Construction Processes, Financial, Interaction of Expertise, Sustainability
April 27, 2020
Via: ConstructConnectThere are currently two crises underway simultaneously. The advance of the novel coronavirus is taking a terrible toll in terms of physical and emotional well-being. At the same time, job losses resulting from ‘social distancing’ are sending the economy into […]
Construction Processes, Financial, Sustainability
April 14, 2020
Via: ConstructConnectThere are currently two crises underway simultaneously. The advance of the novel coronavirus is taking a terrible toll in terms of physical and emotional well-being. At the same time, job losses resulting from ‘social distancing’ are sending the economy into […]
April 6, 2020
Via: ConstructConnectThere are currently two crises underway simultaneously. The advance of the novel coronavirus is taking a terrible toll in terms of physical and emotional well-being. At the same time, job losses resulting from ‘social distancing’ are sending the economy into […]
April 3, 2020
Via: ConstructConnectThere are currently two crises underway simultaneously. The advance of the novel coronavirus is taking a terrible toll in terms of physical and emotional well-being. At the same time, job losses resulting from ‘social distancing’ are sending the economy into […]
Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise, Sustainability
March 17, 2020
Via: Construction DiveThe city will reassess the situation after the two-week span, Walsh said, adding that shutting down work sites was a difficult decision to make. “Construction is the core of our economy,” he said. Walsh’s announcement calls into question whether other […]
Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise
February 4, 2020
Via: Construction DiveIn the construction industry, the term “specialty contractors” usually refers to subcontractors who deal exclusively with one piece of the construction process like metal framing, flooring or curtain walls. However, all but the largest conglomerates are niche contractors in some […]
May 6, 2019
Via: Construction DiveWith 33,000 net new jobs added to the industry in April, construction unemployment at a record low and other positive signs across the broader economy, a downturn is at bay for at least another year, according to Associated Builders and […]
Construction Processes, Financial
December 20, 2018
Via: Construction DiveMany state and local residents around the country showed their commitment to public construction in November by voting for at least $24 billion of bond initiatives. Some measures that won approval included $16 billion for California construction projects. That measure […]
Construction Processes, Financial
December 18, 2018
Via: Construction DiveThe WDCEP report did not include the Amazon project in JBG Smith’s numbers because the project, while still in the D.C. Metro area, is in a Virginia suburb. Amazon will lease about 500,000 square feet of office space from JBG […]
Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise
August 17, 2018
Via: ConstructConnectThe U.S. quarter-to-quarter annualized advance in gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of this year was an outsized +4.1%. It was the fastest leap forward since 2014’s third quarter jump of +4.9%. Some of the strength has been […]
June 21, 2018
Via: Construction DiveChina has also pushed back against the U.S. for leveling steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) tariffs earlier this year. In April, the country filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization claiming that the tariffs violate international trade laws. The […]
Construction Processes, Financial
June 4, 2018
Via: BDCNetworkNonresidential construction spending remained unchanged in April on a monthly basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today. However, year-over-year spending was up a sturdy 6.1%. Private sector spending increased 0.8% […]
Construction Processes, Financial
February 26, 2018
Via: ConstructConnectTotal construction starts in the US grew by 11.1% in 2017 to reach $760bn, a modest slowdown from the 13.2% growth posted in 2016. Civil engineering was the main driver of growth, boosted by a number of mega-projects in the […]
Construction Processes, Financial
January 16, 2018
Via: Construction DiveDespite the ULI’s findings, Bloomberg recently reported that the suburban office market is on an upward march as older millennials opt to move away from urban centers to smaller, more affordable cities nearby. And employers are tagging along. One of the contributing factors […]
Construction Processes, Procurement
November 17, 2017
Via: Construction DiveA stronger international economy is sure to be welcome news for companies like Caterpillar, which suffered along with a weaker global market over the course of the last few years. Late last month, the construction equipment giant reported an 11% annual […]
Construction Processes, Financial
November 2, 2017
Via: Construction DiveLarge nonresidential projects like the new Delta terminal continue to influence starts data. The new terminal, which is in addition to the current Terminal B project LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) has in progress, is part of the Port Authority of […]
Construction Processes, Financial, Legal
September 18, 2017
Via: Construction DiveImprovements in fuel efficiency and a federal gas tax — which has remained unchanged since 1993 — have been largely responsible for stunted growth in gas-tax revenues that fund the HTF. To remedy that holding pattern, industry groups and lawmakers alike are […]
Construction Processes, Financial
September 1, 2017
Via: Construction DiveThe city of Seattle issued a request for proposals back in January with an eye toward hosting an NBA team — to replace the SuperSonics — or an NHL team. Conditions of the proposal required that any potential developer would have to […]
Construction Processes, Financial
August 31, 2017
Via: Construction DiveThe construction workforce trending older has been cause for concern in some parts of the U.S. as the industry continues to cite the skilled labor shortage as one of its most critical problems. The Northeast, especially, could face challenges as […]
Construction Processes, Financial
August 31, 2017
Via: Construction DiveConvention center representatives attributed the rising cost estimate to the skilled-labor shortage in Denver, climbing steel prices and building code requirements. Denver officials expect pushback on the tax from hotels that are not in close proximity to the convention center, […]