Associated Builders and Contractors and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention announced a collaborative partnership to address mental health and suicide prevention throughout the U.S. construction industry. The goals of the partnership are to improve the mental health of construction workers through effective suicide prevention education, intervention and postvention strategies; to encourage, equip and empower […]
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The construction industry added 19,000 jobs on net in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. After 23 months of recovery, construction employment has at last exceeded pre-pandemic levels. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 220,000 jobs, an increase […]
National nonresidential construction spending was down 0.1% in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $844.5 billion for the month. Spending was down on a monthly basis in 10 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private […]
A new Freedonia Group analysis finds that growth in the US residential roofing market will be driven by the smaller new housing segment through 2025. While both new and reroofing demand will slow considerably from rates of the 2015-2020 period, the analysis finds that new roofing – particularly construction of single-family homes – will account […]
SAF recently invested in a new double bending machine to augment its fabrication capabilities and enhance speed of service for customers. The Jorns JDB-200 is a fully automatic, double beam architectural metal forming machine that specializes in the bending of complex metal profiles. The new machine has been incorporated into the production operation at SAF’s […]
Module testing with The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is now available at any time and from any location with Automated Remote Proctoring. Partnering with Invigulus, an online remote proctoring platform, this updated technology allows students to take tests at their convenience. In addition, it allows instructors to assign tests without the […]
The Metal Construction Association (MCA) is proud to announce two companies have recently become members of the association: Lorin Industries and Metallic Products. These companies have joined 100+ MCA member companies which include manufacturers and suppliers dedicated to expanding and developing the metal construction industry. For nearly eight decades, Lorin Industries has been a worldwide […]
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced 15 cities and counties selected to participate in the 2022 LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership program. This leadership cohort brings together diverse local governments from around the country to support LEED for Cities certification efforts. The program provides peer-to-peer networking opportunities, technical assistance and access to […]
The Dodge Momentum Index moved 4% higher in March to 166.9 (2000=100), up from the revised February reading of 160.3. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Construction Network, is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a […]
NCCER is excited to announce the expansion of its Build Your Future (BYF) initiative by launching CareerStarter. This new national program leads individuals beyond career exploration to direct connections with local training programs and entry-level jobs. This will get them started on a construction career pathway that fits their interests. NCCER worked with Futures, Inc. […]
Registration is now open for METALCON 2022, the only global event dedicated exclusively to the application of metal in design and construction. This year’s conference and tradeshow takes place at the Indiana Convention Center from Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, with pre-show workshops beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Home to the most […]
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.3 months in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted Mar. 22 to April 5. The reading is up 0.5 months from March 2021. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables for March 2022. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index […]
Construction input prices rose 2.9% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released. Nonresidential construction input prices expanded 2.8% for the month. Construction input prices are up 24.4% from a year ago and 39.1% from February 2020, the month before the […]
A vision of a reinvigorated public housing community in Harlem has won the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2022 Forge Prize. Image courtesy of Temporary Office The three finalists presented their projects live on YouTube (aisc.org/ForgePrize22) in a stream that drew an international audience from as far away as South Africa. After a tough deliberation, […]
The International Code Council announced that Russ Manning, former Executive Director of Facility Operations & Maintenance for the National Facility Services of the Kaiser Permanente Health System, joined the Codes and Standards Department as Deputy Senior Vice President of Technical Services. Dr. Manning will succeed Mike Pfeiffer, who has announced his plan to retire in […]
The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance announced that five more of its real estate members have aligned to ULI Greenprint’s net zero carbon operations goal. These real estate leaders join the 25 ULI Greenprint members that have already adopted this goal to reduce the carbon emissions of their collective portfolio under […]
Total construction starts fell 12% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $903.8 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts lost 29%, in part due to the start of three large manufacturing facilities in the prior month. When those three large projects are removed, nonresidential starts in March would have risen […]
Demand for design services in March expanded sharply from February according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for March was 58.0, up from a score of 51.3 in February. Any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings. During March, scoring for both […]
Registration is now open for the 2022 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Virtual Summer Conference, to be held June 6-9. The Summer Conference meeting schedule will continue to address association business and committee work with additional focus on Canadian issues, including the traditional update on Canadian codes and legislation, and also an overview of […]
The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Board of Directors unveiled schematic design plans today to fully renovate its National headquarters to be a model of sustainability, equity, and collaboration. “AIA’s headquarters should serve as an expression of the value architects provide and align with the values we uphold as a profession,” said AIA 2022 President […]
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the April 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $900 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the […]