Construction Equipment

JANUARY 28, 2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released its regulatory agenda for 2020. The highlights include the following OSHA priorities: Powered industrial trucks In March 2019, OSHA issued an RFI to assess whether to make changes to the existing standards for locations of…

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the construction industry hard, with nearly 1 million workers losing their jobs between March and April. The new issue of the CPWR Data Bulletin focuses on COVID-19’s economic impact on the industry from March to June 2020, including job losses, business closures and medical absences.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 26, 2021

Despite ongoing building material issues, new single-family home sales flourished in March, reaching the strongest seasonally adjusted annual rate since September 2006, according to the National Association of Home Builders. compared to March 2020, according to data from the U.S. months’ supply in March.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 4, 2021

While the overall economy was sent into a tailspin, both the housing and mortgage industries flourished in 2020, thanks to the swift response from the Federal Reserve. From there, mortgage rates would drop 16 more times, finally landing at 2.66% at the end of 2020. Prior to the national emergency issued on March 13 and the 1.8

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Pro Builder

MAY 31, 2021

The data also points to a worsening problem: In 2020, more than one-quarter of builders (26.3%) reported they were not experiencing a skilled labor shortage before the pandemic and were doing “nothing” internally to address it; a year later, only 15% said that. Cory Kruse: After Recruiting and Hiring, Put in the Work to Keep Employees.

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Pro Builder

JULY 10, 2020

Fri, 07/10/2020 - 09:31. These communities did experience fallout from COVID-19, with sales dropping in March and the beginning of April. Sales in Top Master Planned Communities Strong Despite Pandemic. cbroderick. RCLCO’s mid-year survey for master planned communities found sales increased, even amid the pandemic.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 7, 2021

Hart’s design can be seen in full detail in the March 2020 issue of Pro Builder. And as lifestyle needs change, this area can flex to meet any those changing demands. Watch the full segment below. Watch past episodes now. . RELATED: Solutions for Sub Problems. 10 Reasons Homeowners Should Hire A Professional Designer. .

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BD+C

MARCH 23, 2020

In case you aren’t at your office (and let's be honest, you probably aren't) and haven't received the most recent issue of BD+C , you can still check it out online. The March 2020 issue includes the Tech Report 7.0 and focuses on the latest in drones, reality capture tools, cybersecurity, and more! . .

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 10:44. And from the legal standpoint, the pandemic has created its own slew of court issues. The shutting down of our state and federal court systems beginning in March of 2020, at least as they related to most civil matters, has now created huge backlogs of matters for the courts to work through.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

In the 2020 election year, to encourage employees to vote, it was widely reported in the media that more than 800 companies signed the “Time to Vote” pledge allocating time for staffers to vote during their workday. and might even be characterized as greenwashing).

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Pro Builder

MAY 26, 2021

from March, marking the lowest rate since June 2020. Homebuyer demand remains stable due to low interest rates and a desire for lower-density housing, says the National Association of Home Builders, but the persistent materials and cost issues have pushed prices up 20% compared to one year ago. New-home sales in April dropped 5.9%

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2020

Buried in the more than 800 page Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 was Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S. 9601 et seq.,

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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

MARCH 17, 2021

Builder confidence dipped 2 points this month as pressing issues, such as rising building material prices, delivery times, and mortgage rates, continue. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index reported an 82 builder confidence rating for March, down from 84 in February.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 08:54. While federal and local eviction moratoriums are protecting many from eviction, there remains a large number of renters who have been unable to pay their rent since March. The ballooning debt issue for renters is another sign of how Covid-19 is punishing the less well-off far worse than the more affluent.

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Constructlaw

APRIL 1, 2021

On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would consider the hotly contested issue of whether 28 U.S.C. 2020), cert. However, on March 30, 2020, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision. 2020), cert. It is republished here with permission. FedEx Corp. ,

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Pro Builder

APRIL 16, 2021

The housing inventory issue has increased 52% during the past two years while the construction of entry-level homes has declined more than 84% during the past four decades. In the 1970s, 418,000 entry-level homes were constructed each year while only 65,000 were built in 2020, says Business Insider. Read More. . Market Data + Trends.

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Constructlaw

JULY 8, 2020

On June 8, 2020, Level 10 Construction, LP (“Level 10”), a construction company hired by Sea World San Diego (“Sea World”), filed a Complaint in California federal court alleging that Sea World is withholding over $3.2 In the Complaint, Level 10 alleged that Sea World has declined to issue payments until the Sea World park reopens.

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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. If the Fed issues more aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation in the months ahead, sensitive housing markets could see substantial changes. drop in U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. As early as March lawsuits had already been filed in courts in San Francisco and Miami against Princess Cruise Lines Ltd.

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Pro Builder

JULY 21, 2021

Housing production remained strong in June, says the National Association of Home Builders, but rising construction and material costs may be the reason for a drop in issued permits. Single-family housing starts are up 31% on a year-to-date basis; however, the numbers are distorted by the weak readings of the Spring of 2020.

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Construction Specifier

AUGUST 1, 2022

Global trade is much lower than it was in the pre-pandemic world, and supply line shortages have caused a number of issues in several industries, especially the construction industry. One issue is the meteoric rise of steel prices, which has caused significant construction industry challenges.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 29, 2021

The start of 2020 for new-home building looked optimistic, with permits at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.55 By March 13, President Trump has declared COVID-19 a national emergency. New and old challenges confronted the housing industry in 2020, and it may never be the same. Pro Builder staff. Housing Giants.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 19, 2020

Then on February 20, 2020, the EPA issued preliminary determinations to regulate PFOA and PFAS in drinking water and also issued a supplemental proposal regulating new uses of PFAS as requiring review under TSCA. In late 2019 hazardous waste incinerators in at least three states were destroying PFAS fire-fighting foam (.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This law firm will issue those opinions of counsel to local education agencies in Maryland. Jones recently announced that school construction was her number one priority in the 2020 General Assembly session and she proposed funding an extra $2.2 Public school construction is a big deal in the state. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 13, 2020

Fri, 03/13/2020 - 15:51. March 13, 2020. Typically, plants have responded to pre-hydration issues by grinding the cement to a higher fineness. Reducing pre-hydration in a VRM. Phillip.fry@gc…. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 14, 2021

New and old challenges confronted the housing industry in 2020, and it may never be the same. How will 2020 be remembered in the history of the U.S. It’s kind of hard to remember (or maybe simply not worth the brain space) just how strongly 2020 started for new housing. Mon, 12/06/2021 - 12:00. Rich Binsacca, Editor-in-Chief.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 7, 2020

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. Despite the abridged session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. Mary’s for 90 days).

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 7, 2020

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. Despite the abridged session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. Mary’s for 90 days).

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 10, 2021

Goldman Sachs Group economists say travel and supply chain issues have added 1.2% Fed officials have held interest rates near zero since March 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, and they are purchasing $120 billion per month in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities to provide additional stimulus. at the end of the year.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 30, 2020

Buried in the more than 800 page Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 were the very few words of Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S. 9601 et seq.,

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Construction Junkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

2020 was a challenging year in many respects, but none greater than from a safety standpoint. Below are the 7 biggest construction safety stories of 2020: 1. While exoskeletons have been around for years, 2020 saw many new developments, including new offerings from several different makers.

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Pro Builder

JULY 22, 2020

Wed, 07/22/2020 - 09:20. Violators are given time to adjust to the fairly new guidelines in some areas, but now officials are threatening to close construction sites and issue hefty fines, according to Construction Dive. It’s not just city officials though, the public has reported violations to the city since March. cbroderick.

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Constructlaw

MARCH 10, 2023

Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America (Travelers) issued the payment bond for the project. 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. ALS completed its removal work in August 2018.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:55. April’s numbers indicate closings for February, right before lockdowns took place in March. Current issues in the housing market make it easier for veteran homebuyers to snag homes. Fewer First-Time Buyers Purchased Homes in September. cbroderick. million in May. million in May.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 7, 2020

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic concern shortened session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. and possibly more fun) legislative activity than is found below. Ground Leases.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Tue, 09/08/2020 - 12:42. With the exception of the coronavirus, which has impacted every industry, the lumber issue is the most troubling roadblock on the path to housing affordability right now,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. . Back in March and April, we thought single-family construction would be down about 19%,” Dietz says. “I

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