An overview of the latest report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on construction industry jobs as of June 30, 2019 There is no time like the present to be looking for employment in the construction industry. From offering paid … Continue reading
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A look at the highs and lows of luxury residential property sale prices in the U.S. According to a recent report from realtor.com, home sales valued over the $1 million mark have experienced the deepest decline since 2010. In March, … Continue reading
The tight construction labor pool is only getting smaller, and the need for training the next generation of construction professionals is becoming more evident. Time and time again, we visit the issues that construction business owners are facing on a … Continue reading
HBW metro areas that ranked as the top ten in a recent swimming pool value report by Redfin Every week, HBW updates its database with the latest information on new swimming pool construction (and other types of construction) in Florida, … Continue reading
As a home builder, it is important to know what home buyers are looking for in their dream home, and a good place to start is the latest survey from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The most recent … Continue reading
While the construction industry tends to be the slowest to pick up new technology, some of that appears to be changing. New innovations and technology in construction are being developed, and it looks like a few of them could make … Continue reading
While home construction was up last month, single-family home construction was down for the third month in row. According to the Commerce Department, and as reported on CNBC (source: CNBC video report), last month housing starts increased 3.2 percent to … Continue reading
On Friday, October 9, 2018, OSHA announced a newly issued final rule on Crane Operator Certification Requirements. In brief, OSHA’s standard for cranes and derricks in construction have been updated to clarify each employer’s duty to ensure the competency of … Continue reading
If you are a contractor, construction professional, roofer… really anyone in the trades, then you know that the labor shortage is taking its toll on the construction industry. How did it get to such a depleted level that it almost … Continue reading
Recently, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) conducted the 2018 edition of the Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey, and the results were interesting, but not surprising. Landscape architects (808 participants) were surveyed from February 22, 2018 through March 8, … Continue reading