Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 22, 2019

This past Friday night while aboard Air Force One the President signed legislation reviving the 179D energy efficient commercial buildings tax deduction, providing an enormous and much needed boost to domestic green building. ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DEDUCTION. IN GENERAL. EFFECTIVE DATES. ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES CREDIT. (a)

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the fourth quarter of 2020 reports that the industry has reasons for optimism and pessimism as it recovers from the recession caused by COVID-19. Total construction employment has rebounded since plummeting in March and April but remains 3.3% below pre-pandemic levels.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 21, 2021

With an uneven pandemic response across the country and a number of regulations that fluctuate from week to week, the commercial construction industry dealt with an intense degree of uncertainty in 2020. Thu, 01/21/2021 - 12:23. But there is cause for optimism in 2021.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JUNE 7, 2021

The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the first quarter of 2021 reports that the industry has yet to reach the broader economy’s pace of recovery despite elevated contractor confidence. The index is produced by Marcum LLP’s national Construction Services group. According to.

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BD+C

APRIL 22, 2020

Commercial construction starts are expected to fall by 16% in 2020, with retail starts projected to be down by 33% and hotel/motel starts by 31%.

Retail 66

Retail Commercial Construction 66

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Notwithstanding COVID-19’s onset in 2020, construction activity has been, and continues to be, robust. New home construction and multifamily increased, and with few exceptions, commercial building shows no signs of slowing down either. Tue, 12/20/2022 - 10:14.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JULY 10, 2020

The recently released Q2 2020 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index plunged from 74 in Q1 to 56 in Q2. The post Report Reveals Commercial Construction Index Drops Amid Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on Construction Superintendent.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Mon, 02/10/2020 - 16:39. The question of why commercial real estate construction contractors and developers should be adopting advanced, user-friendly technologies and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is easy to answer. Is Tech Adoption Worth the Pain? Elizabeth Manning.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 21, 2020

Nearly half of respondents to a recent survey of commercial vehicle managers expect to expand their fleets in 2020. This meshes with data from Construction Equipment’s Annual Report & Forecast, in which managers of construction equipment fleets reported similar intentions. The Fleet Purchasing…

Commercial 75

Commercial Forecasting Equipment Management 75

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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Construction Junkie

JUNE 29, 2020

Construction Junkie’s annual Best Construction Podcast of 2020 Competition is underway and the voting booth is officially open. Next up is the Mass Construction Show. There were plenty of niche shows and residential shows but nothing just talking about commercial construction.”

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Commercial Project Management Management Construction 53

Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the third quarter of 2020 reports that the industry continues to recover jobs lost from the recession caused by Covid-19. Construction employment has rebounded since declining in March and April, and the industry’s unemployment rate stands at 6.8

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 09:32. With commercial construction back to work and projects across the country continuing to add jobs, one study indicates 56% of industry losses since the beginning of the pandemic have been recovered. 4 Factors to Consider to Mitigate COVID-19 Risk & Liability. Elizabeth Manning.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 6, 2023

Construction buyers reported a drop in overall output in June for the first time in five months. The bellwether S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded 48.9 decreased at the steepest pace since May 2020. in June, down from 51.6 in May and below the neutral 50.0 Housing work (index at 39.6)

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 6, 2020

Englewood’s business development team attended ICSC’s CenterBuild conference in December, where conversations revolved around retail activity and opportunities in 2020. As we kick off 2020, we have a lot of optimism about our industry and the sectors we’re active in, but we also recognize there will be challenges ahead.

Retail 31

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2021

The momentum index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

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Commercial Plans Construction News 52

Construction Junkie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

After breaking its lay speed record of 200 blocks laid per hour , the robot is now taking on commercial structures. Started on September 1, 2020, the commercial building, located in Perth, Western Australia, was composed of a double brick cavity wall 15 courses high on the exterior and 4 courses high on the interior.

Commercial 88

Commercial Documentation Accounting Concrete 88

BD+C

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The annual Giants 300 Report ranks the top AEC firms in commercial construction, by revenue. 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.

Commercial 52

Commercial Design Construction 52

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 2, 2020

As Residential Construction Booms, Nonresidential Suffers. Fri, 10/02/2020 - 09:24. The residential construction industry has rebounded greatly since the beginning of the pandemic, but the same cannot be said for nonresidential construction. But from June to August, residential construction employment increased by 2.1%

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Commercial Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey found that medical space will outpace office and industrial leasing, but there are market red flags that could impact contractors building in these sectors.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

There are some unique construction trends in 2023, but we also have more of the same. Here’s what the top construction industry trends in 2023 look like: 1. Construction companies continue to struggle with a global labour shortage. Construction firms fight to keep their profit margins through supply chain disruptions.

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Building Radar

JANUARY 14, 2020

Top trends in the construction industry 2020 How will the construction industry develop in 2020? We have studied and evaluated numerous sources – discover with us the most important trends and developments in the construction industry in 2020. Fewer employees in the German construction industry 19.

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Industrial Construction Forecasting Plans 52

Construction Superintendent Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the third quarter of 2021 reports that the construction industry’s recovery slowed during the summer in the face of labor shortages and rising material prices. Nonresidential construction spending remains 10.7% below January 2020 levels, but is 1.3

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Industrial Construction Commercial Materials 52

Construction Enquirer

MAY 5, 2023

Construction buyers reported a rise in activity in April for a third month in a row despite the fastest fall in housing work for nearly three years. The bellwether S&P Global/ CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index hit 51.1 New orders received by construction companies increased for the third consecutive month in April.

Housing 77

Housing Residential Commercial Engineering 77

GCP Applied Technologies

AUGUST 26, 2020

Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns? Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. August 26, 2020. While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

On December 20, 2019, the President signed legislation reviving the Section 179D energy efficient commercial building tax deduction and while much has been written about the much needed boost to green building, little has been said about the enormous benefits available from government owned buildings. IN GENERAL. EFFECTIVE DATES.

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Commercial IRS Comparison Green 215

Construction Enquirer

JULY 6, 2023

The project will deliver 462 build to rent homes, public realm, ground-floor commercial space and onsite amenities. Designed by architect Metropolitan Workshop, the proposal for 2 Snowhill Plaza would replace a vacant commercial property acquired by the duo last year. The building’s plinth will be glass reinforced concrete

Commercial 83

Commercial Residential Security Concrete 83

Construction Equipment

MARCH 1, 2021

Total construction employment has rebounded since Covid hit the economy last spring, according to the Marcum Commercial Construction Index, produced by Marcum LLP, for the fourth quarter of 2020, yet it remains below levels registered before the pandemic. Nonresidential continues to recover;…

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Employment Commercial Construction 76

Constructlaw

APRIL 1, 2021

1782 (“ Section 1782 “) grants parties to international commercial arbitrations seated outside the United States the right to seek U.S.-style 2019) and held that the phrase “foreign or international tribunal” in Section 1782 encompassed private commercial arbitral tribunals seated abroad. 2020), cert.

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South Carolina Documentation United States Commercial 98

ENR Construction

JUNE 28, 2021

Originally scheduled to begin construction in April 2020, the terminal was temporarily grounded along with the rest of the U.S. commercial aviation industry by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Schedule Commercial Industrial Construction 74

ENR Construction

JULY 11, 2018

After approving a 2019 building code that requires all new homes in the state to have rooftop solar panels starting in 2020, the California Energy Commission is now eyeing commercial buildings.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 23, 2020

A touchless technology is helping more than 67 construction sites, including 50 throughout San Francisco, move forward with commercial construction projects while helping stop the spread of Covid-19. Launched in June 2020, "Safe Site Check In" is designed to take sophisticated technology and make…

San Francisco 66

San Francisco Commercial Site Design 66

Construction Equipment

JUNE 16, 2020

A newly-constructed building in Chicago, Fulton East, is among the first commercial buildings specifically designed for a post Covid-19 world. According to an article in Forbes the 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office and retail building was originally set to open late summer 2020. However, with…

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Chicago Design Retail Commercial 74

BD+C

APRIL 23, 2020

Architecture Billings Index points to major downturn in commercial construction (AIA). Largest monthly decline in billings a direct result of pandemic response.".

AIA 52

AIA Industrial Commercial Architecture 52

GCP Applied Technologies

AUGUST 26, 2020

Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns? Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. August 26, 2020. While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums.

Safety 78

Safety Sewer Concrete Construction 78

Constructonomics

JULY 2, 2021

In 2020, almost all commercial activities came to a halt for a while and badly affected the economy. The construction industry is no exception. Increased health risks that came along with COVID-19 worsened the productivity and efficiency in the construction sector. A lot of U.S. Better Supply Chain Management.

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