VOICETheThe official magazine of The Construction Users Roundtable

3XPT: Revolutionizing theConstruction Industry

3XPT: Revolutionizing theConstruction Industry

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Winter 2006/2007

INSIDE:

CURT Leads 3XPT Strategy Group, Driving

Forward BIM Technology Workforce Crisis

A Property Owner’s Liability Procter and Gamble Profile

About CURT Changing Workforce Attitudes

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CURT LEADERS:9 Ricardo Aparicio, Esq., CURT President

11 Ken Kuechenmeister, CURT NationalConference Chairperson

13 Gregory Sizemore, Esq., CURT ExecutiveVice President

COVER STORY:15 3XPT Transforms Industry

FEATURE STORY:18 Workforce Crisis: Exploring Industry

Solutions

LEGAL BRIEF:21 Rights and Responsibilities

A property owner’s liability to an injuredconstruction worker

PROFILE: 27 Procter and Gamble

GET TO KNOW CURT:30 About the Construction Users

Roundtable31 Membership Information31 CURT Members 200634 Board of Trustees37 CURT Committees39 Awards

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40 2006 National Conference Agenda42 CURT Publications

CURT VOICES:45 CURT Surveys47 CURT Member Comments:

What do CURT members have to say about the association?

LOCAL USER COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS:49 Establishing a Construction Academy50 Annual LUC Leadership Summit Report

CURT INITIATIVES:51 The Business Roundtable Joint

Partnership/ Hurricane Recovery Initiative53 The CURT Productivity White Paper 100353 The Building Information Model and

AIA and AGC

BACK AT YOU:55 Attitudes and Behaviors: Shifting attitudes

of the industry’s “rookies”56 Project Labor Agreements: Pro/Con58 Immigration to Fill Labor Shortages:

Pro/Con60 Construction Budgets: A case for

certifying estimators

62 BUYER’S GUIDE

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On the Cover:CURT takes a leadership role, bridging the gap between all sectors of theconstruction industry with the ground-breaking 3XPT Strategy Groupinitiative. See page 15 for the complete story.

Given a place to stand, Archimedes is said to have boasted he could move the earth. Ipresume that the statement from the otherwise brilliant and innovative mathematician,physicist and engineer, was more philosophical than factual, for although it served toillustrate the great power of the Law of Moments which he had “discovered,” it ignored

the fundamental need for a steady fulcrum and an immensely large and strong lever withwhich to accomplish the feat (not to mention a spacesuit and an adequate supply of oxygen).

Indeed, the statement has prevailed over generations not only as a hyperbolic illustration ofmechanics, but also as a powerful analogy of the great things that can be accomplished if weonly had the smarts, the determination and the right tools to get it done.

At CURT, our challenge today is not as grandiose as moving the earth, but it may be as dar-ing. Our challenge is to move an ever increasingly insular design and construction industry to-wards fully integrated and highly collaborative teams that deliver capital assets in unprecedent-ed speed, quality and value.

It is a challenge that seeks to incorporate emerging technologies, not to doold things in new ways, but newer things in better ways. This objective willrequire not only our imagination but just as importantly, our determina-tion.

There are, of course, enormous impediments that stand in theway. The business models that we use today are dictated not onlyby custom and comfort, but also by risk allocation formulas thathave been influenced by case law, insurance, surety and other ex-ternal factors that predate all of us. Each presents real and seriousissues that must be addressed if we are to be successful whereArchimedes failed.

Fortunately for us, we have the fulcrum, the lever, and a placeon which to stand.

Building upon the great work produced by the CURT A/E Produc-tivity Committee and others, various industry groups have come togetherunder the 3XPT Initiative to take on the task. Just as the bright red trianglethat symbolizes CURT, the 3XPT Initiative will serve as the fulcrum. On oneside, the design professions represented by the AIA, on another, the construction pro-fessionals and crafts represented by AGC, and at the base, the owner community integratedthrough CURT.

As lever, we will use the evolving technology that will enable us to integrate the manufactur-ing, design, and construction process into a seamless tool—a tool that will eliminate redundan-cies, reduce conflicts, and increase speed-to-market and value.

The collective vision of the stakeholders, that we can and must make the change, providesus with the firm common ground on which to stand.

As the engineers among us will tell you, all we need to do now is apply the right force.Archimedes should have been that lucky.

Ricardo Aparicio, AIA, Esq.General Electric CompanyCURT President

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Are you searching for a few golden nuggets to add value toyour construction activities? The 2006 CURT National Con-ference held in Tucson, Arizona, November 13-15, at thebeautiful El Conquistador Resort, is able to satisfy that

requirement. In the diverse and challenging areas of the construc-tion industry, the CURT National Conference is one of the mostvaluable networking and educational settings that exist for theattendees.

Owners, contractors and labor leaders will be in attendanceas conference participants and presenters. These con-struction and corporate leaders, along with indus-try experts, will drill-down into various dataprocesses, experiences and technology,and provide a vision that will stimulate ourthoughts and actions to improve perform-ance.

It’s unlikely that many can rememberwhere the construction industry has hadthis many broad-reaching concurrent chal-lenges. Commitment and execution oflarge and complex construction projects islike planning for battle; there are opportunitiesfor success and risk of losses on all fronts. Our con-struction industry service providers, not to mention stock-holders, customers and the financial world, expect cost effectivesolutions and individual accountability. The National Conferencewill endeavor to inform and educate attendees from each segmentof the construction industry to:1. Add value at each step in the process; 2. Avoid losses detrimental to the success of the construction proj-

ects; and3. Assess risk prior to the execution phase.

The National Conference Planning Committee is extremely ex-cited to be able to consolidate this many outstanding topics andpremier speakers into a two and half day conference, and still beable to provide time to network with peers, sponsors and ex-hibitors.

The agenda, distributed in early September, reads like a ‘who’swho’ in experience and leadership in each area of expertise. Theconference registrations always fill quickly and for those who can-not attend, let me touch on some highlights.

Opening speaker for the conference is Nido Qubein,

University President, Entrepreneur, Author, Business Leader and win-ner of the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans.

CURT member Executive Speakers include Tom Voss, Chief Op-erating Officer of Ameren Corporation; Jose’ R. Leon, Vice Presi-dent from ExxonMobil; Adrian Zaccaria, Chief Operating Officerof Bechtel Corporation; and Ricardo Aparicio, CURT Presidentfrom General Electric Company.

Other Noted Presenters include, John Mitchell, Economist fromUS Bank; Peter Cockshaw, Publisher and National Labor Analyst;

Chief Architect and Project Executives implementing theUS Capital Improvement Projects; and Edwin Foulke

Jr., the OSHA Director.With 16 concurrent educational breakout

sessions, the attendees are provided specificdetails and are able to ask questions in theareas of labor demand, union and meritshop workforce performance, panel discus-sions on safety, implementing the CURT pub-lished owner safety blueprint (OSB), contract-

ing strategies and legal lessons learned, BIMand other technologies, and current global re-

source activities. Lastly, there will be the exciting wrap-up to the con-

ference with The Afterburner Fighter Pilots’ motivational pres-entation on their Flawless Performance Execution Model and howit has application in every aspect of the construction business.

The annual National Conference is another example where theCURT members are committed to improving the industry and lead-ing changes vital for our collective success in the areas of safety,quality, workforce development, technology, education and proj-ect management. The National Conference emphasizes presentand future directions that can be used to support industry successas we all “roll up” our sleeves and commit to working together onall fronts.

Ken KuechenmeisterAmerenCURT National Conference Chairperson

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Building Value in a Dynamic Construction Environment

See page 40-41 for a conference agenda,event sponsors and exhibitors.

Commitment and

execution of large and

complex construction projects

is like planning for battle; there

are opportunities for success

and risk of losses on

all fronts.

CURT is about driving change,about giving voice to the ownercommunity and about spurringinnovation. As a result of our

efforts, the old way of doing things isstarting to evolve. Not only are ownerorganizations undergoing a tremendousmetamorphosis, but the entire industry ison the move as we look for new andbetter ways to get projects completedwhile maintaining cost effectiveness.

Architects, engineers, and buildersare no exception. They are now collabo-rating at a level never before seen onthe industry landscape. One example ofthis is found in the use of a new genera-tion of applications from vendors thatsupport BIM, the Building-Information-Modeling and other technologies, inwhich databases manage multi-dimen-sional drawings and gigabytes of relat-ed project data.

Though some large companies likeBechtel Group Inc. have been exploringthis technology for years, in part usinginternally developed systems, Building-Information-Modeling and similar tech-nologies have been slow to catch onacross the industry.

But perhaps no more. In a groundbreaking new initiative

CURT, AGC and the AIA announced thelaunch of the 3XPT Strategy Group topromote work across traditional industrystakeholder boundaries and leverage theuse of multi-dimensional modeling andother intelligent technologies. 3XPT Strat-egy Group stands for three major indus-try groups engaging in project processtransformation and we are excited to tellyou more in this edition of The Voice.

Another sphere of dramatic change isin the workforce arena. Whether we re-alize it or not, a workforce crisis is

reality not only in the US, but also inCanada. Increased craft requirements fu-eled by a robust demand in the utilitiessector, the petrochemical industry andheavy and highway construction cannotbe met with the current availability. Boththe merit shop and union sectors mustreevaluate and change the way they uti-lize and deploy current training assets.Additionally, they must reexamine theway they recruit, the way they classifyworkers, the way they deliver training,the way they provide benefits andshare common resources.

Not only is there ashortage of craft labor,but management andprofessional re-sources are lean aswell. This predica-ment offers a per-fect opportunityfor academia tostep up to theplate and workmore collabora-tively with the busi-ness community tomeet current and fu-ture needs. Engineers,construction managers,technicians and the othersimilar degree programshave plenty of recruiting fodderwith the current and future demand.

Finally, it may be time for the con-struction industry to take a look at an af-firmative and unified position on immi-gration. In a letter to her daughter,Abigail Adams, wife of the first US Presi-dent to live in the White House wrote,“To assist us in this great castle, and ren-der less attendance necessary, bells arewholly wanting, yet not a single one is

being hung through the whole house,and promises are all you can obtain.…surrounded with forests, can you be-lieve that wood is not to be had, be-cause people cannot be found to cutand cart it! We have, indeed, come intoa new country.” (Abigail Adams, Letterto her daughter, November 21, 1800)

You may also recall she resided in acity laid out by a Frenchman and shelived in a house designed by an Irish-man and built by Scottish stone masons

and African slave laborers.Since the labor shortages of

1800, immigrant laborhas often been used to

supplement currentcapabilities ofAmerican con-struction workers.Nothing muchhas changed.Perhaps the timehas come onceagain for an ag-gressive and col-laborative posi-

tion onimmigration.

We are delight-ed to present you with

this second issue of TheVoice—an informative

magazine, full of commentary,resources, new initiatives and product

announcements. CURT is on the moveand in spite of our challenges, the futureis bright. Collaboration and cooperationamong the players is at an all time high.Opportunity abounds! And CURT isproud to play a leading role.

Gregory Sizemore, Esq.CURT, Executive Vice President

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Dramatic Changes, Fantastic Opportunities

Whether we

realize it or not,a

workforce crisis is reality

not only in the US,but also

in Canada. Increased craft

requirements fueled by a robust

demand in the utilities sector, the

petrochemical industry and

heavy and highway

construction cannot be

met with the current

availability.

CConstruct: To make or form by combiningor arranging parts or elements (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary). Construct isthe focus here. You are part of the con-struction industry. Your job is to constructfacilities, whether you’re an architect in-volved in the design, a supplier involvedin obtaining the best materials, a contrac-tor involved in the hands-on developing,or an owner involved in promoting excel-lence in all the previous steps. The bottomline is your everyday activities involveconstructing.

Now, more than ever, construct hastaken on a revolutionary new meaning.Beyond the physical act of constructing abuilding, CURT is leading the way to-wards a new form of construction that willinevitably and undoubtedly change theway in which the construction industry asa whole does business. It is the creationof a new partnership, aptly called the3XPT Strategy Group. Involved are threeof the industry’s major players, the Con-struction Users Roundtable (CURT), the As-sociated General Contractors of America(AGC), and the American Institute of Ar-chitects (AIA) [3X for the three organiza-tions, PT to symbolize the Process Trans-formation].

Never before in the industry has sucha partnership been established. AsWilliam Tibbitt, a former CURT Presidentand 3XPT Strategy Group Co-Chairnotes, “We have joined together to workwith the industry as a whole to helpshape the future. We’ll be exploring

new ways of using and maximizing technology, collaborating to the fullest ex-tent possible.”

Coming togetherRicardo Aparicio, President of CURT, is

brutally honest when he explains the obvi-ous difficulties of the partnership. While allexisted in the same broad industry, eachhad been focused on their own priorities,own member’s needs and own initiatives.“It was a paradigm shift to the truest ex-tent,” he recalls. “We had to redefine ourrelationships, both with each other andwithin our individual organizations.”

The origin of the strategy dates backmore than two years. During these twoyears, CURT, the AIA and the AGC hadled discussions on a number of issues, allfocused on industry transformation. In Au-gust 2004 the shared drafting of theWhite Paper 1202 Collaboration, Inte-grated Information and the Project LifeCycle in Building Design, Constructionand Operation got the ball rolling. Next

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Transforms IndustryCURT leads a united frontto strengthen America’sconstruction industry

CURT leads a united frontto strengthen America’sconstruction industry

3XPT at a glanceGroup Charter

Be a credible voice representingthe collaboration of constructors,designers and owners on mattersregarding industry process trans-formation.

Group VisionA transformed and sustainable

construction industry, where eachproject is designed, developed anddelivered to optimize value acrossits life cycle.

Group MissionCreate transformational strate-

gies and develop implementationframeworks that:• Define value sets or criteria• Engage all stakeholders• Promote open sharing of infor-

mation• Communicate benefits of trans-

formed industry processes.

up was White Paper 1003 Optimizing theConstruction Process: An ImplementationStrategy, written in 2005 (and recentlypublished). Then, the jointly hostedAIA/AGC Construction Industry Summit,held in Washington, D.C. in May 2006sealed the deal. A feeling of change wasnow in the air.

Charles Hardy, Co-Chair of CURT’s Pro-ductivity Committee recalls the Summit inMay. “There was a general feeling of ex-citement. I think everyone realized that thiswas going to revolutionize the industry.After all, in the past we had worked to bet-ter and grow our own entities. Now wewere working together as a united front,ready to tackle outside forces. The collabo-ration is much-needed and a long-time incoming.”

To transform the industryAparicio puts it best: “Change is in-

evitable. Growth is optional.”Could three major associations, long

used to working towards their own objec-tives, join forces to drive such growth? Yes,he confirms. “Most people are on board;architects, engineers, contractors. We’vetraveled around the country. We’ve heardconcerns and we’ve listened to those con-cerns. The feedback is positive. Withouteveryone on board, success would be im-possible.”

Tom Weise, Past President of CURT,was also heavily involved (and still is today)with the formation and organization of3XPT. He admits that yes, there still arepockets of resistance but that is to be ex-pected. More importantly, “This is the tip-ping point. Rather than waiting for changeto happen and then reacting, we’re beingproactive. We’re realizing that technolo-gies such as building information modeling(BIM) are here now. Other countries areusing them and if we want to play on aninternational field and lead on an interna-tional field, we have to work together to beas streamlined and organized as possible.We have to change how we act, how wework together. It’s not a matter of wanting towork together, we NEED a more collabora-tive environment.”

The necessity is obvious. In the spirit of

that need, a number of initial plans havebeen created to address a wide-range ofissues:1. Define the balance—what is optimum

value in regards to interactive pre-plan-ning, asset operation, and total cost ofownership;

2. Align delivery strategies, roles and re-sponsibilities with new model contractsand values;

3. Eliminate linearity (promote collaborationand early contributions of expertise);

4. Define a sample RFO (request for offer-ing) process for integrated deliverymodels; and

5. Define protocols for sharing digital infor-mation.“The group has set a high standard for

itself and the industry,” acknowledges DougPruitt, AGC Vice President nominee and3XPT Co-chair. “It has adopted a visionthat calls for, ‘A transformed and sustainableconstruction industry, where each project isdesigned, developed and delivered to opti-mize value across its life cycle.’”

Tackling technologyLearning is about more than simply ac-

quiring new knowledge and insights; it isalso crucial to unlearn old knowledge thathas out lived its relevance.

~ Gary Ryan BlairTechnology is here to stay. It’s obvious in

the Blackberries that are pulled out at everymeeting, the emails that are often preferredover face-to-face meetings and the ability totrack down pretty much any information,with the click of a mouse. But the construc-tion industry is one that is steeped in histo-ry. It is, after all, one of the oldest profes-sions. While it no doubt has made leapsand bounds in technology and practices,some were fearful it just wasn’t keeping upwith the times.

“BIM will be used wide-spread withinthree to five years. Is the industry ready?Not yet,” says Hardy. “We need informa-tion going into the computer programs tobe as complete as possible if it’s going tobe anywhere near accurate. The architectshave to feed in the designs. The engineershave to enter their data. The suppliers haveto input their costs. If we can’t work togeth-

er, there’s no way that the final product willbe accurate in terms of prices and schedul-ing. That means we’re no further ahead.So what’s the point?”

More and more, though, the benefits ofBIM and virtual design and constructionare becoming clear, and, if used to theirfull capacity, …says Hardy, “they can fos-ter growth and lead to revolutionary newdesigns.”

Weise agrees. Although, he notes,“Technology on its own is useless. It’s onlyas good as the data that’s put into it andthe people who run it. But collaborationwill allow everyone to align needs, to beable to input the best data which will gen-erate the most accurate building plans.”

This, stresses Weise, is why it is ab-solutely paramount that the three groupswork together.

The next stepFor Weise, one of the most important

steps towards creating success is todemonstrate success, in itself. “We need todemonstrate some wins,” he says. “If peo-ple see success, more people will jump-on-board. CURT has the weight to drive thissuccess, to make sure that now, in the be-ginning, everyone gets along and looks to-wards more wins for the entire industry inthe future.”

Hardy agrees that small steps anddemonstrating success is vital to the overallsuccess. “The separateness and fragmenta-tion is what got us here and it is our chal-lenge to overcome. Effective collaborationto deliver assets is needed and where bet-ter to start than at the strategy level, to en-sure all voices are heard and all issues areaddressed? Once we’ve demonstrated thatthis is a good idea and that it will work,we’ll be able to target more areas ofchange, develop more strategies and bet-ter plans, and above all, ensure that our in-dustry as a whole can keep up with theever-advancing capabilities of technology.”

The 3XPT Strategy Group will report tothe industry on current activities and specif-ic future plans on November 15 at theCURT 2006 National Conference. Formore information, go to www.curt.org,www.aia.org and www.agc.org. ●

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IIn 2002 CURT asked their members just how serious were theworkforce shortages. The answer: CRITICAL and retention of craftworkers is the highest priority on the list of concerns. According tothe resulting White Paper 401, Confronting the Skilled Construc-tion Workforce Shortage which detailed the survey answers, mem-bers noted that recruitment, education, and retention of craft work-ers is high on the list of issues. In fact, the paper noted thatestimated growth indicates that the construction industry must recruit200,000 to 250,000 new craft workers per year to meet futureneeds. However, both demographics and a poor industry imageare working against the construction industry as it tries to addressthis need.

The crisis is not new but solutions being explored by the Con-struction Users Roundtable and other industry organizations arenew. They have to be. After all, workers sustain the industry. With-out the skilled individuals needed to do the work, the job willcome to a standstill, prices will soar and projects will roar to ascreeching halt.

The problemThe statistics speak for themselves. According to the Associated

General Contractors of America, the percentage of skilled con-struction workers aged 25 to 34 has declined from 37.5 percentto 28.5 percent, between 1988 and 1997. Furthermore, the av-erage age of a construction worker in America is 47.

Yet it’s not like becoming a construction worker is a dead-endcareer choice. Far from it, actually. Along with an increase in thedemand for skilled workers, there has been an increase in wages.In fact, according to an article in the Sacramento Building Journal,the average California construction worker earns about $24 anhour and many journeymen earn up to $70,000 annually. Similarnumbers are being recorded across the country and according tothe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction jobs across the na-tion pay 23 percent more than private-sector jobs, overall.

So, what’s the problem? According to Don Whyte, President ofthe National Center for Construction Education and Research(NCCER), the list is long and complicated. He attributes the bulk ofthe problem to a number of factors all coming together in 2005,escalating an already underlying problem to the state of crisis. Inhis paper The Skilled Workforce Crisis (co-written by SteveGreene, NCCER), Whyte outlines two major causes, including:

A recovering industrial market that was already burdening theavailable workforce with increased project numbers; and Hurri-cane Katrina, which completely destroyed 350,000 homes, dam-aged 180,000 homes and tore the roofs off 77,500 homes. Inaddition, seven hospitals were ruined, as well as a number ofschools.

Hurricane Katrina, in particular, has devastated not only theGulf Coast, but impacted the industry’s workforce as well. Accord-ing to the paper (Whyte and Greene), implications of it include theloss of experienced journeymen to demolition and cleanup crewsfor premium wages, extreme recruitment incentives to come to thearea, recruitment of foreign nationals to supplement the crews,widespread wage increases and higher overtime costs, bids andbudgets.

Joining forcesIn response to growing demand and growing concern, a Busi-

ness Roundtable Initiative was formed with one goal in mind—spurconstruction training and recruitment. With Gulf Coast businesses,construction trade groups, including the Construction Users Round-table, labor unions, academic institutions and federal, state andlocal governments all on board, their target of 20,000 new skilledconstruction workers by 2009 in the Gulf Coast area might just bedo-able.

According to Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Chairman and CEO of

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DuPont and also Co-Chairman and CEOof the Development Initiative, working to-gether is imperative because, “the GulfCoast region is a key component of astrong national economy. This landmarkpublic-private partnership will train theworkers that will be needed to rebuild thearea. The Business Roundtable, an associ-ation of 160 CEOs of the nation’s leadingcompanies, have committed up to $5 mil-lion for critically needed funding to coordi-nate the training and assist in recruitingparticipants.”

Riley Bechtel, Chairman and CEO ofthe Bechtel Group, Inc. and Co-Chairmanand CEO of the Development Initiativenotes that, “The regional demand for con-struction labor significantly exceeded sup-ply even before Katrina and Rita. That hasobviously been accentuated by the recov-ery and occurs in the context of a growingnational shortage of construction labor.”

In August 2006 the Business Round-table launched the Gulf Rebuild: Educa-tion, Advancement and Training—orGREAT—campaign. Participants in thepilot program will enroll in a four-weekcourse that gives them entry level skills toenter construction jobs. Future initiativeshope to offer options for advanced work-shops and apprenticeships.

“The initiative is a positive first step inresolving the anticipated construction laborshortage,” explains Tim Horst, ProgramManager of the Gulf Coast Workforce De-velopment Initiative. “It is not, however, in-tended to be a complete answer. Con-struction industry training and education ishighly fragmented but by supporting con-struction education materials issued by theNational Center for Construction Educa-tion and Research, we hope to encouragethe industry to move toward adopting stan-dard education modules that are trans-portable from one region to another andfrom one industry segment to another.”

A “LEAN” alternativeLean construction is a relatively new

term in the industry. While new, though, itis gaining recognition and popularity assome of America’s biggest companiesjump on board the lean bandwagon. A

production management-based approachto product delivery, lean changes the waywork is done, maximizing value while min-imizing waste. The results have been noth-ing short of revolutionary as facilities andtheir delivery processes better serve cus-tomer needs, waste is reduced (both interms of time and supplies), costs are re-duced, and planning and control systemsare improved.

According to Gregory A. Howell, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer ofthe Lean Construction Institute, a shift inhow projects are designed, carried outand delivered can and will ultimately ben-efit the industry and the labor shortage.“Maximizing how a project is executedwill ultimately maximize each and everyperson working on the project. If we maxi-mize how we organize and use labor,projects will be able to utilize each andevery worker to their full capacity. They’llneed less employees to do the sameamount—or more—work than traditionallyachievable.”

In order to do this though, Howellnotes that there needs to be a synergy be-tween off-site and on-site jobs. So, for ex-ample, when a roof is ready to be erect-ed, all the supplies should be there so thatworkers are not sitting around, waiting forthe necessary supplies to complete tasks.Then, if they can complete tasks on sched-ule and on-time, they’ll be able to move onto other projects quicker. In order for this tohappen though, Howell says that, “Thereneeds to be predictability as to when proj-ects will be ready for completion, but, inmost cases right now, the coordination be-tween on and off-site isn’t ready. Peopleare still too out of synch and until they canbetter work together to predict what hap-pens when, and what’s needed when,projects won’t run efficiently.”

Joe Gionfriddo, Chair of CURTs LeanConstruction Committee notes that some in-dustry leaders are on the way towards,“starting the lean journey. In a way, they’relike explorers who are identifying the gainsin well-researched scheduling, safety, pro-duction, quality and organizational effec-tiveness. It’s a cultural change for compa-nies who have run business in a

completely different manner for years, soleaders have to be passionate in dealingwith that change.”

The construction workforce crisis is notnew but new approaches to solving itshould help to provide relief to the sectorand those needing its services. Investingin the industry now with programs such asGREAT and being open to revolutionarynew ways of doing business, such aslean construction, will hopefully help toquell the crisis. The industry depends on it. ●

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Industry solutionsFixing the problem will require

dedication from all industry groups.They must:• Develop industry programs that

enhance the image of constructionas a career.

• Foster educational programs tar-geting parents, teachers, and oth-ers who influence the decision-making of the nation’s youth.Emphasis should be placed onpartnering with local school dis-tricts to develop programs thatemphasize the opportunities avail-able in construction and commu-nicate to each student the basiceducation standards required forthe training program.

• Enhance industry and companyprograms designed to improve re-tention and continuing educationof skilled craft workers.

• Invest in training curriculum andprograms, to ensure that a quali-fied, skilled workforce is availableto meet industry needs.

• Establish training delivery meth-ods to actively train and certifycraft workers in all geographicalareas.

• Support the NCCER initiatives asone approach to standardizingtraining curriculum, performancestandards, and certification in theopen-shop sector.Source: Confronting the Skilled Con-

struction Workforce Shortage, WP-401

compensationhas promptedcourts to limit use ofthis theory of recov-ery against propertyowners. As a result, thetrend in most states leanstoward holding propertyowners liable only whentheir own negligence hascontributed to the worker’s injury in someaffirmative way.

In accordance with this trend, a sur-vey of significant recent legal develop-ments from the past two years revealsthat most cases have declined to expandthe liability of property owners and thatrelatively few cases have increasedowners’ liability to injured workers.

Cases expanding potentialowner liability

Two cases, both coming from Califor-nia, have recognized expansions on ex-isting theories of premises liability, but atthe same time follow the legal trend ofimposing liability only in scenarioswhere the owner’s negligence has some-how contributed to the worker’s injury. Athird case, from New York, recognizesthat federal immigration laws do not pre-clude illegal aliens from recovering lostwages from property owners in statecourts.

a) Failure to warn of con-cealed conditionIn the first case recognizing an ex-tension of an owner’s premises lia-bility, Kinsman v. Unocal Corp., theCalifornia Supreme Court expand-ed an owner’s general duty of careto make a property reasonablysafe. 37 Cal. 4th at 664. This caserecognizes that a property ownermay be liable for injury to a con-struction worker where the injurywas caused by a dangerous condi-tion in the property that was knownor knowable to the owner and un-knowable to the contractor and itsemployees, if the owner fails towarn the contractor about this dan-gerous condition. Id. In this case, aworker who was exposed to as-bestos sued the property owner forhis injuries. Id. Even though the re-sponsibility to protect workers fromobvious hazards can be legally del-egated to a contractor, the courtreasoned that a failure to discloseinformation about a latent danger isessentially an incomplete delegationof responsibility. See id. at 674. Asa result, the court decided that aproperty owner should be responsi-ble for a negligent failure to warncontractors of latent dangerous con-ditions. See id.

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Rights and Responsibilities

Rights andResponsibilities

A property owner’s liability toan injured construction worker

When a construction worker is injuredduring a project, the property owner thatcontracted for that work may face aclaim by the worker. The property owneris especially at risk for this type of claimwhen the construction worker’s employeris insolvent, or where worker’s compen-sation does not adequately compensatefor the worker’s injuries.

The laws that govern the degree ofthe owner’s liability vary from state tostate. But generally, under the law ofpremises liability, a property owner’sduty to a construction worker is limitedonly to making the property reasonablysafe for the performance of the worker’sduties. See, e.g., Restatement (Second)of Torts § 343 (1965). However, if anowner somehow controls the manner inwhich the contracted work is performed,the property owner then owes an inde-pendent duty to exercise that control in away that prevents injury to a constructionworker. See, e.g., Kinsman v. UnocalCorp., 37 Cal. 4th 659, 670 (2005).This rule is often referred to as the “re-tained control” exception. Id.

In addition to premises liability, prop-erty owners have sometimes been heldliable under a theory of vicarious liabili-ty. Essentially, vicarious liability allows aclaimant to hold one person responsiblefor the negligent actions of another. In re-cent years, however, the rise of worker’s

b) Owner’s violation of safetyregulationIn the second California case ex-panding an owner’s potential liability,Barclay v. Jesse M. Lange Distribut-ing, Inc., the California Court of Ap-peal recognized that an owner maybe liable for injuries to a contractor’semployee if the owner’s violation of asafety regulation affirmatively con-tributed to the employee’s injury, re-gardless of whether the owner hadretained control of the project. 129Cal. App. 4th 281, 301 (2005). InBarclay, a construction worker in-jured by exploding gas tanks was al-lowed to sue a property owner forfailure to adhere to a Fire Code pro-vision. Id. at 286. The worker hadpresented evidence that compliancewith the Fire Code provision wouldprobably have lessened the severityof his injuries. Id. at 299. For thisreason, the court permitted the work-er to seek damages from the ownerregardless of “retained control”analysis. Id. at 301.

c) Recovery of lost wages byinjured undocumented work-ersFinally, in an additional case of sig-nificance, Balbuena v. IDR RealtyLLC, The Court of Appeals of NewYork decided that federal immigrationlaw does not prevent undocumentedaliens, injured while working on aconstruction site, from recovering theirlost wages in state court. 845N.E.2d 1246, 1260 (N.Y. 2006).The court reasoned that this resultwas consistent with federal laws andthat deciding otherwise would en-courage dishonest employers to inten-tionally hire undocumented workers,knowing that they could violate safetylaws without any potential liability.Id. at 1257-58.

Cases declining to expand aproperty owner’s potentialliability

Although the few cases describedabove have expanded an owner’s liabil-

ity in the past few years, most caseshave declined to make such an exten-sion. Specifically, recent decisions havelimited the scope of premises liability,duties of care, and the extent of dam-ages that a worker can recover from aproperty owner.a) Limitations on scope of prem-

ises liabilityIn a decision limiting the scope ofpremises liability, the NebraskaSupreme Court decided that dam-ages for injuries resulting from defectsin equipment provided to constructionworkers cannot be sought under apremises liability theory, since suchdefects are not defects in the land.Semler v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.,689 N.W.2d 327, 333-34 (Neb.2004). The court stated that defectsin equipment did not implicate anowner’s duty of care to make a prop-erty reasonably safe, and that recov-ery from the property owner was notproper in this situation. Id.The scope of premises liability wasalso limited by the Indiana SupremeCourt in PSI Energy, Inc. v. Roberts.In PSI, the court decided that wherea worker’s injury is caused by thedangerous condition that the contrac-tor was hired to remedy, the workercannot recover from the propertyowner. 829 N.E.2d 943, 948 (Ind.2005). To come to this conclusion,the court reasoned that a propertyowner hires a contractor with an ex-pectation that the contractor has thenecessary level of expertise to per-form a certain task. Id. at 961. As aresult, the court concluded that anowner with no superior knowledge isreasonably entitled to rely upon thecontractor’s expertise to perform thework skillfully and safely. Id. With thisdecision, the court prevented thecounterintuitive result of exposing aproperty owner to liability for makinga responsible decision to fix a dan-gerous condition on its property.

b) Duty of careRecently, courts have also made deci-sions concerning the respective duties

of care owed by both owners andconstruction workers. In Laico v.Chevron U.S.A., Inc., the CaliforniaCourt of Appeal declined to extendan owner’s duty of care beyond a re-sponsibility to keep a property rea-sonably safe, and concluded that anowner’s duty of care does not includeoverseeing the safety practices ofthose working on a property. 123Cal. App. 4th 649, 666 (2004). Inaddition, the Supreme Court ofWyoming decided that under thestate’s comparative fault scheme,which permits juries to divide blamefor injuries by percentages, a workeralso has a duty to exercise due care,and cannot recover from a propertyowner where the worker’s fault ex-ceeds fifty percent. See Parrish v.Groathouse Constr., Inc., 130 P.3d502, 505-06 (Wyo. 2006).

c) Retained control exceptionThe most active area of developmenthas been in the arena of the retainedcontrol exception, which requiresclaimants to prove that the propertyowner retained control of the mannerin which the construction work wasperformed and exercised that controlin a way that affirmatively contributedto the worker’s injuries. Recently,courts have reaffirmed this rule, ex-tended its scope, and further clarifiedthe meanings of “retained control”and “affirmative contribution.”In Pelak v. Indiana Industrial Services,Inc., the Court of Appeals of Indianarejected an injured worker’s argumentthat a property owner retains controlover a property by virtue of owner-ship, and reaffirmed the retained con-trol rule. 831 N.E.2d 765, 771(Ind. Ct. App. 2005). The court stat-ed that an owner has no duty to en-sure worker safety beyond the gener-al duty to maintain a property in areasonably safe condition, particular-ly when there is no evidence that theowner had any control over the man-ner or means in which the contractorconducted its work. Id. The court em-phasized that public policy did not

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support holding a property owner re-sponsible for protecting constructionworkers from risks that were solelywithin the control of the contractor.Id. at 770. In addition, two cases decided bythe California Court of Appeal haveexpanded the scope of the parties towhich the “retained control” rule ap-plies. The first case, Michael v.Denbeste Transportation, Inc., decid-ed that independent contractors, whoare hired by subcontractors in placeof traditional employees, must alsomeet the requirements of the retainedcontrol exception before they can re-cover from property owners. 137Cal. App. 4th 1082, 1086 (2006).Further, in Ruiz v. Herman Weissker,

Inc., the court decided that anowner’s agent was also protectedunder the retained control exception,meaning that a worker must provethat the owner’s agent retained con-trol of the manner or means by whichthe contractor performed its work be-fore recovery from the owner is possi-ble. 130 Cal. App. 4th 52, 61-62(2005).Recent developments in this area ofthe law have also provided a clearerpicture of the meanings of key termsin the retained control exception.Generally, an owner has “retainedcontrol” where the owner controls themanner or means by which the con-struction work is performed. Followingthis rule, a Utah appellate court reject-ed the argument that an owner had“retained control” over the construc-tion project where the owner merelycontrolled the desired result of theconstruction. Smith v. Hales & WarnerConstr., Inc., 107 P.3d 701, 705(Utah Ct. App. 2005). The court ex-plained that the retained control ex-ception requires the owner’s “activeparticipation in the method or opera-tive detail of the injury-causing activityin order to impose liability.” Id.Another key term of the retained con-trol exception, “affirmative contribu-tion,” was further limited in Ruiz.Generally, an affirmative contributioncan arise from an omission or failureto act. Ruiz, 130 Cal. App. 4th at65. For example, if a property ownerpromises to undertake a particularsafety measure, the owner would beliable for an injury resulting from afailure to fulfill that promise. Id. How-ever, the court in Ruiz decided that afailure to exercise a mere ability tocorrect an unsafe work practice didnot constitute an “affirmative contribu-tion” to a worker’s injury. Id. As a re-sult, an owner will probably only beliable for a failure to act when theowner has promised to act or hascontrolled some aspect of the safetyprocedures being observed duringthe project.

d) DamagesFinally, the Kentucky Supreme Courtrecently decided that, under thestate’s worker’s compensation laws,the amount of damages recoverablefrom a property owner may be limit-ed. In Krahwinkel v. CommonwealthAluminum Corp., the court decidedthat where a property owner is li-able to a construction worker, theamount of recovery is not limited toworker’s compensation benefits;however, the worker’s judgmentagainst the owner should be re-duced by worker’s compensationbenefits actually paid to the employ-ee, in order to prevent double recov-ery. 183 S.W.3d 154, 157-58(Ky. 2005). So, depending on astate’s worker’s compensation laws,the amount of damages recoverablefrom a property owner may be limit-ed.

ConclusionIn the past two years, courts have

addressed a number of issues affectingliability of a property owner for con-struction worker injury. Although courtshave made some decisions resulting inan expansion of an owner’s duties andpotential for liability, these cases aregenerally a reflection of the legal trendtowards holding a property owner re-sponsible only where the owner’s con-duct somehow contributed to the injury.Most of the recent developments in thisarea have declined to extend a proper-ty owner’s responsibilities for the safetyof construction workers. Overall, therule generally remains that an owner isrequired only to make a property rea-sonably safe for visitors; however, if theowner controls the manner in whichconstruction work is performed, then theowner has an additional duty to exer-cise that control in a way that preventsworker injury. ●

The author would like to thank ThyBui for her insightful contribution of re-search and assistance in preparationfor this article.

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Procter & GambleTHE COMPANY: Procter & Gamble CompanyTHE WEBSITE: www.pg.com

THE HISTORY: Procter & Gambleis a modern company that is steeped in his-tory. The origins of this multi-million, multi-na-tional company date all the way back to1937 when William Procter and JamesGamble settled in Cincinnati. While plant-ing roots in the Queen City of the Westwasn’t part of the original plan—both hadintended on settling further west—both es-tablished themselves in the area. Procterworked as a candlemaker while Gambleapprenticed himself to a soap maker. Bothmen soon married, coincidently to two sis-ters, whose father convinced his new son-in-laws to become business partners. Fromthat small push emerged the beginnings ofthe enterprise we know today; Procter &Gamble. The rest, as they say, is history.

THE PRODUCT: A walk downany supermarket aisle will inevitably housea P&G product. Pampers® baby diapers,Folgers® coffee, Duracell® batteries,Charmin® toilet paper…the list goes on,showcasing the products that ultimatelyhave become part of everyday Americanculture.

THE SOCIAL COMMITMENT:

Procter & Gamble has three main com-mitments:• Caring for our communities: Through

their Live, Learn and Thrive campaign,P&G is focusing on the growth and de-velopment of children, newborns to age13. The program is designed to helpchildren around the world have ahealthy start, providing them with thetools to thrive. Their main focus is onsafe drinking water—an estimated 2.2million children die each year from dis-eases that could be prevented by safedrinking water.

• Environment and safety: When the in-gredients from Tide® go down thedrain, where do they end up? Since the1960s P&G has been analyzing the

effects that ingredients in their productshave on the environment. They are oneof the first companies in the world to ac-tively study the environmental impact ofhigh-volume ingredients in consumerproducts.

• Sustainable development: P&G con-tributes to sustainable development boththrough a “what we do,” and “how wedo it,” attitude, including ensuring theyaddress any environmental and social is-sues associated with their products andservices.

THE AWARDS:• Global Most Admired Compa-

nies, Number 3 for 2006. Number 1in its industry of Household and PersonalProducts. Fortune Magazine.

• America’s Most Admired, Num-ber 4 in 2006, out of 582 compa-nies. Fortune Magazine.

• Best Companies toWork For, Top 100,Number 66 in 2005(2006 results availablein December). FortuneMagazine.

• 100 Best Corpo-rate Citizens, P&Ghas appeared on the listevery year, 2000-2006.Business Ethics Magazine.

THE HEADLINES:October 10, 2006: P&G’s

Lafley Tells Shareholders ‘We AreNow Focused on Delivering a FullDecade of Top and Bottom LineGrowth’—Chairman of the Board, Presi-dent and Chief Executive, A. G. Lafley, ad-dressed The Procter & Gamble Companyshareholders at its annual meeting today.Lafley said, “We are now focused on deliv-ering a full decade of industry-leading topand bottom line growth. We have thestrategies, strengths and the structure to con-tinue to transform our company in the faceof unrelenting change and competition.”…

October 9, 2006: A UNA-USACampaign, Team up to Help Edu-cate Teens About HIV/AIDS inAfrica—The United Nations Association

of the United States of America and theProcter & Gamble Web site,Beinggirl.com—a site created for teen girls,by teen girls—have joined forces to chroni-cle the stories of eleven teens that volun-teered to spend one month in Africa. Theeffort was part of UNA-USA’s HERO cam-paign, a program that strives to improvethe lives of school-aged children affectedby the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Procter & Gamble and PSI An-nounce Commitment to ProvideSafe Drinking Water in Africa—Procter & Gamble joined the non-profit or-ganization Population Services Internationalat the Clinton Global Initiative to announcea new commitment to provide safe drinkingwater in Africa.Working with PSI and a va-riety of other partners as part of their focalphilanthropy program, the Children’s Safe

Drinking Water program, P&Gcommitted to providing 35 mil-

lion liters of safe drinkingwater to more than 1 mil-lion children.

THEFACTS:• In fiscal

year 2006,16 P&G brandshad sales between$500 million and $1 billion.

• In fiscal year 2006, the percentage ofP&G sales by geography was: NorthAmerica 47 percent, Western Europe23 percent, Northeast Asia 4 percent,and Developing Geographies 26 per-cent.

• Five billion-dollar brands came with theOctober 2005 acquisition of Gillette:Braun, Duracell, Gillette, Mach 3 andOral-B. ●

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The history of CURT:The Construction Users Roundtable wasformed in the summer of 2000 byconstruction and engineering executivesrepresenting major corporations that areamong the largest consumers in theconstruction industry. The formation ofthe association was prompted by adesire to continue the 30-year effort ofthe Construction Committee of theBusiness Roundtable. The objective inthe new organization is to have broaderowner representation and increasedowner input on industry issues.

CURT's mission:The mission statement of theorganization captures the essence ofwho we are and why we exist:"The Mission of The Construction UsersRoundtable (CURT) is to create strategicadvantage for construction users. CURTwill accomplish this by providingaggressive leadership and focus onbusiness issues that promote excellencein the development and execution ofengineering, maintenance andconstruction projects."

What can CURT do for yourcompany:CURT is a value-based association thatultimately seeks to increase totalshareholder return in a company. CURTexists:

• To help you improve quality and costeffectiveness in your company'sconstruction and maintenanceprojects;

• To provide the "owners voice" to theindustry and to provide the ownersdirect involvement in nationalconstruction issues;

• To provide a resource for sharingbest practices among ownerscompanies;

• To provide a forum to address mutualowner issues especially safety, laborrelations, productivity improvementand other cost reduction strategies;

• To provide an opportunity for ownersto network on domestic andinternational issues;

• To promote work force education andtraining as well as effectiveconstruction planning and practices;

• To influence public policy whennecessary and seek improvement inlaws or regulations that mayadversely affect construction ormaintenance costs;

• To provide a repository for ownerresources so that owners canbecome more effective decisionmakers;

• To collectively communicate andinteract with contractors andcontractor associations to assure thatthe owners voice is heard andunderstood;

• To improve existing and create newstrategic alliances with both openshop and unionized sectors of theindustry;

• To develop industry standards andowner expectations with respect tosafety, training, worker qualifications;and

• To empower and enhance theeffectiveness of Local User Councilsthroughout North America.

CURT initiatives:CURT has developed several initiativesthat it feels will improve construction costeffectiveness. In addition, members andassociates actively participate in regularmeetings, conferences and seminars.Special reports and publications willalso be distributed on a regular basis.Each year a National ConstructionOwners Conference will be held tohighlight and showcase the latestindustry developments affectingconstruction cost effectiveness from theowners' perspective. CURT initiatives include:• Safety Improvement and Safety

Excellence Recognition; • Work Force Development and Craft

Training; • Industrial Relations With Associations

and Labor; • Local User Council Support and

Development; • Sponsorship of the National

Construction Owners Conference;and

• Industry Communications andTechnology Deployment. ●

About The Construction Users Roundtable

CURT IS:An autonomous organization that provides a forum for the exchange ofinformation, views, practices and policies of various owners at the nationallevel. Similar groups, called Local User Councils, function at the local level andseek to address problems of cost, quality, safety and overall cost effectivenessin their respective area.

CURT STANDS FOR:Improvement. It stands for improving overall cost effectiveness. It stands forimproving the way construction is planned, managed, accounted for, regulatedand executed. It stands for improving the way workers are motivated,supervised and work. CURT also stands for change; changing and improvingwhat owners permit, require and accept responsibility for.

Contact CURT4100 Executive Park DriveCincinnati, Ohio 45241Phone: (513) 563-4131Fax: (513) 733-9551 E-mail: construction-users@curt.orgWeb: www.curt.org

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REGULAR MEMBERSHIPConstruction Owner: Any industrial ormajor commercial user of construction ormaintenance services who spends atleast $75 million annually as acorporation. The company must berepresented by at least one high rankingcorporate policy maker usually the vice-president or corporate manager ofconstruction or engineering.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPContractor, Subcontractor, Specialty

Contractor, Supplier, Service Provider:From time to time the board may createa number of Associate Memberspositions. Provided space is available,Associate Members may berecommended by an Owner/Memberand the recommendation must beaccompanied by two letters ofrecommendation and be approved by a2/3 majority vote of the Board.

ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATEMEMBERSHIP

Any not-for-profit national tradeassociation, research organization, oreducational organization that providesservices to the industrial or commercialconstruction industry may be eligible formembership in CURT and makeapplication to join, provided they meetthe Association Associate Membershiprequirements established by the Board ofTrustees and an opening in this categoryof membership becomes available.

OWNER MEMBERSABBOTT LABORATORIESAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.ALSTOM POWER INC.AMERENAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWERAMGEN INC.BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.THE BOEING COMPANYBP PLCCATERPILLAR INC.CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.CITIGROUPCONOCOPHILLIPSDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYDTE ENERGYE.I. DuPONT de NEMOURS & CO.EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYERNST & YOUNGEXELON CORPORATIONEXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO.FIRSTENERGY CORPORATIONFLORIDA POWER & LIGHTGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYGENERAL MILLS, INC.GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONHCA HEALTHCARE CORP.HERCULES, INC.HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.INTEL CORPORATIONJOHNSON & JOHNSONKANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO.THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIESMEADWESTVACO CORPORATIONMERCK & COMPANY, INC.ONTARIO POWER GENERATIONPFIZER, INC.THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.PSEG POWER, LLCROHM AND HAASSALT RIVER PROJECTSHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (U.S.), INC.

SOUTHERN COMPANYTECO TAMPA ELECTRIC CO.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITYTOYOTA MOTOR MFG. NORTH AMERICA

TYCO INTERNATIONALTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATIU.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERSU.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERINGWEYERHAEUSER

CONTRACTOR ASSOCIATEMEMBERSALBERICI GROUP, INC.BE&KBECHTELEGIZII ELECTRIC, INC.FLUOR CORPORATIONGILBANE BUILDING CO.JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.RUDOLPH/LIBBE COMPANIESTHE SHAW GROUP INC.TETRA TECH EC INC.TURNER CONSTRUCTIONWASHINGTON GROUP INT’L

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSABC (Associated Builders & Contractors)

AGC (Associated General Contractors)

AIA (American Institute of Architects)

MCAA (Mechanical Contractors Association of America)

NACA (North American Contractors Association)

NCCER ((National Center forConstruction Education and Research)NEA (The Association of Union Constructors)

NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association)

SMACNA (Sheet Metal/Air Conditioning Nat'l Association)

Membership InformationCURT Members 2006Membership

Categories (Current as of November 2006)

Ricardo Aparicio, AIA, Esq. President GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYContracts Manager Project ServicesBirmingham, AL

“During my time as CURT’s President, my main goal will beto develop the 3XPT Initiative, collecting data and working withall the groups involved to prove that there is a true advantageto integrating the industries. This will redefine relationships andhow business is done—it is truly cutting edge.”

Aparicio is in-house Counsel and Contracts Manager forGeneral Electric’s Corporate Properties and Services Operation.Aparicio holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Juris Doctor de-grees from the University of Miami, Florida and is a certifiedspecialist in Construction Law in the State of Florida, where heholds concurrent professional licenses to practice architecture,interior design, construction and law.

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Egon J. LarsenVice PresidentAIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Global Construction ManagerAllentown, PA

“CURT’s major accomplishments for 2006 are many—theLean Initiative, working with outside organizations such as theBusiness Roundtable, the American Institute of Architects and theAssociated General Contractors on such issues as labor avail-ability, engineering documents and contract language, andgrowing the membership and industry influence. Goals for theupcoming year include working on productivity, measure andimprovement, and solidifying the organization around a five-year growth plan.”

Larsen is responsible for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.’sconstruction activities totaling approximately $700M annually.This includes locations in the America’s, Europe, Asia and theMiddle East. With over 25 years of experience in managingprojects and construction, he has been instrumental in numerouscapital project initiatives and development programs.

Tom Weise Past PresidentINTEL CORPDirector of Facilities,Materials & ServicesChandler, AZ

“Without a doubt, CURT has stepped forward to take thelead on the 3XPT Initiative. CURT has the weight to make it hap-pen—both the short-term plans and the long-term successes.”Tom Weise is currently responsible for the acquisition and sup-plier management of Intel’s global construction business. He hasreceived numerous Intel Recognitions such as; “Contribution toMaterials Training and Career Development,” “Development ofIntel’s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Process,” and“Development of the Intel Advanced Total Cost Method.”

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Larry Wargo,Secretary/TreasurerFIRSTENERGYConsultant, Contractor ServicesAkron, OH

As well as acting as CURT’s Secretary/Treasurer, Wargo co-chaired the Workplace Attitude Sub-Committee. He says, “thecommittee is working hard to identify and address issues withinthe workplace, such as what attitudes may exist in the work-place and why they are that way. We’ll continue to work onthis into 2007, ultimately developing a CURT Code of MutualUnderstanding as well as some kind of training series on com-munication.”

Larry Wargo has been with Ohio Edison and FirstEnergyCorp. for over 30 years. Over the years, he has held a numberof management positions in fossil generation and, most recently,is a consultant for contractor services. In addition to his dutieswith FirstEnergy Corp., Wargo serves in a variety of capacitieswith a number of different associations. These include CURTs In-dustrial Relations Committee, National Tripartite Committee,Overtime Sub-Committee; the Northwest Ohio Great LakesConstruction Alliance; the Boilermaker National ConferencePlanning Committee; the Ohio Construction Coalition-Absen-teeism Committee; and judge for the NMAPC Zero Injury Safe-ty Awards Program.

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William P. TibbittJOHNSON & JOHNSONExecutive Director, WorldwideEngineering ServicesNew Brunswick, NJ

“CURT continues to lead innovation and outside-the-boxthinking in the construction industry. Whether the issue is work-force, 3XPT, BIM or any number of other strategic initiatives,CURT and its members are consistently out in front. Once in awhile, an organization manages to successfully blend wisdomfrom the past with practical insights of the present to guide itsmembers and the industry into a better future. CURT is that or-ganization. I encourage every owner with a significant con-struction program to get involved. It’s an excellent investment.”

In his present position, Bill Tibbitt and the group he leads areresponsible for the project management of all of Johnson & John-son’s major capital projects worldwide. Tibbitt has served CURTin several capacities including President and most recently, asCo-Chair of the 3XPT Strategy Group and Board Member.

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Steven B. SatromAIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.General Manager Engineering &Construction AmericasAllentown, PA

“The industry today is faced with ever increasing shortagesof skilled people, this goes from the executive level to projectmanager. The regional imbalances created by last summer'shurricanes in the Gulf Coast and the volume of work in Albertahave served to bring this to the forefront in those areas. Withsuch growth and demand, safety continues to be a topic of in-tense focus.”

Satrom was the first President of CURT and one of the eightfounding members. He was instrumental in establishing the ini-tial focus for the organization, creating a viable entity and gain-ing the industry acceptance and recognition necessary for it tobecome the “Voice of the Owner”.

Allen Bunner TYCO INTERNATIONALDirector Engineered SystemsBath, OH

“Every worthwhile task in life is accomplished with the valu-able help of many talented individuals—and the developmentof CURT is no exception. Our goal at Tyco is to deliver share-holder value. Using tested and proven approaches, CURT pro-motes construction industry cost effectiveness in a way no otherowner organization is able to do. As a result, cost effectivenessalways enhances shareholder value. I commend CURT and itsleaders and urge every owner to become actively involved aswe forge ahead. The collective voice of the owners in today’sindustry is invaluable.”

Bunner has had more than 30 years of mechanical andelectrical contracting background, specializing in fixed fire pro-tection systems, including more than 20 years focused in Spe-cial Hazards systems, and 15 years experience with Interna-tional contracting and exportation of fire protectiontechnologies.

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Curtis Ashley Baker, P.E.SOUTHERN COMPANY GENERATIONVice President, Environmental Projects andConstruction WestBirmingham, AL

“CURT‘s proactive leadership has filled a void that has exist-ed in the construction industry for most of my career. CURT of-fers excellent products and services, diverse networking oppor-tunity and a voice for all members to help shape the future ofconstruction projects. CURT is quick to address emerging issuesduring a time that arguably represents the most challenging forour industry.”

Newly elected to the CURT Board, Baker is currently respon-sible for the implementation of Southern Company Generation’senvironmental projects in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi,with project estimates totaling approximately $3 billion. He hastwenty-eight years experience in Project Management and Con-struction in the Utility industry. Baker participates on the CURTTripartite Initiative and the CURT Katrina Response Committee.

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Michael G. Conley DUPONTEngineering ManagerWilmington, DE

“As a new Board Member I hope to help shape the directionfor CURT and to help expedite progress towards our goals. Theconstruction industry is a large, fragmented one. Without a centralowners’ voice, needed improvements across this fragmented in-dustry will be much more difficult—and much slower.”

Michael G. Conley has over 25 years of construction and en-gineering management experience. His career has spanned theUnited States and Europe, and includes construction, design, project controls, project management and business engineeringmanagement. He currently manages the DuPont Project Engineer-ing Center, a unique organization whose goal is project execu-tion excellence and the renewal of engineering skills withinDuPont.

In 2002, he became DuPont representative to the ConstructionUsers Roundtable (CURT). He has served as co-chair of the CURTopen shop subcommittee of the workforce development commit-tee. Conley has also served on the board of trustees for the Na-tional Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).

Gregory L. Sizemore, Esq., Executive Vice PresidentTHE CONSTRUCTIONUSERS ROUNDTABLECincinnati, OH

“In a groundbreaking new initiative CURT, AGC and the AIAare pleased to announce the launch of the 3XPT Strategy Group topromote work across traditional industry stakeholder boundariesand leverage the use of multi-dimensional modeling and other intel-ligent technologies. This may likely result in a revolutionary newway to do business.”

Sizemore has over 25 years of construction industry and asso-ciation management experience. For eighteen years, Sizemorehas been the Executive Director of the Construction Owners Associ-ation of the Tri-State (COATS) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and, in 1989Sizemore started Sizemore & Company, a construction industry as-sociation management and consulting firm. He was instrumental inthe start-up of CURT and has been the Executive Vice President ofCURT since its inception. Sizemore serves on various industry andcivic boards including the University of Cincinnati’s Industrial Advi-sory Council, the Advisory Committee to the Albany Technical Col-lege, the West Virginia Construction Coalition Conference and theACE Mentor Board.

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Education and Implementation Committee Lennart K. Antell, ChairmanMEADWESTVACO CORPORATIONDirector of EngineeringDayton, OH

CURT would like to thank Lennart K. Antell for all of his time anddedication, participating in CURT and the construction industry. AsChair of the Education and Implementation Committee, he focusedheavily on driving the industry forward, working towards the ac-ceptance of new initiatives such as lean construction, and develop-ing guidelines for owners on the many different issues the industrythrows at them. Thank you Lennart for all of your time and dedica-tion, both in growing CURT and the industry as a whole.

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Lean Construction Committee Joe P. Gionfriddo, Chairman PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYCorporate Engineering-GlobalConstructionManagement Process OwnerWest Chester, OH

“My two proudest achievements of 2006 are the kick-off andchartering of the LEAN Project Delivery Task Force, and the LEANTeam Diversity & Collaboration, which is comprised of key industryleaders from the auto, health, consumer good, petroleum, powercompany leaders and academia. Above all, the Lean Team de-serves full recognition for all their hard work. I am just one part ofthe team.”

For the past 25 years, Gionfriddo has worked across six of theseven global business units within Procter & Gamble, holding vari-ous manufacturing and capital management roles. He is viewed asa capital management master in project/construction manage-ment, receiving one of their highest technical recognitions, theProcter & Gamble Capital Management Leadership & MasteryAward in 2002.

Productivity CommitteeCharles G. Hardy, Co-ChairmanGENERAL SERVICESADMINISTRATION, CCM,Director of Construction Chicago, IL

“The next step for the productivity committee is to put togeth-er a strategy and plan for 3XPT. This includes targeting areaswhere we can start to drive change and move forward. Thetechnology is here now…we have to implement the steps tomake the most of that technology.”

Charles G. Hardy is a registered architect, a certified con-struction manager and a nominee for the Miles Romney Innova-tion in Real Property Management. Before joining GSA in1991, Hardy was an architect with architectural firms in Flori-da and Illinois practicing in the areas of real estate develop-ment and office design. Additionally, Mr. Hardy is an officer inthe U.S. Air Force Reserve.

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Safety CommitteeBob Krzywicki, Chairman E. I. DUPONTContractor Safety Practice ManagerWilmington, DE

“The Safety Committees biggest success in 2006 will be theproduction and release (at the National Conference) of theOwners Safety Blueprint Education Module. Another thing I amvery proud of is the broad participation and involvement by themembers of the committee. Not only do they show up for theregular meetings but they're willing to do the work in betweenfor us to accomplish our goals. This collaboration has also fos-tered a lot of off-line networking whereby companies are help-ing each other.”

Bob Krzywicki has 25 years of experience at the DuPontCompany specializing in construction and contractor safety is-sues. As the Manager for this practice for DuPont Safety Re-sources, Bob leads a specialized consulting practice team andis responsible for marketing, sales, product development anddelivery of services to clients worldwide.

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2006-2007CURT COMMITTEES

Technology CommitteeMichael S. Alianza, ChairmanINTEL CORP.Senior AnalystChandler, AZ

“The Technology Committee has launched an excitingproject to provide a web-based tool to match owner needswith existing technologies. As well, an AIA, CURT, AGC ini-tiative to cooperate on a BIM endeavor is emerging andshould prove to be beneficial for all involved. Lookingahead to 2007 we will continue to work on various projectsand initiatives, and hope to align with other organizationsthat specialize in areas that are of interest to owners.”

As the senior analyst to Intel Corporation’s Corporate Ser-vices division, Alianza provides forward looking advice andimplementation plans for new industry trends and technolo-gy within construction. With a career started by diggingfoundations by hand twenty-five years ago in the Philip-pines, Alianza has come to focus on practical user friendlyconstruction solutions. These solutions range from practicalnew ceiling structure designs, revolutionary new facility de-signs, and operation software tools, which are the latesttechnologies in construction management.

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Workforce Development/Industrial Relations Committee

Steve Mongiardo, ChairmanMERCK & CO., INC.Senior Director, Infrastructure, Environmental and Office ProjectsLebanon, NJ

“In 2006 the biggest successes of the Industrial Relations Com-mittee include the continued achievements of the CTI committee,CURT’s Katrina initiative—organizing labor and contractors to ad-dress the impacts on labor due to Katrina, and completing a Pro-ductivity Demonstration Project for the Curt Tripartite Initiative. Theproject, a radio isotope laboratory, is a benchmark for how labor,owners and contractors can collaborate and create a win-win-winsituation. We’ll continue our success into 2007, addressing theshortage of skilled labor in the country and we will continue topursue lean methodologies to save construction money.”

Steve Mongiardo has been with Merck & Co., Inc. for 21years and currently manages projects at domestic Merck sites in-cluding West Point, PA, Danville, PA and Albany, GA, Elkton, VA.In his position he is responsible for all major capital utilities/infra-structure projects which support new research and manufacturingfacilities. These projects include new power generation facilities,high voltage distribution systems, water treatment facilities, officecomplexes, site development, parking garages, and chilled waterdistribution facilities.

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National Conference Planning CommitteeKen W. Kuechenmeister, ChairmanAMERENManager, Generation Construction andManagement ServicesSt. Louis, MO

“The main goal of the National Conference is to provide aforum for owners to hear from international speakers, labor lead-ers, technology pioneers and many others in search of answers tocommon and not-so-common problems facing the world-wide con-struction industry. The presentations are outstanding and the educa-tional sessions afford everyone a great opportunity to get straight-forward answers to today’s pressing issues.”

Ken Kuechenmeister is responsible for major outage scheduling,construction supervision, contractor labor relations, project plan-ning and contractor safety field compliance for Ameren’s fossilpower plants in Missouri and Illinois. Prior to that, Ken spent 4 years in the petro-chemical industry, 22 years at the Callaway Nuclear Plant and 3 years at Ameren’s coalfired Meramec Station. ●

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Each year at the CURT National Conference,award winners are recognized and honored.The CURT Awards, Workforce Development andConstruction Industry Safety Excellence showcasethe best of the best. Congratulations to all the 2006 winners.

The Workforce DevelopmentAwards

Each year CURT presents the Workforce De-velopment Awards to those organizations andcompanies that exhibit extraordinary, exemplaryand innovative training and education programsthat lead others to a career in the construction in-dustry.

Applications are received from around theworld, representing national trade associations,contractors, unions, local labor-management as-sociations, owners, educational institutions andpublic school systems. Those who receive themachieve national and international recognition fortheir efforts in promoting the industry.

Without the hard work of the CURT Construc-tion Industry Workforce Development AwardsCommittee (chaired by Roger Lane, Manager ofContracts, Labor and Services for DTE Energy inDetroit, MI and Jack Buttrum, Manager of Industri-al Relations for Jacobs Constructors in DelawareCity, DE) these awards would not be possible.

The selected winners for 2006 are: AlbanyTechnical College; Associated Builders and Con-tractors, Inc.; Associated General Contractors ofSt. Louis; Building Trades Employers’ Association;National Center for Construction Education and Research and the Wyoming Contractors Association.

The Construction Industry Safety Awards Each year the Construction Users Roundtable presents the Construction Industry Safety

Excellence (CISE) Awards to those in the industry that best demonstrate safety across theUnited States and Canada. The awards illustrate just how committed CURT is in workingtowards continued improvement in construction industry safety performance, which is oneof its core initiatives. Both CURT and its members are committed to fostering improvedconstruction safety performance through the recognition of those who have achieved suc-cess and proven effective work practices.

As Dr. Ron Prichard of Arcanum Professional Services and Chairman of the CISEAwards Committee says, “the benefit of recognizing achievement shows in the superiorconstruction site safety performance demonstrated by those who participated in thisyear’s program, and the lessons of leadership which can serve as an example for othersin the industry. This year the tenants of the CURT Owner Safety Blueprint were empha-sized in the program evaluation. The accomplishments of the owners, as reflected in thesafety programs of all those com-peting, provide guidance that isworthy of emulation throughoutthe entire construction industry.”

The 2006 award winners are:The CURT CISE Owner

Safety Awards: ExxonMobilBaytown and PSEG Fossil, LLCfor Owner Company OperatingEntity; ExxonMobil Beaumontand ConocoPhillips Company forSpecific US Construction Project3-12 Months in Duration; AirProducts and Chemicals, Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc. for Specific US Construction Project12 Months Duration and Merck & Co, Inc., and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., for In-ternational Project. The winners were selected from among dozens of applications.

CURT CISE Constructor Safety Awards went to contractors in various Stan-dard Industry Codes (SIC) recognizing their outstanding safety performances over thepast three years. Award recipients are:

SIC 15 (Building Construction: General Contractors and OperativeBuilders) – Bancroft Construction Company of Wilmington, DE and Gilbane BuildingCompany of Providence, RI. Honorable mention goes to Blaine Construction Corporationout of Knoxville, TN.

SIC 16 (Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction) –Triple “S” Industrial Corporation out of Lumberton, TX; BE&K Construction Co. from Birm-ingham, AL. Honorable mentions go to L Con Constructors of Houston, TX and S&B Engi-neers and Constructors, Ltd. also from Houston, TX.

SIC 17 (Construction Special Trades) – Harper Limbach LLC of Sanford, FL.

This is the fifth year that CURT has recognized a Local User Council for its safety initia-tives. The winner was The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, Inc.(GBRIA). This Council was one of twenty-five possible submissions from The CURT LocalUser Council Network located throughout the United States and Canada. ●

AwardsAwards Next issue Stay tuned to The Voice for a report from the 2006 National Conference, where the WorkforceDevelopment Awards and the Construction Industry Safety Excellence Awards were presented.

Representatives from ExxonMobil Baytown Complexaccept their Workforce Development Award at last year’sceremony.

Representatives from Merck & Co., Inc. MerckResearch Laboratories-Boston accept their CISEAward at last year’s ceremony.

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MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 136:30 – 1:00 PM Golf Tournament – The Canãda Course6:30 – 10:00 AM Hospitality Room, Golf Alternatives (depart 8:30 AM) White Dove8:00 – 5:00 PM Registration – Presidio DeskNoon – 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open – Turquoise Ballroom

MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13 2:00 – 2:15 PM Welcome & Opening Remarks – General Session – Presidio III, IV, V

Ken Kuechenmeister, Ameren Corporation, Conference Chairman 2:15 – 3:15 PM Achieving Peak Performance & Creating Value, Too

Nido Qubein, Entrepreneur, Business Coach, University President3:15 – 4:00 PM Generating Value In A Dynamic Construction Environment

Thomas R. Voss, Executive Vice President & COO, Ameren Corporation

4:00 – 4:15 PM BREAK – Turquoise Ballroom (Exhibit Hall)

4:15 – 5:00 PM Creating Value, Building The Industry: The CURT PerspectiveRicardo Aparicio, General Electric, CURT President

MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13 6:30 – 9:00 PM Welcome Reception (casual) – The Last Territory

TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14(Exhibits Open 6:30 – 11:00 AM, Noon – 1:15 PM, 3:30 – 5:00 PM & 6:00 – 7:00 PM – Turquoise Ballroom)

6:30 – 7:30 AM Continental Breakfast – Turquoise Ballroom (Exhibit Hall)

7:30 – 7:45 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks – General Session – Presidio III, IV, VKen Kuechenmeister, Ameren Corporation, Conference Chairman

7:45 – 8:30 AM Bulls, Bears & Rallies: The Bottom Line For Our IndustryJohn Mitchell, Economist, US Bank

8:30 – 9:30 AM The State Of Construction Labor Relations & Other Workforce Issues: An Update with Peter CockshawPeter Cockshaw, Publisher & National Labor Analyst, Cockshaw’s Construction Labor News+Opinion

9:45 – 10:45 AM Concurrent Educational Sessions**

Value Enhancements To Workforce Performance: Union Leaders Speak OutEd Hill, General President, IBEWBill Hite, General President, United AssociationSean McGarvey, Secretary/Treasurer, BCTD – Presidio IValue Enhancements To Workforce Performance: Merit Shop Leaders Speak OutTed Kennedy, Chairman, BE&KEddie Rispone, Chairman, Industrial Specialty ContractorsRick Graves, Vice President, Fluor Corporation – Presidio IIWhat’s Ahead In Job Demand: An Industry Workforce Needs AssesmentTony Salemme, Vice President, IndustrialinfoSteve Jones, Senior Director, McGraw-Hill Construction – Joshua TreeOwners Take Action With The Southeast Manpower Tripartite Initiative: A Plan For The FutureRon Campbell, Vice President Tech Services, Southern CompanyAlan Katz, Construction Manager, Florida Power & Light – Presidio III, IV, VCraft Workers Weigh In On Construction Productivity: Things That Help & Things That HinderRusty Fannin, Global Safety Supervisor, Air Products & ChemicalsPaul Goodrum, Assistant Professor Civil Engineering, University of KentuckyBryson Edmonds, Vice President Construction Services, BE&KArt Stover, Construction Manager, Bechtel ConstructionJon Young, Sr. Manager PM & Construction, Anheuser-Busch – Coronado I

10:45 – 11:00 AM BREAK – Turquoise Ballroom (Exhibit Hall)

11:00 AM – Noon Concurrent Educational Sessions**Repeat of previous sessions; locations remain the same.

TUESDAY LUNCHEON, NOVEMBER 14 Noon – 1:15 PM Luncheon – Turquoise Ballroom (Exhibit Hall)

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 141:15 – 2:00 PM Delivering Value In A Dynamic Construction Environment: A Contractor’s Perspective – Presidio III, IV, V

Adrian Zaccaria, President & COO, Bechtel Group, Inc.2:00 – 2:45 PM Delivering Value In The Public Sector: Opportunities, Challenges & Lessons Learned

Bob Hixon, Project Executive, U.S. Capitol

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2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGENDABuilding Value in a Dynamic Construction Environment

2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCEEXHIBITORSTHE CONSTRUCTION USERS ROUND-TABLE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEFOLLOWING FIRMS AND ORGANIZA-TIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OFCURT AND THE 2006 NATIONAL CON-FERENCE OF CONSTRUCTION OWN-ERS.

AGC OF AMERICA AISC ALBERICI ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE AUTODESK BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

TRADES DEPARTMENT BCTD DRUG TESTING PROGRAM BENTLEY SYSTEMS BRANDENBURG INDUSTRIAL

SERVICE COMPANY THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE

NETWORK CROWELL & MORING, LLP CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

INSTITUTEDISA, INC. E-BUILDER.COM FIATECH FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATIONGLOBAL TECHNICAL RESOURCES GREYHAWK IMPACT INTERNATIONAL MASONRY

INSTITUTE LATISTA MAMMOET USA MOSTNATIONAL COMISSION FOR THE

CERTIFICATION OF CRANE OPERATORS

NATIONAL L.E.C.E.T. NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC. NAWIC NCCER NLMCC-NECA/IBEW NOOTER CONSTRUCTION PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES LMCIREYNOLDS, INC. SAFETY COUNCIL-LCA SATELLIER SKIRE, INC. SURETY INFORMATION OFFICE TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO. TUCSON TOYOTA DEALERSUNITED ASSOCIATIONUNITED UNION OF ROOFERS VARIAN, INC.

2:45 – 3:30 PM What’s Hot & What’s Not At OSHAEdwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor, Director of OSHA

3:30 – 3:45 PM BREAK – Turquoise Ballroom (Exhibit