CMAA of Southern California to provide McGraw-Hill Construction forecast

The discussion will focus on both local and national construction markets

November 3
The San Diego chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is hosting a Case Study of LEED Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Building from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ridgehaven Building in San Diego.
For information, call (800) 544-8054 ext. 453.

November 5
The Northern California chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is hosting a workshop, Selecting & Procuring Green Materials, from 9 a.m. to noon at the chapter office in San Francisco. The workshop is geared toward those interested in selecting the best way to choose green materials to build.
For information, e-mail info@usgbc-ncc.org

November 5
The San Diego chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America will host the AGC 2009 Build San Diego Awards beginning at 11 a.m. at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego.
For information, call (858) 731-8157.

November 5
The Construction Employers’ Association will host a safety forum on confined space beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel in Concord, California.
For information, call (916) 978-8510.

November 11
The Associated General Contractors of California will host a Design Build Workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the AGC Concord office in Concord. The all-day workshop will focus on design-build and discusses the positives and negatives associated with the delivery system.
For information, contact Ryan Famularo at (925) 827-2422.

November 12
The Golden Gate chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. is holding a Public Works Compliance 101 Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon at the chapter office in Livermore. For information, contact Shelby McNamara at (925) 474-1300.

November 13
The Southern California chapter of the Construction Management Association of America will host its Breakfast of Champions with Art Leahy, CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Downtown L.A. Marriott in Los Angeles.
For information, call (562) 434-8409.

November 13
The Associated General Contractors of California will host a Prevailing Wage Contract Administration workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salinas Building Exchange in Salinas. The workshop will focus on such topics as contract review, requirements and fundamentals of such contracts.
For information, contact Ryan Famularo at (925) 827-2422.

November 19
The Southern California chapter of the Construction Management Association of America will host the McGraw-Hill Construction Forecast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Grand Conference Center in Long Beach. Cliff Brewis with McGraw-Hill Construction will discuss the construction forecast for both national and local levels.
For information, call (562) 434-8409.

November 19
The San Diego chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. is hosting a Collections and Contracts Seminar from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ABC Training Academy in Poway. Topics such as change orders, mechanic’s liens and bidding law will be discussed.
For more information, contact Gary Wood at (858)513-4700.

November 19
The ACE Mentor Program for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area is hosting a networking event for architects, engineers and contractors beginning at 5 p.m. at the Downtown L.A. Marriott in Los Angeles.
For information, visit www.acementor.org/579

November 19
Building Industry Conference Board is hosting its 60th annual awards banquet at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Awards will be presented to the University of California, San Francisco (Honor Award), and David Gottfried, founder of the U.S. and World Green Building Councils (Achievement Award). The event will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner, presentation of the BICB scholarship winners and awards. For information, visit www.bicb.us.