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Consumer Prices Reached a 40-Year High in June as Inflation Storm Rumbles On

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June’s inflation rate constituted the largest year-over-year gain since November 1981 as both energy and shelter index recorded their largest yearly increases since April 1980 and February 1991. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3% in May, the energy index rose by 7.5% After rising 3.9% Housing Policy + Finance.

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Illuminating your path to energy efficiency

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Exterior lighting can be a huge contributor to your energy bills as well as the carbon footprint of a campus or facility. The other quality to consider is the color rendering index (CRI), which is the ability of a light to reveal the true color of something as compared to natural daylight.

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The Future of Work is Now: Is the Construction Industry Ready?

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Figure 2: Job ads index, 100=decade average to Nov-19. Figure 4: Impact Index result by industry. Its investment in its future workforce is a significant contributor to this result. The demand drivers for more employees; however, there has been a real dichotomy with restricted activities as this has made it hard to find workers.

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Sustainability initiatives gather pace in ANZ: key to 66% of corporate businesses’ strategies

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APAC is a significant contributor to climate change . Yet, only two countries from the region appear in the top 25 in the Global Sustainability Index 2021. . Large economies in the region have already committed more than US$250 billion in investment towards sustainability, and indicated timelines to become carbon neutral.

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More states add jobs; construction cost squeeze worsens; nonres, housing starts rise

PSMJ Resources

The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods rose 0.6% Major contributors to the year-over-year jump were diesel fuel, up 40% despite a drop of 3.2% in May and was flat year-over-year, and the index for lumber and plywood dropped 1.3% The index increased 3.7% over 12 months, BLS reported on Tuesday. year-over-year.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Pace of Billings Decline Slows in October

PSMJ Resources

The American Institute Architects’ Architecture Billings Index reported another decline in the month of October. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) serves as the leading economic indicator of construction activity, and reflects the approximate 9-12 month lag time between architecture billings, and actual construction spending.

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The New American Home 2023: A Haven on the Hill

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The structure’s climate-specific thermal shell not only significantly lowers the home’s energy load, but the right-sized, 20-kilowatt rooftop solar array helps achieve a net-zero energy-use balance and a Home Energy Rating Index of –15.