Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mestek Machinery announced it will exhibit at FABTECH at McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11-14. Demonstrations of the Vulcan Laser-Max 1.5 will be available during open exhibit hall hours at Mestek Machinery’s booth A3975. Featuring a fiber laser cutting system, the Laser-Max 1.5 creates clean cuts with a minimal heat-affected zone on […]
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In September, estimated not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in 48 states, and rose in two states on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). For the fifth consecutive month, the construction unemployment rates for all 50 states […]
Leveraging big data analytics to help reduce illness and increase productivity with buildings, the arbnco Real-time Commissioning feature is now integrated with Arc Skoru Inc. as part of the company’s Arc performance platform. The integration allows users to seamlessly exchange to real-time indoor environmental quality monitoring, energy use, and ENERGY Star benchmarks between the arbnco […]
Austell, Ga.-based YKK AP America Inc. hired Jim Hammond as architectural sales representative at the company’s Boston branch. Hammond has a background in sales and territory management, and an understanding of customer needs in the Northeast. He will support customers in the region and strengthen YKK AP’s local service to the market, which includes Rhode […]
The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of 1.9 percent in the third quarter of 2019 despite contracting levels of nonresidential investment, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Nonresidential fixed investment declined at a 3 percent annual rate in the third […]
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is releasing 13 new and updated construction management (CM) documents including the Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) and the Construction Manager as Adviser (CMa) families. CMcs are brought on in the beginning of the preconstruction phase of a project to provide collaboration and input, which allows for greater efficiency […]
Chief economists at Associated General Contractors (AGC), the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and ConstructConnect discussed the state of design and construction, and the outlook for 2020, in a webinar. AGC’s Ken Simonson predicted that construction spending would increase 1 percent to 5 percent from 2019 to 2020 (without adjusting for price change), compared with […]
Wausau, Wis.-based Wausau Window and Wall Systems hired three representatives: Andy Bowers, Kenneth Cox and Antonio Aftimos. In addition, Chad Walter is serving customers in Illinois and Indiana. Wausau’s architectural sales representatives work locally with owners, architects and design professionals, contractors and construction teams to assist with product selection for high-performance window and curtainwall systems […]
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) released a case study, “Retail & Wholesale.” The 10-page report highlights eight businesses that use metal building systems to thrive in retail and warehouse store markets. The free report is available for download at MBMA’s blog, blog.mbma.com. “The retail and wholesale industry is undergoing dramatic changes in how and […]
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced it is celebrating a LEED milestone, it surpassed 100,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects. “In 1998, we created LEED to measure and define what green building meant, and to provide a roadmap for developing sustainable buildings,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO at USGBC. “Today, millions of […]
National nonresidential construction spending rose 0.5 percent in September, but is down 0.9 percent on a year-ago basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, spending totaled $775.6 billion, 2.4 percent lower than the cyclical peak in April. Private […]
The construction industry added 10,000 jobs in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 148,000 jobs, or 2 percent. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 4,000 jobs in October and is up 2.1 percent […]
Columbia, Md.-based Vectorworks Inc. and Redlands, Calif.-based Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (Esri) are offering Esri’s ArcGIS geographic information system services to architects, engineers, contractors, landscape professionals, urban planners and urban designers. Users have quick access to GIS imagery, data and geometry, and the latest technology available in Vectorworks 2020 software including Vectorworks Architect, Landmark […]
The Dodge Momentum Index increased 6.9 percent in October to 152.6 (2000 equals 100) from the revised September reading of 142.7. The Dodge Momentum Index, published by Dodge Data and Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending […]
Plymouth, Mich.-based arbnco announced the company’s real-time commissioning feature is integrated with Washington, D.C.-based Arc Skoru Inc.’s Arc performance platform. The integration allows users to seamlessly exchange to real-time indoor environmental quality monitoring, energy use and ENERGY Star benchmarks between the arbnco and Arc platforms. This provides capabilities to measure building efficiency and promote occupant […]
Hatfield, Pa.-based Laminators Inc. published a 12-page brochure, Omega-Lite ACM Panels & Installation Systems, about the company’s Omega-Lite aluminum composite material (ACM) panel, and showcasing its various field- and shop-fabricated installation systems. The brochure contains information about the Omega CI rigid insulation panel, as well as back-drained and ventilated, field-fabricated installation systems. The brochure has […]
Beloit, Wis.-based ABC Supply Co. Inc. launched myABCsupply, an app for mobile devices to view the status of orders and deliveries, including delivery photos. “One of our customers’ top priorities is the ability to check the status of their jobsite deliveries in real time,” said Kathy Hendricks, executive director of customer connectivity at ABC Supply. […]
Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) board of directors elected Tim Keating, owner and president at Winter Garden, Fla.-based R.C. Stevens Construction Co., to serve as the 2020 ABC national chair during the association’s annual Leadership Institute in San Antonio. Steve Klessig, vice president of architecture and engineering at Kaukauna, Wis.-based Keller Inc., was elected chair-elect […]
Construction input prices remained unchanged on a monthly basis in October but are down 2.2 percent year-over-year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices fell 0.1 percent for the month and are down 2 percent compared to the same […]
Contractors’ bid prices increased 0.4 percent from September to October, while materials and services input costs held steady for the month, based on an Associated General Contractors’ (AGC) analysis of producer price indexes (PPIs) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compared to October 2018, the PPI for new nonresidential building construction, a measure of […]
New construction starts declined 11 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $696.3 billion, Dodge Data and Analytics reported. This was the third consecutive monthly drop in construction starts activity. By major sector, nonresidential building starts fell 20 percent from September to October and non-building starts dropped 14 percent, while residential starts […]