West Texas AGC News & Resources
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How Will AI Effect the Construction Industry
  • Hadrian X may be the first mobile robotic and bricklaying system.
  • PaintJet says its robot can cut into the work of painting on the jobsite, which can be tedious and time-consuming.
  • Boston Dynamics showed the humanoid tossing a bag to a pretend worker in a simulated jobsite environment.
Safety Tip: What Are OSHA's Requirements for an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
What Is an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)?
Why Do You Need an Emergency Action Plan?
When is an EAP Required by OSHA?
EAP for Construction

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Membership Partnership from Youturn Health
Program providing support for employees struggling with mental health,
substance use, or suicidal ideation
Toughness is valued in the construction industry, but stigma, shame, and fear prevent employees from getting the support they need for behavioral health and substance use issues.
Deferred Maintenance Projects Coming to US Facilities

A nationwide push to address delayed upkeep on public buildings and infrastructure will create myriad opportunities for contractors.
AGC Economist, Ken Simonson provides US Construction Outlook:
Lively, Level or Lackluster?
Economic Impact of Construction:
  • U.S. gross domestic product (GDP)—the value of all goods and services produced in the country—totaled $26.5 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in the 1st quarter of 2023; construction contributed $1.1 trillion (4.0%).
  • In Texas, construction contributed $106 billion (4.4%) of the state’s GDP of $2.4 trillion.
  • There were 919,000 construction establishments in the U.S. in the 1st quarter of 2023, including 61,700 in Texas. (An establishment is a fixed business location; about 99% of construction firms have only one establishment.)
Construction Lost as Much as $40B on Poor Productivity in 2022
  • U.S. contractors wasted between $30 billion and $40 billion in 2022 due to labor inefficiencies, and it appears to be getting worse, according to a new survey from FMI Corp.
  • FMI, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based consulting and investment banking firm with clients in the built environment, said that high-performing companies can increase productivity through intense planning, reliable budgeting and documentation and buy-in from all stakeholders. These also happen to be many of the principles championed by lean construction methods.
  • Learn more about LEAN offered by AGC at the Virtual Edge Training Below.
Continuing Education and Professional Development is a Benefit of your West Texas AGC Membership
Project Manager Development Program (PMDP): November 6 - November 17, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET | Member Price: $1,865
Construction Supervision Fundamentals (CSF): November 28 - November 30, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET | Member Price: $875
Building Information Modeling Education Program (BIM): November 28 - December 7, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM ET | Member Price: $1,595
Heat Pumps are Hot, but Commercial Retrofits Face Cold Realities
Government decarbonization strategies call for widespread deployment of heat pumps for building heating and cooling, but experts warn of retrofit costs and other disruptions.
Benefits & Programs SAVING West Texas AGC members money & time!
AGC Members Saved Over 14.5 Million Dollars Last Year Using
AGC Member Discount Programs 

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2023 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT - JAMES BISHOP | Associated Contractors
VICE-PRESIDENT - LIZ LONNGREN | Henthorn Commercial Construction, LLC
SECRETARY/TREASURER - SAM WALDROP | Waldrop Construction
STATE AGC-TBB REPRESENTATIVE - CHAD HENTHORN | Teinert Construction, Inc.
AREA REPRESENTATIVE - SHANE DARNELL | M & F Litteken Co.
AREA REPRESENTATIVE - GREG DURBIN | Sandia Construction