Articles Tagged with ''construction''

Cost escalation will challenge construction firms, which will need to develop new processes and capabilities to keep costs under control and projects on track.

Glimpses of optimism are emerging in the construction and design industry, with some easing of interest rates and businesses reporting slight improvements in quarterly activity at the end of the year.

Single-family construction surged in November as lower mortgage rates helped to assuage affordability concerns and unleash pent-up demand for housing.

Construction input prices decreased 0.3% in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index.

The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network (DCN), decreased 1% in November to 179.2 (2000=100) from the revised October reading of 181.7. Over the month, the commercial and institutional components both fell 1%.

Jason McWilliams, regional sales manager, National Flooring Equipment (NFE), explores concrete’s viability as a sustainable flooring option. 

The JLC Live New England 2024 conference brings in-depth, real-world construction education to remodelers, home builders, contractors, and other tradesmen and women on March 21-23 in Providence, Rhode Island, at the Rhode Island Convention Center. 

Starnet polled its members to hear about what we should expect for commercial flooring market in 2024. 

Learn the basics of personal protective equipment (PPE) and why it is essential for worker safety on jobsites. 

Recently, The Home Depot announced it had expanded its Path to Pro program to include both English and Spanish. Jenna Arca, director of workforce development, fills us in on the Path to Pro program and what this expansion means for the current and future labor pool.