Quincy High School Welding Shop Student sets the first anchor bolt to the trailer for the wood decking system. This important phase of the project was pre-approved by the NOAH.org certification body.

QHS Carpentry Trades Instructor Robert Burke describes his plan to weld bolts to the THoW's 24' trailer in order to set the decking and plates for the initial framing construction phase.

Quick project tour of The PostMark Condominiums located in the heart of Reading, MA. Hear about this development in this prime in-town location consisting of 50 condominiums with a mixture of 1 and 2 bedroom homes and over 8,000 sq.ft. of commercial space. Construction began in 2019. Owners are moving in now! See and hear about the project from the architect and developer. For more information please visit www.ThePostMarkReading.com.

Learn what some of our local industry partners are doing on their job sites to mitigate the COVID-19 exposure risk of their workers and others on the job site.

BRAGB's Economic and Housing Forecast is a highly anticipate annual event. One December 17, 2020, Dr. Robert Dietz provided a review and forecast of economic and housing market conditions with an eye on residential construction impacts. Housing is a bright spot for the economy in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, and he detailed macroeconomic factors affecting housing demand, industry-level detail on supply-side headwinds that are limiting construction sector growth, and share NAHB's economic forecast including future actions of the Federal Reserve. Dr. Dietz also quantified geographic trends affecting housing demand, including the suburban shift - the move to lower density markets - of both single-family and multifamily construction. You are welcome to view this timely and important presentation compliments of BRAGB.

Protect your business against legal problems with well-written contracts. Many construction or remodeling companies are too small to hire full-time legal staff so it's important to understand basic contract law. This course provides a step-by-step explanation of how contracts sustain positive customer and supplier relations, provide for resolution of disputes, and minimize the risk of litigation. You will learn about mandatory and optional provisions, warranties, and arbitration procedures. Special emphasis is given to troubleshooting contracts for detrimental provisions.