Safety comes first at Foursquare Builders

Foursquare Builders safety culture is all about quality.  Our written safety & health program starts with a strong vision statement that demonstrates our desire to protect all persons that enter our job sites and to avoid construction site failures that cause losses of any kind.  This is followed by our mission statement, which is to complete each job right (quality), the first time (no rework), without losses (no incidents).  We go beyond safety compliance and have constructed a “best practice” approach by making safety a part of everything that we do.

 Our “0” loss history verifies our support, involvement, and dedication to safety excellence.  Furthermore, Foursquare Builders recognition as National 2011 Custom Builder Safety Program of the Year, 2011 Austin Custom Builder of the Year and 2011 Texas Custom Builder of the Year, plus other awards/recognition testifies to the professionalism of all our employees and speaks highly of our ability to select and manage contractors.

 Some key quality concepts of our safety culture are:

• Safety performance is focused on being “proactive” instead of “reactive”. One example of this is our aggressive review of near misses, a part of our formal Accident or Near Miss Investigation Form.
• Our written safety program has specific accountability activities for all management personnel.  The NAHB Home Builders Safety Program was used as a model for our written safety program and we adopted the NAHB Jobsite Safety Handbook as an addendum.
• Third party professional training is provided to Project Managers.  They receive certification as “Safety Coaches”, plus CPR, 1^st Aid, AED, and emergency management coordination.
• All meetings at Foursquare Builders include safety discussions and lessons learned.
• Project Managers present short training topics at weekly meetings in an effort to stay current with safety issues.
• Specific safety requirements are a part of all written contracts with contractors, and all are given a copy of the NAHB “Jobsite Safety Handbook” as a reference and addition to their own safety program, if needed.
• Our safety process is routinely reviewed and audited by an outside consultant.

Oohla Bean Bed & Breakfast Underway!!!

Glad to report we’ve started forming foundations for this 10,000 sq. ft. Hill Country Bed & Breakfast located in Driftwood, Texas.  Stay tuned for more photos. Glad to have Robin Moore on the job as our Project Manager.

 

Bluff House: Design coming along nicely.

Foursquare Builders in conjunction with Burton Baldridge Architecture and Austin Fine Properties are collaborating on the Bluff House to be built along Lake Travis.  Stay tuned for more details for this modern luxury home which will be for sale soon.

Foursquare Builders to receive National Safety Award

Foursquare Builders is excited to announce they have been selected as the 2011 National Association of Home Builders recipient of the Single Family Builder Safety Program of the Year.  The 6^th annual NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE) recognizes member companies, workers and other individuals for the excellent safety programs that make them leaders in the residential construction industry.

The purpose of this awards program is to recognize the achievements of builders and trade contractors who have developed and implemented high quality construction safety programs, and to honor government officials and NAHB-affiliated associations that have made successful efforts to advance safety in the home building industry.  

The NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award For Excellence (SAFE) recognizes member companies, workers and other individuals for the excellent safety programs that make them leaders in the residential construction industry.

Each year, NAHB recognizes those individuals and companies who have worked to achieve exemplary safety and health in the residential construction industry.  

 

 

Ground Breaking for Oohla Bean Inn

Foursquare Builders is excited to announce that we held our Ground Breaking Ceremony last Friday for the new Oohla Bean Resort & Inn to be located in Driftwood, Texas.  On hand for this event was the proprietor Robin Garrison, along with Architect Mark Oberholtzer of Rhode Partners, as well as, a host of about 30 of our closest friends.  Robin popped the cork on the first bottle of Champagne and the bubbles flowed from there.  Please keep up with the construction photos, over the next year, so you can be the first to book a room at this beautifully designed inn.

 

 

 

Foursquare Builders named as FINALIST for the 2011 GRAND AWARD – CUSTOM BUILDER OF THE YEAR.

Foursquare Builders is pleased to announce that they are Star Awards finalists & winners and will be celebrated during the Sunbelt Builders Show October 20 – 22, 2011 and the Grand Awards winners will be announced and awarded Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Texas Housing Hall of Honor & Excellence in Leadership Dinner. See who Won!!

 

 

Wes Wigginton interviewed by Urban Home Magazine

The current issue of Austin/San Antonio Urban Home magazine features an article on Modern Mid-Century Furniture with a focus on Foursquare Builders and their expertise in this area.

Foursquare to build Craig Steely designed home

Foursquare Builders is excited about the opportunity to work with Craig Steely Architecture, on a new home in the Texas hill country.  This home has been designed for a growing family who appreciate the sensibilities and simplicities of modern living.