Delays are aggravating. The rescheduled flight or late train causes frustration. Rising to the top of the list—the unfinished economic recovery from COVID-19. In 2021, strong fiscal growth paused due to the rapid spread of...
A December 2021 report from Research and Markets, Dublin, anticipates solid growth in the construction equipment market over the next five years. According to the report, “Construction Equipment Market—Growth, Trends, COVID...
Over the past couple of years, homebuilders have and continue to face several challenges, including COVID-19, skyrocketing material and supply prices, a skilled labor shortage and often significant supply chain-related...
Earlier this year, housing builders and potential homebuyers were struggling with rising affordability issues, largely due to soaring lumber prices. According to CNBC, lumber prices hit a record high on May 7, at $1,670.50...
“Common Electrical Problems in Commercial Buildings,” a report by San Luis Obispo, Calif., electrical contractor Electricraft Inc., details issues that can exist within older buildings and offers suggestions to consider when...
According to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., construction employment in April remained below the pre-pandemic high set in February 2020 in 36 states and the District of...
Artificial intelligence is disrupting multiple industries. In construction, A.I. is a big game-changer. In a January 2021 report, “AI: Construction’s New Frontier of Digital Enablement,” consultant Ernst & Young Global Ltd...
Does the near-term future of nonresidential construction look bright or dim? It depends on who you ask. According to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., the future is fraught...
According to a report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, commercial contractors are becoming more optimistic about the future. The report, “U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index—Q1 2021,” noted that...
What a wild roller coaster ride we took in 2020. The year began amid a historic but softening U.S. economic expansion. Then COVID-19 struck. The descent was brutal. An earlier-than-forecast recession took hold, hitting the...
According to a report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Washington, D.C., builder confidence, while still strong, is down from a record high in November. “Ending a string of three successive months of...
According to a new report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Washington, D.C., sales of newly-built single-family homes fell 3.5% in September to 959,000, based on data from the U.S. Department of Housing...
Centuries of discovery, invention and science, achieved by countless generations of individuals with superior genius, great imagination or just plain luck, have advanced the electrical industry to where it is today. But...
When the White House issued a final rule designed to modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and similar reviews related to other policies related to building...
A new presidential executive order directs federal government agencies to take whatever actions necessary, including waiving environmental regulations, to streamline and expedite infrastructure projects to hasten the economic...
Electrical workers face outsized safety risks. While some 6% of Americans work on construction sites, 20% of work-related fatalities happen there, according to the 2018 Construction Chart Book from the Center for Constructing...
Bayhealth Hospital’s Sussex Campus opened its doors to patients in 2019 as the first newly constructed Delaware hospital in decades. The building rose over the course of several years in what had been a farm field. The $330...
A new study, “The Apprenticeship Alternative,” jointly researched and published by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana finds that those who graduate from registered joint...
If new home construction is a bellwether for electrical installations, then the road ahead is promising. According to a recent report, from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Commerce Department, total housing starts are...
According to a new report by Dodge Data & Analytics, “First Half 2019 Commercial and Multifamily Construction Starts Show Varied Pattern by Top Metropolitan Areas,” while new construction starts in this sector in several of...
