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San Antonio, Texas, tops the list with the largest population gain with an increase of over 24,200 people, an average of 66 people per day between 2016 and 2017. Photo: Pixabay
San Antonio added 24,208 people between July 2016 and July 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau...
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In recent years, the general contractor Swinerton has become a major player in the construction, operation, and maintenance of solar power plants. Image: Swinerton
Renewable energy is the kind of higher-margin business sector into which this GC has been expandi...
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Entering jobsite data manually is still a surprisingly common practice for many contractor companies. Image: TrackVia
A new survey also finds managers and executives collecting and managing their work information on...
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We expect the Pipeline to continue its modest growth through 2018.
To wait until there’s a problem affecting design and construction before consulting with a PM was...
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Boston University's Goldman School of Dental Medicine will increase its clinical space by 60% through a renovation and addition that are being conducted while the school stays open and continues to offer its services to students and the community. Image: SmithGroupjjr
A major renovation and addition are scheduled to minimize operational disruption.
California and West Virginia have biggest job gains for the year, North Dakota has largest declin...
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Downtown Greenville, S.C.
The office will be located in the One building at 2 West Washington Street.
A Suffolk Construction team member explores one of the firm’s projects using a CAVE virtual reality setup at its new Smart Lab in San Francisco.
Real-time construction analysis, just-in-time materials delivery, digital production planning sys...
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Association officials urge federal, state and local officials to work quickly to put recently ena...
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Soho Warehouse is an adaptive reuse of a 100-year-old building in the Arts District of Los Angeles. The six-story renovation is one of several hospitality projects that have spurred the growth of Shawmut Design and Construction's L.A. office over the past three years. Image: Killefer, Flammang Architects
A new division also taps the luxury homes market.
The Lean Construction Institute, one of this year’s Movers+Shapers, has been sponsoring valuable...
read moreEnvisioning a radically more efficient future for the building industry, Skender announces its ex...
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Katerra's sole factory, in Phoenix, produces wall panels, roof and floor trusses, cabinets, and countertops. The company, which recently raised $865 million in new venture capital financing, expects to have five more plants operating by year's end. Image: Katerra
Investors flock to this vertically integrated startup, which automates its design and constructio...
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Cautious development and healthy absorption across major markets contributed to the decline in va...
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Industry employment is most since August 2008 As unemployment rate falls sharply.
Efficient supply chains enable companies to be more competitive in the marketplace.
The estimate of total losses in 2017 from major natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey are at $306 billion, which shattered the previous record of $215 billion. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Tax reform implications and rebuilding from natural disasters are among the reasons AIA’s Chief E...
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The commercial office and retail sectors will lead the way in 2018, with a strong bounce back for...
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As we close out the first month of the New Year, AEC firms have made (and are still making) plans...
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Measuring 33 inches wide, the delivery robots can travel on sidewalks and can carry payloads weighing up to 77 lbs. Photo courtesy thyssenkrupp
“With driverless delivery robots, we could fill a gap and get spare parts from our warehouses to...
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2018 should be a good year for construction but there are at least 4 things that can influence co...
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Pope Holbrook Elementary School, Ft. Bragg, N.C. Rendering: LS3P
Clients want to be able to track costs at every stage of a project, and cost estimates (current a...
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Geo-fencing and drone surveillance are among the tech solutions for protecting jobsites from asse...
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The average price for one-bedroom units increased the most.
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Dallas, Houston, and New York lead the way, with more than 460 hotel projects in the works.
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The Architecture Billings Index concluded the year in positive terrain, with the December reading...
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