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Why Construction Safety Week Is Every Week
Construction Safety Week is this week, and while safety should be the number one priority on any jobsite year round, this week gives glaziers and glazing contractors an opportunity to come together and recommit to jobsite safety. However, many glazing … Continue reading
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Tagged Barbara Kotsos, construction safety, Construction Safety Week, COVID-19, Eureka Metal & Glass Services, Finishing Trades Institute, FTI, Giroux Glass, Joe Clabbers, National Glass & Metal Company, PPE, safety, safety culture, Steve Metzger, terry webb
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Architecture Students and Apprentice Glaziers Partner in MERGE Program
Buildings aren’t always designed with input from the crafts people charged with the actual construction, which can lead to delays and cost overruns. To improve the process for future projects, third-year architecture students and apprentice glaziers partnered with industry professionals … Continue reading
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Tagged AGI, apprentice glaziers, architects, Architectural Glass Institute, architecture students, C.R. Laurence, CRL, Finishing Trades Institute, FTI, glaziers, J.E. Berkowitz, JEB, jefferson architecture, jefferson university, jessica schell, merge, philadelphia university, Pilkington, ryan mann, stephanie staub, thomas jefferson university, wiss janey elstner
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Harvard Study: U.S. Has Potential to Triple Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships work for the glazing industry and other specialty trades. Researches from the Harvard Business School and Burning Glass Technologies identified what makes these programs work, and how they can be implemented across other sectors. Room to Grow: Identifying New … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Ruesing, apprenticeships, burning glass technologies, expanding apprenticeships, Finishing Trades Institute, FTI, glaziers, glazing, glazing apprenticeships, growing apprenticeships, harvard business school, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, iupat, room to grow
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AMS and FTI Hold Certification Summit
A glazier certification summit was held earlier this month in Las Vegas, facilitated by Administrative Management Systems Inc. (AMS) and sponsored by the Finishing Trades Institute (FTI). The summit featured more than 50 participants representing architectural glass and metal contractors, … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative Management Systems Inc., AMS, Finishing Trades Institute, FTI
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