1. Creating a Safe, Skilled & Sustainable Craft Workforceby
Chuck Gremillion
Executive Director, C3
November 2018

2. What is C3? The Construction Career Collaborative
501(c)(3) not-for-profit alliance of Owners, Contractors, Specialty Contractors, construction industry trade organizations and design professionals
Founded in 2009
Goals
Reestablish a career in the skilled craft trades of the commercial construction industry as a great way to make a living
Create a safe, skilled and sustainable craft workforce.

3. The Problem
During the past 35 years, the commercial- construction industry has regressed to a largely unskilled and unsustainable craft workforce.

4. What caused this complex problem?
Driven by the need to reduce cost in order to be low bid…
Craft training, for many trades, is reduced or eliminated.
(No craft training translates to no career path)
Craft workers are misclassified as independent subcontractors (receive Form 1099 & not a Form W-2).
Workers compensation insurance is not provided.
Building owners unaware or look the other way
Career in craft trades of construction industry perceived as dirty, dangerous and a dead end
“No Child Left Behind” enacted in 2001
Baby Boomers retiring from workforce

5. The Impact
Lower quality craftsmanship resulting in greater waste and inefficiency
Lower quality buildings resulting in higher maintenance costs and a shorter building lifecycle
Ever increasing labor unit costs with very limited improvement to the wages & benefits of craft workers
Young people are not attracted to an industry with a reputation for improper pay practices, no employee benefits, limited training and no career path.
Craft labor shortages

6. C3 - Construction Career Collaborative
Mission
As an alliance of socially responsible Owners, Contractors and Specialty Contractors, we will positively affect the issues facing the craft worker for the commercial construction industry in the Greater Houston region in order to create a safe, skilled and sustainable craft workforce.
Principles
Advance the issues that positively impact the financial security, health and well-being of our construction craft workforce.
Actively search for and develop the best construction safety standards.
Commit to the development and delivery of continuous skills training linked to construction career paths for our craft workforce.  

7. C3’s Vision of the Future
With craft training linked to a career path, craft trades flourish.
Craft wages grow as the demand for the performance of skilled craft workers increases.
Young people are attracted to a career in the craft trades creating a sustainable craft workforce.
Job sites are safer.
The playing field is leveled for all construction companies competing for work.
Owners receive high-quality construction, longer building lifecycles and lower lifecycle costs.

8. What C3 Isn’t? We are an industry taking control of our issues…
we are not advocating for a legislative solution.
We promote craft training for all craft workers…
we are not advocating for union shops or merit shops.
We do not take a position on immigration.

9. C3 Strategy
This must be
Owner Driven!

10. C3 Owners

11. C3 Board of Directors
Mike Holland MAREK (Chairman) Pete Dawson Texas Children’s Hospital (Vice Chair) Spencer Moore MD Anderson Cancer Center (Treasurer) Ammie Blahuta Hudson Building Systems (Secretary) John Barnes Linbeck Steve Dishman Brookstone Russell Hamley Associated Builders & Contractors of Greater Houston Jerry Lea Hines Tony Mansoorian W.S. Bellows Construction Wayne McDonald Fisk Electric Steve Mechler TI Constructors (Division of Tellepsen) Brandon Meyers SpawGlass Jerry Nevlud Associated General Contractors Houston Chapter Diane Osan Cannon Design Craig Peterson Peterson Beckner Industries Glenn Rex Mechanical Contractors Association Houston John Roberts JLL Hal Sharp Gensler Jim Stevenson McCarthy Building Companies Tom Vaughn Vaughn Construction Bud Walters Pieper-Houston Electric Lohn Zylicz D.E. Harvey Builders Chuck Gremillion, Executive Director, C3
C3 is just as its names states.
We truly are a COLLABORATIVE organization.
It is important to note that C3 has both union shops and merit shops represented on its board of directors.
In the big picture, C3 represents a better, more successful commercial construction industry that benefits all parties that participate in it.

12. C3 Accreditation Requirements
Accredited Employer
All craft workers are employees (W2 earners), not independent subcontractors and do not receive a 1099; no piece work
Overtime paid in accordance with federal overtime laws
Workers Comp insurance for all craft workers as required by Texas Workers’ Comp Act
OSHA 30 for all field supervisors & OSHA 10 for all craft workers prior to working on the job
Support on-going Craft Training
$1,500 annual accreditation fee
Project Participant
Craft workers on this project are employees (W-2 earners), not independent subcontractors and do not receive a 1099; no piece work
Overtime paid in accordance with federal overtime laws on this project
Workers Comp provided for craft workers on this project as required by Texas Workers’ Comp Act
OSHA 30 for field supervisors & OSHA 10 for craft workers on this project prior to arrival on job site
½% of the sum of all contracts on this project with a minimum of $100 or a maximum of $2,000 per project fee
In order to truly understand how to impact our objectives, we need to understand our industry. This meeting is to do that exactly. It would not benefit our industry by us working in silo without receiving input from companies and individuals like you.

13. C3 Accredited Companies
Accredited Employers
24 Contractors
205 Specialty Contractors
Project Participants
133 Specialty Contractors
Certified Staffing Agencies
9 Staffing Agencies

14. Accredited Employers – Contractors (24)
Anslow Bryant Construction
Arch-Con Corporation
Austin Commercial
Axis Builders, LLC
Brookstone, LP
D.E. Harvey Builders
DPR Construction
Durotech, Inc.
Forney Services, LLC
Gilbane Southwest
Humphries Construction
Linbeck Group, LLC
McCarthy Building Companies
O’Donnell/Snider Construction
Paradigm Construction
Rogers-O’Brien Construction
Skanska
SpawGlass Construction
Structure Tone Southwest
Tellepsen/TI Constructors
Vaughn Construction
W.S. Bellows Construction Corp.
Westfall Constructors, LTD
Whiting-Turner

15. C3 Projects – under construction
Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Tower E Expansion (completed 9/2018)
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System TMC Expansion
Museum of Fine Arts-Houston Glassell School (completed 7/2018)
Museum of Fine Arts-Houston Kinder Exhibition Hall
MDACC League City (completed 10/2018)
MDACC West Houston
Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church Activity Center (completed 7/2018)
Epiphany of the Lord Catholic School (completed 7/2018)
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Conroe) (completed 10/2018)
Ronald McDonald House Phased Expansion (completed 9/2018)
MDACC Zayed Interior Construction Phases 2b, 2c & 3
St. Theresa Catholic Church & School Renovation
MDACC Regional Care Center
Annunciation Catholic Church
Block 58
San Jacinto College Central Campus Welcome Center
St. Martha Catholic Church
Christ the Incarnate Word Catholic Church
Eleven projects completed prior to 2018

16. C3 Safety Training Initiative
Evergreen C3 Safety Refresher Training for the commercial construction industry launched 1/1/17
12 modules delivered monthly as Toolbox Talks
Personal Protective Equipment (January)
Job Safety Analysis (February)
Ladders (March)
Electricity (April)
Heat (May)
Excavation (June)
Scaffolds/Lifts (July)
Hand & Power Tools (August)
Mobile Equipment/Struck by (September)
Housekeeping/Fire Protection (October)
Material Handling (November)
Fall Protection (December)

17. C3 Safety Metrics (August 2014 - September 2018)
Total Man Hours Worked on 25 C3 Projects –10,300,006
OSHA Recordable Incidents - 41
Total Project Recordable Incident Rate – 0.80* (more than 4 times better than the national average for construction)
Total Lost Time Incidents - 4
Total Project Lost Time Rate – 0.08** (95 times better than the national average for construction)
C3 Safety Training Attendees – 64,302 (16 months)
*According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Recordable Incident Rate nationally for all types of construction for 2016 was 3.2.
**According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Lost Time Incident Rate nationally for all types of construction for 2016 was 1.9.
In order to truly understand how to impact our objectives, we need to understand our industry. This meeting is to do that exactly. It would not benefit our industry by us working in silo without receiving input from companies and individuals like you.

18. C3 Craft Training
4 Levels & Framework defined for a company’s craft training program
Pre-program
Recognized
Leader
Champion
Craft Training Champion
Consult, coach & mentor C3 companies as they develop their programs
Craft training toolkit (self service or coupled with consulting services)
Templates for framework elements
C3 does NOT provide craft training
In order to truly understand how to impact our objectives, we need to understand our industry. This meeting is to do that exactly. It would not benefit our industry by us working in silo without receiving input from companies and individuals like you.

19. Levels of Endorsement Participation Level Description Pre-program
No existing program (18 months to develop to Recognized level)
Recognized
All of the following:
Offers craft (skills) training
Tracks craft (skills) training
Leader
“Recognized” plus defined career path for all craft positions
And 2 of the following 3:
Offers a structured training program
Offers industry standard credentials for employees (if relevant)
Provides ongoing training for existing workforce
Champion
“Leader” plus 2 of the following 3:
Learning and development programs link to performance management of workforce, company goals and/or metrics
Culture of people development, broad reach of development throughout all levels of craft workforce
Supports industry-wide workforce development
In order to truly understand how to impact our objectives, we need to understand our industry. This meeting is to do that exactly. It would not benefit our industry by us working in silo without receiving input from companies and individuals like you.

20. C3 Craft Training Consulting
Don’t know where to start?
Want to get more out of your craft training program?
Reach all of your company’s goals with FREE C3 consulting services
In order to truly understand how to impact our objectives, we need to understand our industry. This meeting is to do that exactly. It would not benefit our industry by us working in silo without receiving input from companies and individuals like you.

21. Framework Templates Participation Level Templates Pre-program
Letter of Executive Commitment
Job Description
Recognized
Training Needs Analysis
Training Calendar
Training Goals
Training Budget
Training Records
Leader
Career Path
Competency Model
Job Task Analysis
On-the-job template
Champion
Wage, Training and Performance Matrix
Performance Review
In order to truly understand how to impact our objectives, we need to understand our industry. This meeting is to do that exactly. It would not benefit our industry by us working in silo without receiving input from companies and individuals like you.

22. Why Train?
“We measure the success of our training based on the dollar amount of re-work that is done every year. We track our re-work on a phase code labeled “Call Backs.” Prior to 2008, Chamberlin did less than 25% of the revenue that we currently do and the total money spent on re-work was approx. $2,000, per year. Since we have implemented our training and our QA/QC Program, our average cost for call backs in the last 5 years is approx. $350,000 per year and trending down. This has allowed for us to spend more money in training and in “Profit Sharing” every year. In 2017 our training budget was $385,  
In the 2017 Chamberlin University-Apprenticeship I Program, there is a 90% retention rate compared to a 72% overall retention rate at Chamberlin as a whole. From the 2016 Chamberlin University-Supervisor’s Training Program, there is an 85.7% retention rate after two years.”
Art Canales
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing

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