June 19, 2018 | Codes and Standards | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Exempt products include structural plywood, oriented strand board (OSB).
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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
May 29, 2018 | U.S. Census Bureau
San Antonio added 24,208 people between July 2016 and July 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau...
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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.
January 30, 2018 | Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, Chief Economist, AIA
Tax reform implications and rebuilding from natural disasters are among the reasons AIA’s Chief E...
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January 30, 2018 | AIA
The commercial office and retail sectors will lead the way in 2018, with a strong bounce back for...
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January 29, 2018 | ABC
The economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.6% during the fourth quarter of 2017.
January 25, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Over the past 10 years, the number of renters has increased by 23 million.
January 12, 2018 | ABC
Energy prices have been more volatile lately.
January 04, 2018 | ABC
Despite the month-over-month expansion, nonresidential spending fell 1.3 percent from November 20...
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December 14, 2017 | ABC
There are risks to the 2018 outlook as a number of potential cost increases could come into play....
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December 11, 2017 | Lodging Econometrics
The Total Pipeline stands at 12,427 Projects/2,084,940 Rooms.
December 11, 2017 | ABC
CBI is a leading economic indicator that reflects the amount of construction work under contract,...
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December 07, 2017 | ABC
Despite rising construction labor and materials costs, 55% of contractors expect their profit mar...
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November 28, 2017 | David Barista, Editorial Director
Multifamily housing and senior living developments head the list of the hottest sectors heading i...
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November 27, 2017 | ABC
Thirty-seven states benefited from the rise in construction activity in their state, while 13 sta...
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November 15, 2017 | AIA
Business conditions remain uneven across regions.
November 14, 2017 | COnstructConnect
ConstructConnect’s quarterly report shows the most significant annual growth in the civil enginee...
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November 03, 2017 | Dodge Data & Analytics
Dodge Outlook Report predicts deceleration but still growth, reflecting a mixed pattern by projec...
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November 02, 2017 | ABC
Nonresidential construction spending is down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.
October 19, 2017 | AIA
Business conditions easing in the West.
October 03, 2017 | ABC
Spending on nonresidential construction services is still down on a YOY basis.
September 21, 2017 | AIA
Design services remain in high demand across all regions and in all major sectors.
September 19, 2017 | USG Corporation
Hurricane recovery efforts expected to heighten concerns about labor scarcities in the south, whe...
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September 15, 2017 | ApartmentData.com
As of Sept. 14, 166 properties reported damage to 8,956 units, about 1.4% of the total supply of...
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September 08, 2017 | CTBUH
When it comes to the tallest skyscrapers in the world, the vertical commute in the building becom...
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September 05, 2017 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Complimentary, building-wide WiFi is more or less a given for marketing purposes in the multifami...
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September 05, 2017 | ABC
Weakness in spending was widespread.
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August 29, 2017 | JLL
JLL’s latest construction report shows stability ahead with tech and innovation leading the way....
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August 21, 2017 | AIA
AIA’s latest compensation report finds average compensation for staff positions up 2.8% from earl...
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August 17, 2017 | Marcum Construction
Spending in all 12 of the remaining nonresidential construction subsectors retreated on both an a...
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August 11, 2017 | NCARB
On average, becoming an architect takes 12.5 years—from the time a student enrolls in school to t...
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