Construction Today 2017 Issue 3 is Out!
GBCA is proud to present the new issue of Construction Today. This issue features "20 Years of Building Excellence: The Winners of the 20th Annual Construction Excellence Awards," an 8-page full color spread featuring photos and descriptions of this year’s
Torcon’s Holiday Toy Drive a Success!
Volunteers from Torcon and their non-profit partner, CHS 1979 & Associates, surprised 40 Camden daycare students with gifts and a visit from Santa Claus on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Torcon has rallied the local construction community to help collect
Curbed Philly’s Best New Architecture and Design of 2017
Curbed Philly has compiled its list of best in Philadelphia’s new architecture. And while design and architecture is exciting, we at GBCA also know that great design can only succeed with great skilled construction teams and workers. Congratulations to all
CHAD Hard Hat Club
The Charter High School for Architecture & Design’s (CHAD) Hard Hat Club kicked off December with GBCA and The Carpenters JAC. Students were presented with an introduction to carpentry and a building activity, “the skyscraper challenge,” in which they built
NAWIC Needs Carpenters for 12/28
Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey is holding a Day of Service on Saturday, January 13, 2018. In anticipation of the event, they have asked NAWIC to help them build library boxes to give to local schools and
GBCA Staff Gives Back to the Community
On December 12, the GBCA staff volunteered to feed the hungry at Broad Street Ministry. We served over 170 people that day! Broad Street Ministry (“BSM”) is a broad-minded Christian community that practices radical hospitality and works for a more
GBCA Membership Spotlight: December 18, 2017
Incorporated in August 2008, Mara Restoration is a woman-owned, full-service masonry restoration and preservation contractor, specializing in commercial and historic properties. The Mara Team works to bring unsurpassed masonry restoration services to building owners and property managers in the Tri-State
GBCA Safety Committee Presents: OSHA Silica Table 1 Symposium
On December 13th, Local OSHA Area Director Theresa Downs presented an interactive guide to Table 1 compliance with OSHA’s new silica standards. The presentation Included case studies and applied real life scenarios to Table 1. This interactive program provided a
Professional Drone Pilot Training
GBCA, in partnership with the University of Delaware’s Professional and Continuing Studies, is proud to offer our members Professional Drone Pilot Training – a 2-day Flight Training and FAA Part 107 Test Prep course. We are excited to offer this
Carpenters International Training Center: 2018 training dates and brochures
GBCA members who hire carpenters and are interested in participating in training at the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas should contact Diane Reynolds, dreynolds@64.207.152.120, for more information. The trainings vary, and cater to everyone from foreman, to superintendents,