Welcome to the July issue of the Fast Four. This month’s construction industry brief offers important information about New York State’s building trades and moving the construction industry forward.

BTEA NEW YORK’S 2022 SAFEBUILD RESOURCE BOOK TOOLKIT

BTEA New York’s Annual 2022 SAFEBUILD in April united the industry to share our members’ solutions for building safer, better and smarter.

We recently released the SAFEBUILD Resource Book Toolkit - an excellent resource to refer back to the informative programming as well as training videos as we continue to navigate a new dynamic and advocate for the highest safety standards possible.

View the Resource Book here

BTEA NEW YORK PROVIDES PLA INSIGHTS FOR NYCHA’S COMP MOD PROGRAM

BTEA New York played a big role in last week’s “Rebuilding NYCHA” event, which shed light on NYCHA’s new Comprehensive Modernization Program designed to renovate over 4000 apartment units in NYC.

BTEA New York’s President & CEO, Louis J. Coletti, and Donald Ranshte, Senior Vice President, gave an informative “PLA Primer” presentation on what contractors need to know about project labor agreements.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR BTEA NEW YORK’S TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS AWARDS

On November 8, 2022, BTEA New York is hosting its Transformative Projects Awards Reception, celebrating projects that are reinvigorating and reimagining New York City.

Nominations for the coveted awards are now open, and the submission deadline is August 1, 2022.

Click here to nominate a Transformative Project

BTEA NEW YORK PRESIDENT & CEO LOUIS COLETTI SHARES CONSTRUCTION INSIGHTS WITH COMMERCIAL OBSERVER

Coletti’s interview shed light on questions facing the construction industry arising out of the pandemic–including challenges in obsolete office space, construction insurance costs and the death of 421a.

Read the Interview Here

Building Trades Employers Association of New York (BTEA New York) is the construction contractor's unified advocate for construction safety standards, professional development, government affairs, public relations and fostering communication between public officials, public and private owners, labor and the general public. Realizing that a construction industry is essential to the vibrant future of New York City, its activities are dedicated to a building environment meeting the highest of environmental standards, integrity, cost efficiency, productivity and value that contributes to improving the quality of life in New York City. BTEA New York represents 26 Construction Manager, General Contractor, Subcontractor and Specialty Trade contractor associations with over 1,200 individual contractor members.

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