Articles Tagged with ''reports and studies''

AD, the member owned buying/marketing group, has been awarded a Delaware Valley Top Workplaces 2019 honor by The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2019 awardees.

Seventy-nine percent of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2019 but an almost equal percentage are worried about their ability to locate and hire qualified workers, according to survey results released today by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate. 

In an August 2018 online survey, almost 500 consumers voiced their preferences for specific details related to the stair systems in their homes. Given the choice, the majority of respondents— who are predominantly located in the Northeast and Midwest— prefer natural wood grain stained balusters and straight stair systems with over-the-post hand rails.

Saint-Gobain, in partnership with the University of Oregon’s High Performance Environments Lab (HiPE), announced the results of its North American Headquarters Occupant Comfort Study. The longitudinal study, the first of its kind based on size and scale, revealed that a systems-

Three out of Four Metros Added Construction Jobs in Past Year, But Nationwide Shortage of Skilled Workers Has Raised the Cost of Construction and Delayed Project Schedules, Putting Broader Economic Growth at Risk.

GMS Inc., a North American distributor of wallboard and suspended ceilings systems reported financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2018.

The Dodge Momentum Index increased 0.5 percent in February to 146.9 (2000=100) from the revised January reading of 146.2. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

Nonresidential building retreats after its September surge.

ACEEE Ranks Mass., Calif., R.I., Vt., and Ore., in top five Spots; other most improved states include Okla., Utah, Nev, La., Ore., D.C., Ky.; Hurricane-Hit Fla. and Texas rise in ranks.