CURT Blog
Vestas: Providing Wind Power Around the World
With 105 GW of wind turbines in 80 countries, Vestas is truly a world leader in sustainable energy solutions. The company, founded in 1898, designs, manufactures, installs, and services wind turbines across the globe and has installed more wind power than any other...
Excelling at Safety Means Making Mental Health a Priority
Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. Count it in your head – one to 40. In the short amount of time that took you, someone on this planet took their own life. It’s a sobering statistic. Last week, October 10, 2019, was World Mental Health Day. Every...
Miller-Valentine Group Accepted in Construction Users Roundtable
An elite consortium of construction and engineering companies welcomed Miller-Valentine Group into its membership this fall. Miller-Valentine joined the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) as a contractor member. Miller-Valentine was invited to join CURT as a result...
They’re Here and They’re Disrupting the Construction Industry
Seventy percent of construction companies believe that those who do not adopt digital tools will go out of business. Do you agree? This eye-opening stat is part of a Construction Disruption infographic recently published by Raconteur (shown below,...
Industry Gala to Recognize the Best in Safety, Productivity, and Workforce Development
In less than one month the construction industry’s leading experts will gather in Clearwater Beach, Florida for CURT’s Awards of Excellence Gala. Held yearly, this event recognizes the best of the best in the areas of safety, workforce development, and project...
Achieving Success with Offsite Construction
November workshop on offsite construction will focus on truck shippable modules, and how owners can use offsite construction to complete projects on time and on budget. Using offsite construction contractors can build anything from individual components to an entire...
CURT Member, Victaulic, Tackles Extreme Conditions in the Sub-sea to Help Bring Santa Barbara Desalination Facility Back Online in Record Time
Against the backdrop of severe drought conditions across California, the city of Santa Barbara faced an extreme challenge: how to bring its Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant back online after nearly two decades in standby mode, while completing the project against...
The Business Case for Inclusion and Diversity in the Workforce
The Business Case for Inclusion and Diversity in the Workforce A new CURT Task Force provides a path forward for its members. Fifty-five percent of the U.S. population and 47 percent of all workers are female, yet, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women...