» November Construction Slides 11%
12/22/11 13:50At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $417.6 billion, new construction starts in November dropped 11% from October’s elevated pace, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
» October Construction Jumps 12%
11/22/11 13:38The value of new construction starts advanced 12% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $469.8 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
» Stalled Construction Projects and Financing Report
11/07/11 14:44The construction industry is one of the most volatile sectors in the U.S. economy, and as such benefits greatly from economic expansions and suffers greatly in economic downturns. The most recent economic cycle has been particularly devasta..
» September Construction Slips 1%
10/25/11 08:36New construction starts in September receded 1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $419.5 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
» August Construction Climbs 8%
09/22/11 08:52At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $424.7 billion, new construction starts in August advanced 8%, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
» Big Jump for Architectural Billings Index
09/22/11 08:52At last, some good economic news: The AIA announced today that the Architectural Billings Index leapt to 51.4 in August, up considerably from July’s 45.1 (a score above 50 denotes a billings increase). The inquiries score also rose, to 56.9..
» Jefferson County Sends Refinancing Plan to Alabama Legislature
09/22/11 08:51Alabama’s legislature will go into special session in November to enact laws for Jefferson County – its largest and home of Birmingham – to refinance $3.14 billion in sewer debt that threatened the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy...
» Harvard First University to Boast 50 LEED Certifications
09/22/11 08:50Graced with four centuries’ worth of historic buildings, the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts may seem an unlikely place to look for cutting-edge sustainable design. In addition to its historic charm, though, Harvard ha..
» Obama Signs Highway-Transit, FAA Extensions
09/22/11 08:50The path wasn\'t smooth, but Congress has approved a measure extending federal highway, transit and aviation programs--and the taxes that finance them. President Obama signed the measure on Sept. 16.
» A Grand Opening for Renzo Piano\'s Controversial Expansion at Ronchamp Chapel
09/22/11 08:49Journalists, officials, and curious locals gathered last week at Le Corbusier’s chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France, to celebrate the opening of a quiet new visitors’ center and convent designed by Renzo Piano—a project that in..