JANUARY 25, 2021
TOP GBCA NEWS ● COVID-19 UPDATES ● CLC UPDATE
GBCA EVENTS ● RESOURCES AGC RESOURCES & NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS
TOP GBCA NEWS
GBCA Member Spotlight
Burns Mechanical is a full service, engineering-centric mechanical contractor providing design, construction, and maintenance services for high-performance buildings. Burns Mechanical is a wholly owned subsidiary of Southland Industries, one of the nation’s largest MEP building systems experts.
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
2021 GBCA Virtual Annual Meeting
January 25, 2021, 3pm - 4pm, ONLINE
Don't miss GBCA's 2021 Annual Meeting today at 3pm! We'll celebrate the culmination of 2020 and look ahead to more exciting initiatives and a brighter 2021. We haven't cut off registration just yet, so register now!
Thank You to the Annual Meeting Sponsors!
What Have We Learned? Looking Towards the Future!
January 26, 12pm - 1:30pm, ONLINE
Join AIA Philadelphia, COAA PA, and GBCA for a discussion between contractors, owners, and architects about practices and innovations in the building process that will likely remain, even "post-pandemic."
Design-Assist: What Is It and What Am I Getting Into?
January 27, 12pm - 1pm, ONLINE
Learn from Cohen Seglias what the construction industry is doing to develop a common definition of design assist in light of design delegation.
COVID-19 UPDATES
COVID-19 Tip of the Week
The City of Philadelphia is following the above set of Phases for its COVID-19 vaccine distribution. This is slightly different from Pennsylvania's vaccination phases. The City of Philadelphia is currently in Phase 1B and is also accepting registrations for the vaccine from all residents.

Click below to learn more about getting the vaccine in the City of Philadelphia, as well as in the surrounding counties, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Stay up-to-date with news and resources about COVID-19 at GBCA's COVID-19 Updates webpage.
CONSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL UPDATE
CLC Coffee Chat: Todd Lofgren, Skanska USA Building
February 10, 9am - 9:30am, ONLINE (via Zoom)
Join us for an opportunity to meet Todd Lofgren, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Skanska USA Building at a virtual coffee chat! Connect with peers, and learn from a seasoned construction executive!
GBCA EVENTS
Virtual Eggs with OSHA - Focus on the Focus Four
March 2, 8am - 9:30pm, ONLINE
Join GBCA, the local area OSHA Office, and Contractor representatives as we facilitate breakout conversations on OSHA’s Focus Four hazards.
More Upcoming GBCA Events
RESOURCES
GBCA Safety Toolbox Talks
This week, we're featuring a GBCA Safety Toolbox Talk on OSHA’s capacity requirements for two point (swing stage) suspended scaffolds.
Suspended Scaffolds - Capacity
Access GBCA's Toolbox Talk Toolkit
Jefferson Construction Management Program Named Top 25 in US
The MS in Construction Management Program at Thomas Jefferson University was ranked one of the top 25 Best Master’s in Construction Management programs in the US for 2021 by Great Business Schools!
AGC RESOURCES & NEWS
AGC Panel Discusses Diversity at SMPS Event
January 28, 11am - 4pm
At a one day free event hosted by the Society for Marketing Professional Services, a panel of AGC members will cover the value of leadership commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion success as we continue into 2021 within the A/E/C industry.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Center City Proprietors Association: Meet the Developers
January 27, 9am - 10:30am, ONLINE (via Zoom)
Join the CCPA for a discussion about current developments, rationale behind site selection, challenges to construction, and the anticipated impact of projects on the city’s economic growth and quality of life. GBCA members receive Partner pricing.
Mammoet Organizes for Success with Focus on Industrial Services
Mammoet Northern USA, Inc. (also known in the Philadelphia region as George Young Mammoet) is pleased to introduce Mammoet Industrial Services, which provides rigging, millwrighting, heavy lifting, transporting, installing, specialized machinery moving, equipment setting and warehousing services.
McCarthy & Company is Growing and Hiring Despite the Pandemic
McCarthy & Company, PC, a proactive CPA firm and a leading provider of COVID-19 recovery services, is pleased to announce that the firm is growing and hiring despite the pandemic.
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