Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2022

Construction Worker Suicide: A Fragile Balance. Construction workers often struggle with mental health, and suicide rates in construction are high compared with other industries. The construction industry is finally paying attention to this issue and including mental health in the conversation about construction jobsite safety.

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Pro Builder

MAY 11, 2021

Housing regulations during development and construction account for $93,870 or 23.8% While NAHB’s previous regulatory estimates in a 2016 study were fairly similar, the price of new homes increased substantially in the interim. increase during the five-year span between NAHB’s 2016 and 2021 estimates. Construction.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 5, 2017

Total Construction spending during May 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,230.1 billion, nearly the same as the revised April estimate of $1,230.4 percent above the May 2016 estimate of $1,177.0 During the first 5 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $469.2

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Oshkosh Corporation announced at its Analyst Day last Friday that the company is increasing its fiscal 2016 financial estimates and expects to deliver year-over-year growth in revenue, operating income and earnings per share (EPS) in fiscal 2017.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 5, 2020

The lawsuit, originally filed in 2016 but unsealed this week, claims that the contractor and other defendants knowingly inflated repair estimates for post-Hurricane Katrina FEMA work.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 5, 2017

Total Construction spending during May 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,230.1 billion, nearly the same as the revised April estimate of $1,230.4 percent above the May 2016 estimate of $1,177.0 During the first 5 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $469.2

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 4, 2018

percent more on construction projects in November, the fourth consecutive monthly gain. Total Construction spending during November 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,257.0 percent above the revised October estimate of $1,247.1 percent above the November 2016 estimate of $1,227.0

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 4, 2018

The Commerce Department has released April's construction spending data showing a surge of 1.8 percent, the largest increase since January 2016, after an unrevised 1.7 Total Construction Construction spending during April 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,310.4 percent decline in March.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 24, 2016

According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), nonresidential building spending in 2015 was close to $360 billion, with forecasts estimating this number to hit $390 in 2016. The 2016 Dodge Construction Outlook also recently predicted a 9 percent gain in this sector.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 17, 2016

Caterpillar warned today that due to the continuing commodity price slump and falling demand for its construction and mining equipment, it is cutting its first-quarter sales estimate about $1 billion. The company still supports its original full-year 2016 sales of up to $44 billion. billion for Q1.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Commerce reported today that construction spending increased 2.5 Here is a summary of the August figures: Total Construction. Construction spending during August 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,218.3 percent above the revised July estimate of $1,212.3 billion, 0.5 billion, 0.5

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Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 25, 2016

We’ve recently returned from our 3-day, “P6 for Government Contracts” training session for Dawson Construction in Honolulu. NAVFAC construction managers are using a recently-compiled 82-point checklist to evaluate IPS submissions. 2016 appeared first on Cassell Consulting - Construction Operations Consulting.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Commerce reported today that construction spending increased 2.5 Here is a summary of the August figures: Total Construction. Construction spending during August 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,218.3 percent above the revised July estimate of $1,212.3 billion, 0.5 billion, 0.5

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

LEAN Construction Deliver is the primary challenge to BIM adoption. Focus upon technology will do little to improve construction or facilities management outcomes. AEC Best Value Construction and Facilities Operational Exellence- Position Paper. Collaboration In Construction-WhitePaper. IntegratedOrderContractingSAME.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

. -- Dodge Data & Analytics recently released its 2016 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. construction starts for 2016 will rise 6 percent to $712 billion, following gains of 9 percent in 2014 and an estimated 13 percent in 2015.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MAY 11, 2016

This youtube construction video is based on National Construction Estimator developed by Craftsman Book Company. National Estimator refers to a construction estimating software program that offers the same functionality as a book.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2021

Regulatory costs accounted for an average of $84,671 of a new home's price in 2016, but those costs have increased 44% from 2011 when they averaged around $65,224. NAHB says regulatory costs are one of the biggest factors limiting housing construction. Construction. Read More. . Planning + Development. Economics.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The Commerce Department reported today that seasonally adjusted construction spending in October was $1,241.5 percent increase above September's revised estimate of $1,224.6 percent above the October 2016 estimate of $1,206.6 Private Construction billion, a 1.4 The October 2017 figure is 2.9

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 4, 2018

The Commerce Department has released April's construction spending data showing a surge of 1.8 percent, the largest increase since January 2016, after an unrevised 1.7 Total Construction Construction spending during April 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,310.4 percent decline in March.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2018

An Industry Resource for Job Order Contracting Implementation, Four BT, LLC provides support for real property owners, facilities management, DPWs, construction contractors, subs, and oversight groups. LEAN Construction Delivery (JOC, IPD). JOC Estimating Methodology & Best Practices. 4BT Construction Cost Data Methodology.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 9, 2021

Number of Immigrant Construction Workers Increases While Share Drops. Immigrant construction workers continue to make up a historic number of total construction workers, but the number of native-born construction workers noticeably increased in 2019, dropping the total share of immigrant workers. Construction.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 4, 2023

Many in the public sector are unaware of the construction cost estimating issues caused by the use of national average cost data and location factoring. They are not intended to be used when preparing appropriation-quality estimates. Here’s short summary of those problems noted by independent third parties. Peitlock, B.A.,

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Material Estimator is very useful for contractors, trades people, and estimators to make materials and costs estimate for concrete, fences, decks, bricks, tile, flooring, gravel, painting, drywall, panelling, and other. Besides it also minimizes the estimating errors and thus save time and money. It costs $38.79

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

3 Ways Machine Learning Can Be Useful in Construction. Machine learning can, however, improve the daily lives of humans in industries of all natures, particularly in construction. Machine learning can, however, improve the daily lives of humans in industries of all natures, particularly in construction. Thu, 02/10/2022 - 16:11.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 3, 2019

winner of a 2016 Fleet Master Award, has invested in B2W and Vista software to improve its workflows, processes, and reporting. It used the software packages to ensure its estimating, operating and accounting systems worked together. Schlouch uses the Vista construction accounting… Schlouch Inc.,

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BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2017

Despite what it describes as a “chaotic” year saddled with labor shortages and interest-rate creep, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) estimates that spending for nonresidential construction increased by nearly 8% in 2016. That growth is expected to continue for “another couple of years,” albeit somewhat more modestly.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The changing construction technology landscape and our clients’ innovative uses of technology were in the spotlight for Day Three of Collaborate 2018. Now, a full-service, national, electrical contractor established in four states, Guarantee remains committed to cutting-edge technologies and modern construction management software.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 1, 2017

The Commerce Department reported today that total construction spending fell 1.4 percent above April 2016's estimate of $1,142.5 During the first four months of 2017, construction spending is up 5.8 percent in April to $1,218.5 billion from March figures of $1,235.5 However, April's figure is 6.7 percent at $359.5

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 2, 2016

Construction Labor Costs. Construction compensation increased 0.8% The construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings or engineering projects (e.g., Construction work done may include new work, additions, alterations, or maintenance and repairs. in Q1) and 2.5%

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Pro Builder

JUNE 7, 2021

A new study by economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) highlights the cost of regulation to the residential construction industry. The regulatory costs assessed in the study were broken into costs related to land development and to construction. Visit nahb.org/lumber. • facebook.com/NAHBhome. Regulations.

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BD+C

JULY 6, 2016

Construction in downtown Seattle is booming. At least one construction project has broken ground each week, on average, since the start of 2016.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2016

The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. The leading new construction exhibition will focus exclusively on New York and New York State. Why Attend?

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2020

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. Since 1970, the researchers estimated, the North American bird population had declined by roughly 29%.

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BD+C

JUNE 28, 2016

The United States continues to lead all countries with the largest hotel construction pipelines, according to the latest estimates by Portsmouth, N.H.-based Through the end of the first quarter of 2016, the U.S. had 4,471 projects under construction with an aggregate 551,965 rooms.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 3, 2016

Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during March 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,137.5 percent above the March 2015 estimate of $ 1,052.9 During the first 3 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $240.4 The March figure is 8.0

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This construction video provides useful information on how to use Etabs 2016 for creating effective slab design. It also supports nonlinear modeling methods like construction sequencing and time effects (e.g., This newest software can be used to make integrated structural analysis, design and drafting of building systems.

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