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It is finally that time you have been carefully saving for. You are about to select the contractor you plan on working with to complete your new building. It is an exciting time, but you are also filled with some anxiety as to selecting that contractor you hope will complete the project as you ...

Editor’s note: To kick off 2023, Construction Dive is taking a look at the outlook for the country’s top construction verticals. This story is first in the series. Manufacturing starts will be one of the few bright spots in 2023 in a shrinking commercial construction sector, according to Richa...

Are architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms prepared for an upswing? More than 80% of CEOs participating in a conference board roundtable see improved economic conditions in the coming months, the highest confidence level since 2004, according to Axios. While some AEC markets de...

THE WIDENING SKILLS GAP IN CONSTRUCTION … AND THE ROAD TOWARD IMPROVEMENT While prospects for the U.S. construction industry remain strong overall, one nagging issue continues to stand out as a potential roadblock—a widely recognized skilled worker labor shortage. According to a 2019 study con...

“Sustainable development.” “Building green.” These terms have become so common in the construction industry vernacular that we can sometimes lose sight of what green actually means and why it is so important. What is green building? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, green or susta...