Many communities are addressing the need for additional hospital beds and alternate care space by allowing the use of tents or temporary membrane structures. In some cases, communities are addressing the need for more beds by changing use and occupancy types for existing buildings. With these changes to our physical and built environment comes the need for code officials to rapidly institute enhanced health and safety measures in the field and in their office environments to protect themselves and those they work with.

Every new day is fluid due to COVID-19. Are your materials arriving to job sites? How are ordering and expediting critical materials changing to accommodate the current situation? Our panel of AWCI member suppliers/distributors will discuss important steps companies are taking to adjust their service platforms to contractors.

To support America’s workers, Makita is offering free labor and free “round-trip” shipping for tool repairs in Makita Factory Service Centers beginning April 13, 2020 through May 31, 2020. This new service helps users get their tools repaired, without having to travel to a Makita Factory Service Center.

Team members from Genie, a Terex brand, headquartered in Redmond, Wash., have been working on a concept that will allow them to produce medical equipment for a local hospital, as personal protection equipment (PPE) remains in high demand.

For this installment on the COVID-19 pandemic, W&C’s Publisher Jill Bloom and our Editorial Director Mark Fowler, are joined by Nancy Brinkerhoff, CEO/President of Ironwood Commercial Builders in California and Christine Boccia, Executive Manager at JD Traditional Industries of New York. Get two unique perspectives on what’s happening West Coast to East Coast. 

Trent Cotney of Cotney Construction Law Breaks Down the New Rules About When COVID-19 is on the Jobsite.

With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening by the week, an ever-increasing share of contractors are reporting cancellations of upcoming projects and shortages of equipment or materials, forcing nearly 40 percent of firms to lay off employees, according to an online survey released April 10, by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Whether your construction project has been shut down or is designated as an “essential project” and work is continuing, there are a number of measures the CDC, OSHA and L&I have implemented to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to keep workers as safe as possible.

On Thursday, April 9, the International Code Council launched the first of its new four-part webinar series to support building safety professionals coping with the challenges brought on by COVID-19. 

We regret to inform you that the 2020 Insulation Industry Washington D.C. Fly-In, scheduled for May 19-20th is cancelled. We made this decision due to the uncertain status of travel and meeting restrictions, and out of an abundance of caution for the health of meeting participants.