Pro Builder

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Developers—for profit, market rate or mixed income—are thinking deeply about issues of social equity and doing the best they can to address some of these broader societal issues we’re all talking about,” said Rachel MacCleery, senior vice president at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C., population. since 2010.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

2020 National Electrical Code Resets GFCI Rule. Prior to the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC), ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) weren’t required on connections between a new home’s electrical system and the air conditioning condenser unit—the part of the HVAC system that sits outside the home.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 13, 2021

The Service is now requesting public comment on issues of fact, law and policy raised by that MBTA rule published on January 7. In a parallel but not directly related action, on August 11, 2020, Judge Valerie Caproni, of the U.S. Public comments must be received or postmarked on or before June 7, 2021.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Despite a major year-over-year surge in residential building permits from February 2020 to February 2021, national builders are still playing catch up with a large deficit to fill after years of underbuilding following the Great Recession. Fri, 12/03/2021 - 09:48. There remains a cumulative shortage of 1.35 More than 1.5

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Giants 300 results will be published in the July, August, and September 2020 issues of Building Design+Construction magazine. . . You’ll want to be sure your firm is on the Giants 300 lists, as potential clients look to these rankings for prospective firms to design and construct their future projects.

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Construction Junkie

JULY 20, 2020

The Trump Administration has recently released its Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions , which reports on the actions that each of the administrative agencies expect to issue in the future. OSHA issued two separate standards, one for construction, and one for general industry and maritime.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Luxury Buyers Bolster August Home Sales. Wed, 09/23/2020 - 09:31. The continued increase in sales in August was greatest among mid- and high-price homes, a sign that low inventory of homes for sale remains an issue at the lower end of the market, leaving many with few buying options. cbroderick. Home prices are 11.4%

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 12, 2021

About 13% of appraisals came in below the contract price in August, according to housing-data provider CoreLogic. in January 2020, a rate CoreLogic said is more typical for the housing market. “I Still, appraisal issues were a top reason cited by real-estate agents in August for sales in contract going awry.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

New Multifamily Construction Drops by 25% from July to August. Fri, 09/18/2020 - 09:16. New home starts in August continued a year-over-year increase, but experienced a 5% decrease from the previous month. Between July and August, multifamily starts dropped by 25%, according to MarketWatch. cbroderick.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The Housing Supply Issue is Only Getting Worse. Fri, 09/25/2020 - 09:18. As newly built home sales exploded in August, supply dwindled to an unbalanced amount. But this is not just a new home issue. Existing home sales also exploded in August, leaving the inventory down to only a three-month supply. cbroderick.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The issue is particularly acute for first-time homebuyers, who typically have less capital than other buyers. That signals a big affordability issue: Families paying more than 30% percent of their monthly income for housing are considered “cost burdened,” according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 18, 2021

Home Builder Sentiment Drops to Lowest Level Since 2020. Home builder sentiment dropped to its lowest level since July 2020 amid continued labor and building material challenges. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index reported builder sentiment at 75 in August, down 5 points from last month's index.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

home prices between March 2020 and June 2022, but as a homebuying bubble begins to burst, buyer activity is falling, and so too are home prices in some popular metro areas. Mortgage purchase applications are down 41% year-over-year, and between June and August, the Case-Shiller National Home Index showed a 1.3% drop in U.S.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 7, 2021

NAHB Chairman's Letter : NAHB Takes Action to Solve Supply Chain Issues. increase in August. In the 14 months since July 2020, steel prices are up 134.1%. Tue, 12/07/2021 - 06:00. NAHB will keep the pressure on policymakers to advance solutions that will repair the building materials supply chain. Chuck Fowke.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 23:10. Housing issues are in play in the race for the presidency in the 2020 election, and home builders are paying attention. Issue 1: Deregulation. billion, or 15% below enacted 2020 levels. Issue 2: Spending. The 2020 U.S.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:41. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requesting Congress and the administration take urgent action on this issue. Lawmakers Urge Trump to Act on Lumber Shortage. A similar message was sent to the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 17, 2021

Indictments were issued after that sole grand juror listened to and evaluated the evidence presented for 12 months. Interestingly, the Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit in Genesee County appointed Judge David Newblatt to act as a one-man grand jury to investigate crimes related to the crisis.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Wed, 10/21/2020 - 11:54. For August, the count of single-family homes that have an authorized permit but have not started construction totaled 104,000, a 22.4% Builders are reporting growing delays due to these supply-chain issues. September Starts Continue Historic Climb. increase compared to a year ago. Market Data + Trends.

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Constructlaw

MARCH 10, 2023

Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America (Travelers) issued the payment bond for the project. ALS completed its removal work in August 2018. ALS’s subcontract permitted the DOT to hold back 60% of its payments to assure ALS would warranty the work, which ALS did with site checks performed between June 2019 and May 2020.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

A final rule the SEC adopted on August 26, 2020 and effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register may be more significant for what is not in the rule. The rule is silent on ESG disclosures, including climate risk. The same is true for climate risk. But that guidance was not altered or even mentioned here.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The project was due to be delivered in 18 months by November, but the team was determined to beat the client’s expectations if possible, and have construction completed in August for the start of the academic year. For example, Ibens uses BIM 360 for issues management, in a process that is fully visible for the client.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 25, 2021

The Maryland Attorney General recently issued an opinion concluding that the placement of a protective easement on an already existing forest, as opposed to intentionally created or restored forest, does not qualify for forest mitigation banking.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 4, 2022

NAHB achieved an important legal victory when a federal court ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not have the authority to issue an eviction moratorium, specifically on NAHB members who were current as of October 2020.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Mon, 09/21/2020 - 06:00. In April of 2018, UL issued an effective date notice establishing May 5, 2021 for the new requirements. But just months later in August, UL issued a new guidance document that allowed for “lack of handle movement” for a GFCI circuit breaker as an acceptable means for complying with “indication” requirement.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 29, 2022

2020 revenue: $33 million. 2020 closings: 105. . They also told the NHQA examination team during its visit last August that the company was poised to close more than 300 homes in 2022; it closed 105 in 2020. 2020 Revenue: $105.7 2020 Closings: 220. 2020 Revenue: $68.6 2020 Closings : 154. .

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In September, the HMI stood at 46, after peaking at 90 in late 2020, and it was 83 in January of this year —for the HMI, anything below 50 indicates poor market conditions. Another important indicator of industry health is the rate of single-family housing starts, which increased by 13% in both 2020 and 2021. Census Bureau.

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Constructlaw

JULY 6, 2020

This article was originally published in Government Construction (Volume 5, Issue 2 – Summer 2020), an ABA Division 13 Quarterly Newsletter. The United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (the “Board”) recently issued a decision that may be particularly pertinent in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 22, 2020).

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Pro Builder

JULY 26, 2020

Sun, 07/26/2020 - 06:00. This is a longer version of an interview that appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of Pro Builder. Show Village at the 2020 International Builders' Show, featured two Duany Plater-Zyberk homes: the Tiny Home (shown) and the Mid-Century Modern Home. Andrés Duany. Founding partner.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 4, 2022

NAHB achieved an important legal victory when a federal court ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not have the authority to issue an eviction moratorium, specifically on NAHB members who were current as of October 2020.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 25, 2021

From the July/August 2021 Issue. The report sets more than 400 milestones for what needs to be done, and the energy sector—as the major source of global emissions—is cited as the key to success, with nearly three-quarters of global emissions reductions between 2020 and 2025 taking place in the electricity sector. in Florida.

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Construction Junkie

JULY 8, 2020

Construction Junkie's 2020 Best Construction Podcast Competition Results. 5: CONEXPO/CON-AGG Radio Previous nominations: 2018 (winner) , 2019 (winner) Listen to it here: [link] The back-to-back champs are back to defend their crown in 2020, but this year they have a brand new look and a brand new host.

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Pro Builder

JULY 13, 2021

PulteGroup, with nearly 21,000 closings across 22 states in 2020, has had success converting some building materials contracts—particularly for appliances—to direct buys from the manufacturer. Material Issues Spark Interest in Building Innovations. Data-Driven Builders Leave the Guesswork Behind. Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In a new opinion addressing issues of “first impression” (i.e., Dist, B297247), filed August 26, 2020, the Court makes two significant holdings. Project owners, in particular, have used disgorgement actions as both a sword and a shield in disputes with their general contractors. Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. (2d

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Pay is important, but two-thirds of the reasons people actually left jobs in 2021 were due to issues related to their engagement and their overall well-being ,” Jim Harter, chief scientist of workplace management and well-being at Gallup, told Fast Company last March. These exits weren’t just about compensation, either.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In a new opinion addressing issues of “first impression” (i.e., Dist, B297247), filed August 26, 2020, the Court makes two significant holdings. Project owners, in particular, have used disgorgement actions as both a sword and a shield in disputes with their general contractors. Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. (2d

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 25, 2013

needs to invest close to $4 trillion in infrastructure by 2020 to remain competitive with other industrial powers. The complete results of Business Facilities’ 9th Annual Rankings Report will be posted on the BF website on August 5. The results also will be featured in the cover story of BF ‘s July/August issue.

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Construction Junkie

MAY 20, 2020

The voting booth will be open until July 1st, 2020 until 11:59:59pm PST. CONEXPO/CON-AGG Radio Previous nominations: 2018 (winner) , 2019 (winner) Listen to it here: [link] The back-to-back champs are back to defend their crown in 2020, but this year they have a brand new look and a brand new host. Duplicate votes will be disqualified.

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