A symbol of achievement and dedication – this topping out signifies much more than just the final beam.

Wednesday, July 28th, 2021, the Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters sponsored a topping out ceremony for the Intro Cleveland project.  The event was held to celebrate the feat of this historic project across from the West Side Market in Cleveland, OH.

Intro Cleveland will be a mixed-use building with apartments, an event center, and retail space.  The building is nine stories high and completely framed with mass timber.  Over 2,000 pieces of timber, cut and shipped from Binderholtz in Austria, will make this building temporarily hold the title of the tallest mass timber building in the United States.  Around 50% of the timber will remain visible in the building as it is filled with tenants, a reminder of the sustainability of the project. The wood began to arrive in the Port of Cleveland in December 2020 and the final piece was installed by IKORCC Union Carpenters on July 1, 2021.

IKORCC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Todd Pancake spoke at the ceremony about the hard work members have put into this project. Read more

IKORCC training centers will reopen on Monday, April 5th, 2021. We will continue to honor ALL State and CDC (National) guidelines to promote a safe environment for staff and apprentices as we reopen our training centers. If you are sick, not feeling right, have a fever, or someone in your household is ill, please stay home.

Here are the things you can expect at the training centers:

• We will practice social distancing at all times, maintaining CDC 6’ requirements
• Signage will be on doors with instructions
• PPE will be provided and practiced to all State requirements
• Each individual entering the building will have their temperature checked by a staff member wearing gloves and a mask. If a fever is 100.4° and above according to CDC (you will be sent home)
• UBC COVID-19 Preparedness training will be required for those who have not had the opportunity to complete it yet
• Each individual will be required to answer questions from COVID-19: Screening Checklist
• Each individual is required to use hand sanitizer
• All interior doors to be propped open when possible
• Hand washing breaks will be provided every two hours or less
• Hand sanitizing stations will also be available
• Apprentices can feel free to take their break and lunch in their vehicle
• Training centers will be sanitized daily or at a minimum of three times weekly
• Please continue to call in advance and make an appointment to speak to someone on the admin staff

Please contact your training center for individual questions.

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