Construction

@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

BASF

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

In fact, it is cork. An increasing number of architects and home designers are using cork for more than décor, including roof cladding, insulation, and flooring.

This Building Material Is a Corker

The nonprofit organization Girls Build holds camps across the country to teach girls skilled trades like construction, plumbing, electricity, auto mechanics, and more.

Girls Build

According to the latest data from the Department of Commerce, housing starts ran at a 1.14 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in March, down 0.3 percent in February.

2-Year Low for Starts

Developers and owners can join AIA's 2030 commitment to create carbon neutral buildings, developments, and renovations; new concrete manufacturing technique that may help reverse advance of climate change, Skender and Z Modular coming to Chicago, and more...

This Week's Codes and Standards, April 22

A new study of home building employment finds that of the 10.3 million Americans working in construction in 2017 (the most recent data available), more than 4 million worked in residential construction, or 2.6 percent of the nation's civilian labor force.

Residential Construction Employment