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As a sales consultant, coach, trainer and leader in the trade construction industry, it is my obligation to share my thoughts on the pandemic that we are seeing rapidly unfold in March 2020. I’m writing this so that my clients and our industry will come together to take the necessary actions to navigate what is certainly uncharted territory. 

As the needs of communities shift and change rapidly, governments are continuously implementing new laws and regulations to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19.

On March 19, Walls & Ceilings Publisher Jill Bloom interviewed the magazine’s Editorial Director Mark Fowler and Trent Cotney CEO of Cotney Construction Law.

“The risk of recession over the next three to six months is arguably more elevated than at any period since 2007,” said economist Anirban Basu, noting that the U.S. economy has been defying predictions in an extended period of growth that's seemed too good to be true for some time.

What does COVID-19 have to do with construction projects? For starters, construction materials are frequently imported.

Following the example of most governmental and educational institutions, AWCI and CISCA decided to cancel this year’s annual seminars and trade shows taking place at INTEX through March.

With the number of cases rapidly rising, the novel coronavirus has quickly become a global threat, not only to individual safety and health, but also to economies and businesses.

Cornerstone Building Brands announced its partnership with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Three Cornerstone brands: Ply Gem, Simonton and Environmental StoneWorks have donated products to be used in select projects on the show, beginning with episode 2, which aired February 23.

As anyone in the industry can tell you, there’s a real shortage of skilled labor in drywall and the trades in general. What most people don’t talk about, though, is how few women work in this industry – and what an untapped resource they represent.

With green building technology entering the mainstream and eco-home concepts spreading their roots faster than ever, the need for designing high-performance building envelopes is repeatedly highlighted.