article thumbnail

Did Obama Adequately Address the Nation’s ‘Infrastructure Deficit’ During His State of the Union Speech?

Construction Dive

At such a crucial stage in America’s effort to address its “infrastructure deficit,” with billions of dollars for the construction industry hanging in the balance, every decision on this front becomes paramount.

Union 48
article thumbnail

Survey Reveals the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Contractors

Construction Junkie

A new survey conducted by Autodesk and AGC of America is giving us a deeper look into the impacts so far. More than half of the respondents were involved in building construction, 25% in highway and transportation, and 23% in both federal construction projects and utility infrastructure. and $500MM, and 6% perform over $500MM.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

This means contractors working on eligible projects should expect to pay more in labor and benefits and may have to enroll their workers with a union, even if they’re an open shop. It basically guarantees that the project it applies to will use union labor.

article thumbnail

100+ Construction Industry Statistics

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet. AGC ] | Click to Tweet.

article thumbnail

Construction Issues in Limbo as Nation Awaits Election Results

ENR Construction

Steve Hall, American Council of Engineering Companies senior vice president for advocacy, notes that whoever takes the White House will have to deal with important infrastructure legislation in 2021. ” If Biden wins, another infrastructure package is likely. . ” If Biden wins, another infrastructure package is likely.

article thumbnail

Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AGC Convention (Grapevine, Texas). The annual AGC Convention, brought to you by the Associated General Contractors, provides contractors with space to study industry-critical topics in-depth in a dynamic, educational setting. The AGC Convention will be open for on-site registration with early bird dates until November 30, 2021. .

article thumbnail

Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Steve has taught 3 of the 4 AGC BIM Education courses, he currently teaches the SMACNA BIM Education Chapter Education programs and has developed and taught Navisworks classes and webinars for Subcontractors across the country.

BIM 45