September 09, 2019 | by: NDA
From forconstructionpros.com. The construction industry added 14,000 net new jobs in August, and industry employment has expanded by 177,000 jobs over the last year.
September 06, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction & Demolition Recycling. Spending declined 0.3 percent in July, totaling $776 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to a recent ABC analysis. National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.3 percent in July, totaling $776 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to a recent Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. July spending also increased 0.1 percent compared to July 2018.
September 04, 2019 | by: NDA
From Associated General Contractors. Construction employment grew in 255, or 71 percent, out of 358 metro areas between July 2018 and July 2019, declined in 56 and was unchanged in 47, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said a newly released workforce survey they conducted with Autodesk showed the employment gains would likely have been even more widespread if firms could find more qualified workers to hire, and they urged federal officials to bolster career training programs.
August 30, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction & Demolition Recycling. Did you know that some 60% of materials used in construction are non-structural? CDE equipment diverts over 15 million tons of waste material from landfill sites every year, creating valuable sand & aggregates products ready for re-use in construction projects as a result.
From Waste Today. New tariffs on recyclables range from 5 percent to 10 percent. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has issued an alert notifying its members that the Chinese government intends to add tariffs on $75 billion in goods from the U.S. beginning Dec. 15.
August 29, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction & Demolition Recycling. Forty states added construction jobs between July 2018 and July 2019, while construction employment increased in 25 states from June to July, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of U.S. Department of Labor data. Association officials say the new jobs totals indicate the need for new federal investments in career and technical education programs, along with immigration reform.
August 28, 2019 | by: NDA
From knowtechie.com. Technology is increasingly revolutionizing all industries in the world, and the construction industry is not an exception. Smart technology is rapidly changing the way construction companies interact with their work environment, improving their quality of project delivery.
From American Institute of Architects. Business conditions at architecture firms remained essentially flat for the sixth consecutive month in July. Although the ABI score of 50.1 for the month technically indicates growth, the score is barely above 50, which means that the share of firms that reported increasing firm billings for the month is just slightly higher than the share that reported decreasing billings. Overall, this six-month stretch is one of the longest periods of essentially flat billings since the end of the Great Recession.
August 27, 2019 | by: NDA
From pbctoday.co.uk. The Steel Construction Institute has developed a draft protocol proposing a system of investigation and testing to support the mainstream reuse of structural steel. Reusing reclaimed structural steel, as opposed to the common practice of recycling by remelting scrap, offers significant environmental benefits and potential cost savings.
From forconstructionpros.com. Expectations for nonresidential construction sales, profit margin and staffing levels all dropped in June, U.S. construction industry leaders are somewhat less confident about near-term prospects for nonresidential construction but remain reasonably upbeat, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors' (ABC) June 2019 Construction Confidence Index (CCI).
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