Articles Tagged with ''reports and studies''

The Dodge Momentum Index moved lower in August, falling 2.4% to 129.1 (2000=100) from its revised July reading of 132.2.

Construction trades had the largest percentage increase in enrollment at four-year institutions between spring 2016 and spring 2017 – 26.4 percent – according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 

A jobsite fatality that might well have been prevented, simply by being a little more alert to an impending risk.

The Steel Joist Institute is again offering its “Diaphragm Design That Makes Sense: How to Design and Specify Steel Deck by Representatives of the SDI” webinar.

Architects are calling on manufacturers of building products and materials to advance their digital capabilities, as well as their ability to consult and advise customers in the many phases of construction projects, according to a study published by The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Firestone Building Products Co. released its 2015 Global Sustainability Report detailing the company’s progress in achieving its environmental goals and fulfilling its long-standing commitment to contributing to an environmentally sustainable society. The report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s environmental performance measured using criteria set forth by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), demonstrates how Firestone is using clear metrics to drive performance across its business.  

After a strong 2015, there is a growing sense that the construction industry expansion will be more tempered over the next eighteen months.  However, continued strong demand for hotels, office space, and amusement and recreation spaces will ensure continued growth in the overall construction spending market over this time period.

Atlas Roofing is supporting a group of Canadian-based wildlife biologists this summer on their expedition to study the whale and dolphin species of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Led by Katy Gavrilchuk and David Gaspard, in association with a non-profit organization, The Mingan Island Cetacean Study, the expedition will focus on the long-term monitoring of large baleen whales on an important summer feeding ground. 

In the developing countries of the Asia/Pacific region, Africa/Mideast region, and Central and South America, advances in overall housing activity as well as increasing market penetration of prefabricated housing will drive gains going forward.