Jim Rogers

Author and Instructor on @LI_learning where I teach construction professionals to integrate Safety, Quality and Productivity in my courses and weekly series.

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Skilled trade workers cash in on data center 'gold rush' https://t.co/0RR97X7Zh9

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Amid the U.S. government shutdown, OSHA's mission continues! Newly appointed heads are steering change in occupational health. Catch all the details: https://t.co/7jTcwwmcaT #OSHA #GovernmentShutdown

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Is design-bid-build still the prevalent project delivery method in #construction? Click on the link below to jump to the pole on LinkedIn and answer (trying to collect all the data in a single place)
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Stop Guessing and Start Reading Your Safety Data Sheets https://t.co/vui74tjNsf via @LinkedIn

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The collapse of the Surfside Condo building was a tragedy, and we are only now seeing some actual answers published about what went wrong. There is a great deal of information to digest in this short article. A slab column connection being the point of failure is not that surprising, but the details make it all the more evident that this should have been able to be seen in a structural investigation that should have occurred as a regular part of building maintenance. Also not surprising is that they cited the addition of heavy landscape planters that added unaccounted for loads to the deck. This can be seen in many older buildings.

The real issue here is how this gets solved and avoided in the future. I have always questioned what happens to a mid or high rise condominium when it gets turned over to the condo owners. There is often no one on the board that is knowledgeable enough to understand the critical importance of regular structural investigation and maintenance, and even if there is they are not likely to be listened to. The management companies they hire are also not often savvy enough to manage this, and even if they are, the owners don't want to hear about expensive repairs that need to be done. There are examples in Florida where the cost of the repairs made it more feasible to sell out, tear down, and rebuild.

I am not a big fan of excess government control, but legislative regulation may be the only answer here to protect the condo owners from their own inaction. There are still many structures built in this same time period that need investigation when they are built in these corrosive environments. If structural repairs are needed, will the condo owners be able to come up with the money to pay for them?
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Ivy League schools to fund trades https://t.co/Me65KS7w51

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Whats Happening with OSHA? https://t.co/yWXDyQi78Q via @LinkedIn

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Technology's Assault on Construction https://t.co/wgK58f7dCI via @LinkedIn

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Remembering 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 https://t.co/iHYaMpO5j2 via @LinkedIn

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Thoughts from the Field - Leveraging the Cloud with ShareFile https://t.co/gJyr7cWEop

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Had a blast helping to create the safety series for residential #Construction for the On3 field knowledge platform. Check it out at https://t.co/yST0IJ1jmE

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Transferring Knowledge https://t.co/ZkerJJEpAm via @LinkedIn

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Watch "Learn About the On3 Knowledge Management System" on https://t.co/rlYC8DryUO

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Thoughts from the Field - Special Guest Paul Cardis with On3 https://t.co/23dKDXywRd

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Will We Know How to Build in 20 Years? https://t.co/W8kO5xUnzf via @LinkedIn

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The next evolution in #construction management is here. Are you ready?

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Thoughts from the Field https://t.co/u50YFWehTv via @LinkedIn