Building A Sustainable Future: Harnessing Recycled Materials For New Construction
- ENVIRONMENT
- June 6, 2023
By 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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By Thomas Santos, Maxim Consulting Group Let’s face it: walk onto almost any construction site, and you won’t see many women-especially not in hands-on MEP jobs. But things don’t have to stay this way. If MEP companies put real effort into building a strong talent pipeline and lean into prefab, they can actually become some
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By Valerie Krieger Scratch the “old boy’s club” surface of the robust construction industry, and you’ll find a new generation of business owners who are neither old nor boys, but in fact, vibrant, successful women. Although Veronica Munoz, the Founder and CEO of Mezquite Group, started her company after a successful career in journalism, she
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By Morgan Hammon, Safety Management Group I hopped out of the truck in my FR and hard hat ready to facilitate a project safety expectations meeting to a group of linemen, operators, laborers, and owner representatives. Walking into the substation, I remind the project managers beside me to always touch the fence with the back
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By Sonya Bohmann, Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention When the first week of March comes up each year, any woman who works adjacent to the industry or adjacent to the field in this industry questions, “Am I a woman in construction?” Construction has always been an industry defined by grit, precision, and resilience. But
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Dear Readers: As we share this combined March/April issue, I want to take a moment to recognize the energy, talent, and meaningful progress happening across our industry. This edition highlights women in construction and the many ways they are shaping the future of our profession. Their leadership, expertise, and dedication continue to elevate our jobsites, strengthen our
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