Craft Professionals Celebrate Career Milestones

The following article was authored by Elizabeth McPherson and originally published on Construction Citizen.On July 12, MAREK held their 2017 Workforce Development Graduation, an annual event where the advancements of MAREK employees are recognized and celebrated with a dinner, remarks from company trainers and executives, and a keynote speaker from an industry leader.  Prior to the ceremony in which each graduating helper, mechanic, and promoted foreman was recognized with their...

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Engineer behind geotechnical revolution receives Academy medal for sustained achievement

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Transforming the world – engineers gather in Washington to tackle global grand challenges

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Stay Hydrated

WaterThe natural choice for hydration is water. It hydrates better than any other liquid, both before and during work. Water tends to be less expensive and more available than any other drink. You need to drink 4-6 ounces of water for every 15-20 minutes of work. That can add up to a lot of water! Water is the best, but it only helps you if you drink it.Sports DrinksSports drinks don't hydrate better than water, but you are more likely to drink larger volumes, which leads to better hydration....

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Science and engineering leaders pledge improved support for research translation

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Close Calls/Near Misses are Wake-Up Calls

At the Marek we expect everyone to report unsafe conditions and actions, as stated in PROJECT SAFE. A near miss is always considered an unsafe condition that needs immediate correction.Close calls or near misses are all too common in the workplace. Why talk about incidents that didn’t happen? The following story might make it a little easier to understand a close call: You are walking at your job site.You start to go down some stairs and you lean on the guardrail and it suddenly moves causing...

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MAREK Announces Senior Leadership Team for Houston Commercial Division

MAREK announces the promotion of four leaders to Managing Directors of its Houston commercial construction business. Saied Alavi, George Kissamis, Phil Nevlud and Jorge Rodriguez will serve as the senior management team leading sales and operations for core and tenant drywall, acoustical ceilings, paint, specialty finishes, flooring, fabric panels, shades, bundled projects and special remodel projects.This team of experienced leaders, with company tenure ranging from 20 to 35 years, has led...

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ABC’s STEP Helps Contractors Build Better Safely

The following article was authored by Elizabeth McPherson and originally published on ConstructionCitizen.com. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have developed an amazing tool which enables contractors to build safety programs to ensure that their employees remain safe on their jobsites.  ABC’s STEP program, which stands for Safety Training Evaluation Process, is available free online at the basic levels of Bronze, Silver and Gold; and offers additional levels of...

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Biofuels made from waste are the business, says Academy

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High ethical standards promoted by engineering profession

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Fighting

In any company, whether differences among members are great or small, functioning as a team is critical to success.In today’s meeting, we want to focus on behaviors that violate these principles in the worst way. We are speaking of verbal and physical confrontations, more commonly known as “having words” and fighting.Our company’s response to fighting is simple: if you get into a fight on the job or while on company property, you will be disciplined. At the very least, all parties involved will...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Utility Knife Safety

There’s one hand tool that demands your respect over many others in the workplace, a tool that can cut you to the bone in an instant . . . the utility knife.Many workers use utility knives to cut drywall, ceiling tile, strapping, puncture shrinkwrap and open packaging. But one wrong move and these blades can do serious harm.In fact, nearly 40 percent of all injuries attributed to manual workshop tools in the US involve utility knives.Many accidents involving utility knives occur for the...

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Want to engage people with engineering? Ingenious applications now open

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Prefab PODs Are In Play In Healthcare Construction

The following article was authored by Jim Kollaer and originally published on ConstructionCitizen.com.There are over 50 definitions of the term POD on the net. The definitions range from “seed pods” to “self-contained storage units" brand named PODS, but most definitions relate to a self contained unit of some sort.In the construction world, POD brand storage units are sometimes used to support construction. Recently the use of the term POD has emerged as a self-contained prefabricated...

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Academy funds seven Research Fellows to pursue excellence in engineering research

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National Academies host UK Research and Innovation vision speech

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