GBCA Website Homepage Refresh
GBCA’s homepage has a new look! This refresh of the home page was designed to make it easier for visitors to understand who we are and all that we offer to our members and the Philadelphia region’s building construction
Holiday Schedule: Labor Day 2023
Our collective bargaining agreements provide for the following with respect to the observance of Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023: CARPENTERS, CEMENT MASONS, DRYWALL FINISHERS, LABORERS, PLASTERERS & RODSETTERS Not a Paid Holiday. If worked, Double-Time. OPERATING
GBCA Member Spotlight: Keller
By connecting global resources and expertise with local knowledge and focus, Keller develops innovative, practical, and cost-effective solutions to geotechnical challenges including deep foundations, ground improvement, groundwater control, liquefaction mitigation, releveling structures, slope stabilization, support of excavation, underpinning, and
University of Pennsylvania See’s Sustainable Benefits with Mass Timber
The University of Pennsylvania’s Amy Gutmann Hall is the first mass timber building in Philadelphia. Mass timber offers many benefits, including a low carbon footprint. From cctmarketing.org: With this method, buildings are constructed using large, engineered wood panels prefabricated
GBCA’s Heat Safety Campaign Wins OSHA’s Beat the Heat National Contest for Strongest Message
GBCA is proud to announce our 2023 Heat Safety Campaign, primarily our Toolbox Talks, has won OSHA's Beat the Heat National Contest for Strongest Message! This campaign shared our heat safety resources to the construction industry as well as
CSI and PennDOT to Host Presentation about I-95 Repair
CSI is hosting a panel presentation with PennDOT, The Tragedy and Triumph of I-95 Collapse to discuss the catastrophic collapse of Interstate 95, and the herculean effort it took to rebuild the damaged portion of the highway in such
Congratulations to the 2023 CARP Apprenticeship Graduates!
On August 2, 2023, the Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Committee held a graduation ceremony in honor of the Carpenters who completed their apprenticeships. Thank you to our city and state leaders for supporting the 2023 graduates! Congratulations to the graduating
GBCA Member Spotlight: John Adams Law Firm LLC
John Adams Law Firm LLC represents and advises large and small businesses, associations, and construction contractors in the areas of labor law; picketing and other unfair labor practices; collective bargaining; employment law; discrimination claims, investigations, and lawsuits; OSHA, MSHA,
Could I-95 be a Model for Fixing Schools in Philadelphia?
Ryan Boyer wants change and better the Philadelphia school system. The quick response and teamwork used to fix the I-95 bridge collapse could be a successful model in how to approach a different issue: strengthening the city’s school systems.
Calder Gardens Museum Coming to the Ben Franklin Parkway
The Calder Gardens, a museum dedicated to the work of the Philadelphia-area sculptor Alexander Calder, is coming to the Ben Franklin Parkway. GBCA Members working on this project include LF Driscoll and Thackray Crane Rental, Inc. From AXIOS Philadelphia: