Building A Sustainable Future: Harnessing Recycled Materials For New Construction
- ENVIRONMENT
- June 6, 2023

For years, contractors have understood the importance of a low workers’ compensation experience modification rate—better known as the MOD. A strong MOD tells a clear story: a contractor with solid safety practices, fewer incidents, and well‑controlled workers’ compensation costs. It also sends a powerful message to customers who increasingly view MOD as a proxy for
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By Ara Kharazian, Economist, Ramp Construction sits at the center of America’s economic ambitions. Our capacity to build housing, factories, and infrastructure quickly and productively is a necessary requirement of making our economy more affordable and more competitive; but the manufacturing and construction sectors have been lagging. Labor productivity in manufacturing has stalled since 2011,
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By J. Brewer Anderson, Cobb Law Group Prefabrication has been taking over the way contractors work and build. It is more important than ever for subcontractors to increase their knowledge and usage of this new technology. It is cost efficient and time efficient, safer than traditional methods, and scalable; yet, many subcontractors are unable to
READ MOREBy Emily Martin, Saul Ewing LLP Every year during “Women in Construction Week”, the industry celebrates the growing number of women entering the construction field. Much of the conversation focuses on representation in the skilled trades and project management, but an important shift is also happening behind the scene: women are increasingly influencing how construction
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This is a new regular feature of ASA. We hope you like it. You probably didn’t notice when it happened. December 31st came and went, and somewhere between the champagne and the bowl games, one of the largest health insurance subsidies in American history quietly expired. If you buy health insurance through the marketplace —
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The ASA San Antonio Chapter had plenty to celebrate this year after receiving a $1,250 grant from the Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association (FASA) to support its Women in Construction Week event. The grant helped bring to life a fun, welcoming, and high-energy gathering that gave women in the industry a chance to connect,
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