Sentences with phrase «building construction trades»

Seeking long term employment overseas in the building construction trades.

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Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Brexit bites into U.K. construction Britain's construction industry is «making the best of an uncertain moment» as building shows signs of slowing in London, but grows elsewhereIt's not clear how the U.K.'s trade arrangements will look at the end of the Brexit process — and the haze presents a challenge to the country's construction sector.

Labour cost pressures also remain firm in the construction sector; a recent survey by the Master Builders Association suggests that labour shortages remain most acute in trades exposed to the latter stages of the building process, contributing to ongoing pressure on rates for subcontractors.

Following a Sonoma County pattern now in its second year, Mendocino County Construction Corps starts training high school seniors to be ready to employ in the building trades this summer.

Our programs are highly regarded within industry and include: • Degree and graduate certificate courses • Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships in engineering, furnishing and building and construction trades • Trade accreditation and testing • Corporate and industry programs.

bauma bauma, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment, takes place from April 15 to 21, 2013 at the Messe München exhibition center.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trade Council of Greater New York, asked in one such statement.

The governor again echoed complaints from building trade unions that the mayor's plan would not obligate developers to pay prevailing wages to construction workers, wages Mr. de Blasio and the Real Estate Board of New York would be too expensive and would make large scale affordable housing construction unfeasible.

Much of the audience at the hearing wore the orange t - shirts of UP4NYC, a building trades union group formed to oppose Mr. de Blasio's proposal to reform 421a to expand the requirements for affordable housing, but not mandate prevailing wages for construction workers.

Several trade associations and unions associated with construction made large donations to governor's campaign committee, including $ 25,000 checks from the New York City Council of Carpenters and New York State Laborers, $ 12,500 from the Building Trades Employers Association and $ 5,000 from the Associated General Contractors.

But backers of the change say apprenticeship programs are vital to developing a new supply of construction workers, especially with shortages in some building trades, and the county should ensure the programs are meeting expectations.

The Buildings and Construction Trade, District Council 9, SEIU and the Correction Officer's Benevolent Association all gave significant money to his campaign, with many giving the maximum donation of $ 2,750.

Gary LaBarbera, head of the building trades council in New York City, offered a succinct rebuttal to the claims of City Hall officials that a prevailing wage would prevent the construction of 17,000 units.

Assembly Democrats have a copy of de Blasio's bill proposing reforms to the 421 - a program, but have yet to introduce the legislation, suggesting possible concerns over criticism from labor groups over the absence of a provision in the bill that would require developers building 421 - a housing to pay construction and building trades workers a prevailing wage.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reached a deal to end an $ 87 million payment dispute with a Canadian construction firm that helped build the One World Trade Center skyscraper in lower Manhattan.

«On behalf of the 21 trades and 83,000 members that make up the Rockland County Building and Construction Trades Council, I am proud to support this project,» said John Maraia, president.

Paul Brown, president of the Buffalo Building and Construction Trades Council, said the relatively low proportion of African - American workers at Riverbend was due to the makeup of the trades that have been working there so far, in particular Operating Engineers and Ironworkers — unions in which black workers have not traditionally been well - represented.

A construction advocacy group on Monday chided the Building and Construction Trades Council for honoring a trade group with a history of alleged discriminatorconstruction advocacy group on Monday chided the Building and Construction Trades Council for honoring a trade group with a history of alleged discriminatorConstruction Trades Council for honoring a trade group with a history of alleged discriminatory practices.

building and construction trade association rally, at Coenties Slip Park, 36 Water Street, Manhattan.

A construction advocacy group on Monday chided the Building and Construction Trades Council for honoring a trade group with a history of alleged discrconstruction advocacy group on Monday chided the Building and Construction Trades Council for honoring a trade group with a history of alleged discrConstruction Trades Council for honoring a trade group with a history of alleged discriminatory...

The reauthorization also included a provision that suspended the law unless the Real Estate Board of New York and the construction trade unions agreed on the wages that would be paid to construction workers hired to build the projects receiving the tax exemption.

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Two years after he was named a business representative for one local trade union, Dan Bukiewicz was elected to represent all 18 of them as president of the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council.

Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council, cited Clinton's advocacy for a health care bill for 9/11 rescue workers and a World Trade Center rebuilding funding.

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This session is ideal for all trades as they learn about the construction of buildings.

Screwfix invests in the future of trade with new course and purpose - built construction centre at Yeovil College

Democratic leaders have enriched the unions over the past half century, creating millions of jobs for dues - paying teachers, feeding the building trades via school construction, and granting bargaining rights to teachers in the 1970s.

Building Careers in Alberta's Trade Industry Information for youth interested in Alberta's construction industry.

The program focuses on high - skill / high - wage jobs, emphasizing the building and construction trades.

Founded by New Haven, this innovative public charter school focuses on career tech and college prep in the construction and building trades.

Built in an all - new 2200 - acre, $ 1 billion plant in West Point, Georgia, the Sorento trades its former body - on - frame construction for a unit body, shared with the Hyundai Santa Fe, that includes MacPherson - strut suspension in front (instead of double A-arms) and a multilink setup in rear (in lieu of a live axle).

Many inspectors have been in the building trades for several years and have considerable knowledge of home construction.

For over 40 years, I have been in the building and construction trades.

Our inspectors come from all walks of life — engineering, construction, architecture, building trades.

Built in 1921 as a temple and later transformed into a theater, the building is now a LEED platinum hotel, with locally - sourced construction materials, a geothermal heating system and even organic and fair - trade items served in the on - site café.

His current body of work pays homage to the built environment, marrying his appreciation for the intense rigors of engineering with media culled from the tools of his early construction trade, and applying them to abstract compositions reminiscent of the imaginary worlds he occupied as a child.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Just 17 percent of the state's total emission cuts will come from the cap - and - trade program; the rest will be achieved through other programs that, for instance, develop rooftop solar panels and push greener building construction.

Gary LaBarbera, President, Greater New York Building Construction Trades Council, said, «On behalf of 100,000 union building trades members, I commend Governor Cuomo for his leadership to address climate change while also supporting the working men and women of NBuilding Construction Trades Council, said, «On behalf of 100,000 union building trades members, I commend Governor Cuomo for his leadership to address climate change while also supporting the working men and women of Nbuilding trades members, I commend Governor Cuomo for his leadership to address climate change while also supporting the working men and women of New York.

Some of his suggestions for local planning initiatives include: Preserve wetlands by passing local wetlands protection laws; maintain biodiversity in the Hudson Valley by protecting sensitive lands through land acquisition; refrain from building in flood plains; require all new building to be «green» and sustainable and, ideally, change local building codes to require LEED certification; switch all public and government buildings to energy suppliers that provide wind and solar options as alternatives; implement smart growth communities by keeping construction in areas that are already developed thus preserving green corridors; and support cap - and - trade laws to decrease CO2 levels.

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The project will create thousands of good paying jobs for the safest, most highly trained workers of the building trades at a time when construction workers have an unemployment rate higher than the national average.

I have been in the building trades for over 30 years and have owned a design / build construction company since 2001 (I became the majority owner in 2006).

At Construmat this year, the international building and construction trade fair held in Barcelona every two years, the Government of Catalonia presented their project «34 kg of CO2», along side Casa Barcelona.

The College at Brockport will work with NYPA to incorporate GPRO, a comprehensive national training and certificate program developed by Urban Green Council that teaches the people who build, renovate, and maintain buildings the principles of sustainability combined with trade - specific green construction knowledge.

The online tool, created by the government and the Office for National Statistics, shows construction and building trades, and financial managers and directors have the highest gender pay gaps.

He has built a strong reputation for managing the interests of construction employers, having negotiated numerous disputes over the interpretation of trade agreements in all sectors of the construction industry.