As civil construction continues to endure the unprecedented economic and social storm brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a silver lining: construction jobs rebounded in May, recouping half of the losses from April. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction produced the second-largest gains in May — behind hospitality and travel.
Federal, State, and Local Governments Are Moving to Upgrade Infrastructure The American Road and Transportation Builder’s Association (ARTBA) is projecting at least 5% growth in the transportation infrastructure construction sector in 2020, according to the ARTBA annual report. In their December 2019 press release, ARTBA’s chief economist, Dr. Alison Premo Black stated:
Construction 2020: Keeping Pace With the Growth Trend of 2018-2019 In 2018 the United States raised new non-residential buildings across the nation to the tune of $452.67 billion. Public non-residential construction totaled 295.2 billion dollars, according to the 2019 mid-year assessment at Statista. That set the bar quite high for continued growth in 2019 but […]
Primary Drivers in the Global Construction Materials Market Construction industry forecasters have been predicting that the global construction materials market will exceed US $1 trillion by 2020 as far back as 2015. As we move into the next decade the market continues to be driven by an escalating and improved global economy combined with the […]
The Real Infrastructure Spending Gap Despite the urgency of the ongoing infrastructure debate, US real infrastructure spending in the last decade (2007-2017) has actually dropped by nearly $10 billion. This is quite a startling statistic considering the recent spotlight on the infrastructure spending debate which was a significant campaign plank for President Trump and a […]
The Long Term Value of Concrete Construction: Looking Beyond the Carbon Footprint In May 2019, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the report titled, “The Real Value of Resilient Construction”, The elaborate 10-section paper makes a strong case for concrete construction in the US, where recovery spending after natural disasters reached an astounding $306 billion […]
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Construction Industry Forecast: Starts Up From $806.8B to Just $808B in 2019
As civil construction continues to endure the unprecedented economic and social storm brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a silver lining: construction jobs rebounded
Federal, State, and Local Governments Are Moving to Upgrade Infrastructure The American Road and Transportation Builder’s Association (ARTBA) is projecting at least 5% growth in
Construction 2020: Keeping Pace With the Growth Trend of 2018-2019 In 2018 the United States raised new non-residential buildings across the nation to the tune
Primary Drivers in the Global Construction Materials Market Construction industry forecasters have been predicting that the global construction materials market will exceed US $1 trillion
The Real Infrastructure Spending Gap Despite the urgency of the ongoing infrastructure debate, US real infrastructure spending in the last decade (2007-2017) has actually dropped
The Long Term Value of Concrete Construction: Looking Beyond the Carbon Footprint In May 2019, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the report titled, “The
Good News For the 2019 Aggregate Market is Good News For Mining Professionals
Methods For Adding Labor in the Construction Industry
With unemployment being the topic on every politician’s tongue, it can be difficult to understand how labor shortages could be a problem.
Construction Industry Forecast: Starts Up From $806.8B to Just $808B in 2019
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