Are you in construction? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions.

Storm Preparation

With the coming predictions of El Niño here on the west coast, Carol Stephen suggested we talk about Storm Preparation.

@RigginsConst How to prep for el nino? (That's one I'd really like!)

— Carol Stephen (@Carol_Stephen) July 20, 2015

You can read about areas to check (not just your roof) to see if your building is watertight here.

Questions:

Q1. What can you do to prepare for a storm?

Q2. How far in advance should you prepare?

Q3. Have you thought about ensuring your building is watertight?

Q4. Do you know your local Red Cross and emergency info?

Q5. Do you have a plan if electricity goes out?

Q6. Do you still have a house phone?

Q7. What’s your number one preparedness tip?