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NY union head: Material prices are construction’s ‘biggest challenge’

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Felice Farber, new executive director for the Subcontractors Trade Association, gave her diagnosis of the state of diversity and inclusion and construction’s most serious woes.

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Minnesota School Projects Study Says Unions Increase Safety Without Higher Costs

ENR Construction

New study says that union construction projects are similar in cost to non-union projects because higher union labor costs are offset by savings in other project components such as materials and safety, but critics point to prevailing wage laws that may have skewed its findings.

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Let there be light: Union Station Great Hall

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Originally completed in 1925, Chicago’s Union Station was designated a landmark in 2002 and listed by AIA Illinois as one of the 200 Illinois Great Places.

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Watch: Specifying materials in multifamily housing projects

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Watch: Specifying materials in multifamily housing projects 0 dbarista Thu, 04/27/2023 - 11:52 A trio of multifamily housing experts discusses trends in materials in their latest developments. Topics include the need to balance aesthetics and durability, the advantages of textured materials, and the benefits of biophilia.

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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques

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Compare that to building a traditional masonry wall, which requires delivering materials, setting up scaffolding, mixing mortar and building the wall one piece at a time. Basically, all you need is a crane operator to lift the sections off the truck they were delivered on, and several workers to guide and set the sections in place.

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Europe Starts Tough Debate on Scope, Costs of Clean Energy Scaleup

ENR Construction

At March 23-24 European Union summit, negotations get underway on details to launch continent toward self-sufficient clean energy manufacturing and materials sourcing to meet proposed net-zero emissions goals.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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More often than not, a prototype feature entails materials the client hasn’t used before, so it is the contractor’s job to figure out sourcing, lead time, and any questions regarding installation. And, of course, the desire to use union vs non-union labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines.