Construction

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Lighter Steel Makes Housing Taller

@nikolasnoonan | Changing codes in Tornado Alley, downtown housing's hefty premium, insulation materials' impact on indoor air quality, more OSHA inspections to come, and U.S. Department of Energy's homeowner resource for energy improvements

This Week's Codes and Standards, May 13

@chuttersnap | ABC says best practices would improve site safety by 680 percent, Bay Area ZIP codes need six figures to afford a home, DOE says 2018 IECC will save nearly 2 percent on energy, switching gas stoves to electric induction, and the question--why do builder associations oppose efficiency codes?

This Week's Codes and Standards, May 6

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2019 Housing Giants: Easy Does It

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On-Site vs. Off-Site: a Total Cost Analysis

@julianamalta | Larry Canarelli, developer and founder of Las Vegas-based American West Homes, recently announced that he sold the firm's home building and construction operations to PulteGroup.

Vegas Developer Sells Building Operations

@kevinclyde | BFGoodrich Tradesmen Support Program_discounts on tire and roadside assistance and towing services

Trades' Tread Support

@besluk | According to the latest Commerce data, construction spending declined 0.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.282 trillion in March.

Construction Spending Stumbled

@barkiple | In response to the excessive cost and danger of workplace electrical hazards, nonprofit educational and training group Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) recently released updated safety training materials.

VIDEO: New Workplace Safety Program

@mango_quan | Housing starts in Austin, Texas were up 7 percent annually in the first quarter of 2019, and grew 22 percent from Q4 2018, per Metrostudy data.

Austin Starting Strong

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Builder Benefits: The Case For a Predictable Building Envelope

ASHRAE 90.2-2018 raising the bar on energy efficiency for new homes, Associated Builders and Contractors' annual investment in workforce development, Colorado's potential upgrade to energy and water standards, heat pumps reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and on-site health and wellness programs

This Week's Codes and Standards, April 29