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Market Data
Construction sector adds 51,000 jobs in December
Construction employment increased by 51,000 jobs in December, with gains for nonresidential as…
Multifamily Housing
Student housing development in the time of COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic grabbed hold last spring, the student housing design and construction…
Codes and Standards
Court ruling gives UpCodes upper hand in fight over building codes database
A recent court decision gave start-up UpCodes a win in its fight with the International Codes…
Codes and Standards
Houston creates tax incentives for green stormwater elements
The City of Houston recently approved tax incentives for businesses that install green stormwater…
Wood
20,000-sf mass timber urban infill project completes in Portland
Built on a leftover 9,000-sf berm space that was created when the City of Portland built the new…
Market Data
Few construction firms will add workers in 2021 as industry struggles with declining demand, growing number of project delays and cancellations
Most contractors expect demand for many types of construction to shrink in 2021 even as the…
Contractors
The Weekly show, Jan 7, 2021: Preconstruction boot camp, and leadership strategies for navigating a challenging market
This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors spoke with leaders from James McHugh Construction and…
sponsored Green
A Green Building Solution: Environmental Benefits of Custom Metal Buildings
“Sustainable development.” “Building green.” These terms have become so common in the…
Codes and Standards
Trump’s classical design aesthetic mandate for federal buildings likely to be felt for years
President Trump may be about to leave office, but his policies on the design of federal buildings…
Codes and Standards
Workers on some of Virginia’s major construction projects sue subcontractors for wage theft
Laborers who worked on some of Virginia’s major construction projects in recent years have sued…
Reconstruction Awards
University of Pennsylvania’s Stemmler Hall forgoes retrofit in favor of complete renovation
Edward J. Stemmler Hall is an essential bridge that links the realms of education, discovery, and…
Market Data
Barely one-third of metros add construction jobs in latest 12 months
Only 34% of the nation’s metro areas—just over one-third—added construction jobs from November…
Codes and Standards
EPA finalizes first major update to Lead and Copper rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first major update to the agency’s Lead and…
Codes and Standards
Flood risk for affordable housing expected to triple by 2050
Affordable housing properties will face higher risk of floods due to climate change over the next…
Transit Facilities
New York’s Moynihan Train Hall opens
The new Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall has opened its doors to travelers from the Long Island…
Architects
Ware Malcomb finds itself in the mix for multiple diverse projects
Despite a coronavirus pandemic that has delayed or postponed projects across typologies and…
Codes and Standards
Ranks of remote workers expected to double in five years
The number of remote workers is expected to be nearly double what it was before Covid-19 within …
Market Data
Nonresidential construction spending shrinks further in November
Construction spending was a tale of two industries again in November, as soaring single-family…
Architects
Moody Nolan receives 2021 AIA Architecture Firm Award
The Board of Directors and the Strategic Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)…
Contractors
Optimizing construction projects with value engineering
Completing construction projects on time and within budget can seem like a daunting task. With…
