pets) safely behind a glass pocket door (below). . .

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