According to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., construction employment declined by 61,000 jobs in February, while the sector’s unemployment rate increased to 9.6% amid severe...
According to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), small-scale solar projects—defined as solar installations that are connected to the grid, but less than 1 megawatt (MW) in size—are increasing...
According to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers for occupational injuries and illnesses from ice-, sleet- and snow-related events in 2017 was 1.8...
According to "U.S. Energy Storage Monitor" report, published jointly by the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA), Washington, D.C., and Wood Mackenzie, Annapolis, Md., 2,156 megawatt-hours (MWh) of new energy storage systems...
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, Va., releases an “Infrastructure Report Card” that rates the condition and performance of the nation’s infrastructure in 18 categories such as aviation...
In December 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed a national strategic partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association...
According to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., construction spending rallied in January, especially as private nonresidential construction increased for the first time in seven...
According to a December 2020 report, “2020 Long-Term Reliability Assessment,” from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, there are likely to be sufficient electric generation resources across...
While utilities are working hard to make sure their employees receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, since their work is critical to the running of the nation, many of these utilities are going above and beyond by offering to...
According to the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Washington, D.C., construction companies comprise 13% of the global economy. And while the United States already plays a major leadership role in delivering...
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Washington, D.C., which represents companies that manufacture almost 99% of autos and light trucks in the United States, announced that it is actively and voluntarily getting behind the...
After declining for four years, a number of key trends—including the average size of the home and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms—reversed course in 2020 as a result of shifting buyer preferences in the wake of COVID-19...