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Reshaping the Industry

Three actions are necessary to build a thriving, profitable and durable construction industry:

  • Acceptance.  Recognize current situations and challenges and accept they are real.
  • Leadership.  Embrace core values and principles as innovators and leaders.
  • Solutions.  Collaborate among owners, contractors and workforce for solutions.
What challenges is the construction industry facing?  What principles, like sustainable value and social responsibility, should industry leaders embrace?  Where will the solutions come from?
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,162,000 in February, a gain of 23,000 from January and 215,000 (2.7%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s ...
America’s fire infrastructure is very old, and government leaders are trying to remedy that situation. Approximately 20,000 U.S. fire stations are over four decades old. That is...
Women in Construction Week, or WIC Week for short, is celebrated each year in March and promotes the role of women in construction. The National Association of...
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $2.10 trillion in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.2% from December but up 12% year-over-year (y/y...
At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs, or GRAPs, will fail to meet the construction industry’s short-...
Reports last week from two firms that separately collect information about projects differ regarding the monthly change from December to January but show similar trends comparing...
ALACHUA, Fla. — The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is honored to be named a 2023 DEWALT Grow the Trades Grant recipient for its efforts to provide...
Introduction:In the bustling world of commercial construction, where towering skyscrapers and expansive infrastructure projects shape the modern urban landscape, there lies a...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16—Construction input prices increased 1.0% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S....