July 1, 2014
From
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.
'Nonresidential construction spending is now at its highest level since October 2009'
Researchers developed a new bridge design for the framework of support columns and beams that can improve earthquake resistance and faster on-site construction
From
Dexter + Chaney
How to understand cloud computing and how the cloud, mobile devices and new software applications can help create an intelligent construction jobsite
From
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
10-in. Toughpad has faster Intel Core i5 vPro processor, Windows 8.1 Pro update, and single battery providing up to 10 hours of use
From
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
Toughpad FZ-E1 with Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld and FZ-X1 running Android 4.2.2 have sunlight-readable HD touchscreens that work with gloves on
July 8, 2014
National construction fatality figures increase 8% from 2011 to 2012, while booming North Dakota suffers nearly 10 times the national average
Use your iPhone or iPad and the ExakTime mobile app to track time while on the construction jobsite
Cozza Bros. Excavating used Caterpillar equipment with Topcon machine control technology to grade a new headquarters and warehouse site for a Canadian bulk food retailer
July 3, 2014
From
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Florida contractor faces $229,000 in penalties for four willful, one repeat and two serious fall-protection safety violations
‘The housing market is fundamentally sounder than it has been in years,’ with moderating home prices, normalizing foreclosure rates and stabilizing, healthy job growth
July 3, 2014
From
Associated General Contractors of America
Despite recent gains, industry employment is still more than 1.7 million jobs below 2006 peak
July 3, 2014
From
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.
'The lack of monthly construction employment growth, particularly in the nonresidential sector, is troubling'
Date: 10/09/14
- 10/10/14
July 1, 2014
From
Associated General Contractors of America
Solid increases in private nonresidential and public construction outweigh residential downturn to lift construction put in place 6.6% above May 2013
