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Dennis Stamires and Stephen Ritter in their collaborative work titled “Toward Success in Biomass Conversion to Affordable Clean Energy” (published by Archway Publishing), offer a comprehensive study that addresses environmental and natural resource management issues while also providing an outline with scientific and engineering details for how to solve the greatest technical challenge that the world is…
According to an October 2023 survey of ABC contractor members published today, 98% of respondents stated that controversial prevailing wage and government-registered apprenticeship policies imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act will make them less likely to bid on clean energy projects. The survey gauged ABC members’ responses to a proposed rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service on Aug….
ProjectMark, a SaaS platform focused on the commercial construction industry, has successfully raised $3 million in a recent funding round. New investors include TenOneTen Ventures, Far Out Ventures, Trimble Ventures, and Agya Ventures alongside current investment partners, Heartland Ventures. “We are thrilled to welcome an incredible list of investment partners to the ProjectMark team”…
RoadDogJobs, the nation’s top online job board and community for the traveling craft workforce, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with CraftWRX, a software provider specializing in solutions for the construction, energy turnaround and maintenance industries. This partnership will seamlessly integrate job postings and job applicant information between CraftWRX and RoadDogJobs. By joining forces, CraftWRX and RoadDogJobs are…
Business conditions at architecture firms deteriorated in September. The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 44.8 for the month is the lowest score reported since December 2020 during the height of the pandemic and indicates that the share of firms reporting declining billings has significantly increased. In addition, the value of newly-signed design contracts…
Associated Builders and Contractors today released its third annual construction technology report, which consists of a framework and complementary real-life case studies from ABC contractors that utilize construction technologies to strengthen safety, workflows and profits. These case studies help to explain the foundational steps companies can take toward successful adoption of construction technology. “By focusing on…
Construction input prices increased 0.2% in September compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month as well. Overall construction input prices are 0.3% higher than a year ago, while…
The Construction Media Alliance has recognized the winners of the 2023 Editorial and Marketing Awards — a peer-voted awards platform meant to highlight excellence in construction industry journalism, communications, content and storytelling. Categories range from traditional editorial platforms such as columns and series, to more new media platforms such as social media and video production….
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 9.0 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. The reading is equivalent to one year ago. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Though it declined last month, the South…
Charleston, SC will be the site of a new tech pilot project to bring the future of the city to life with augmented reality (AR) via inCitu, a startup that democratizes urban planning by turning city planning data into accessible, smartphone-based AR experiences. Although urban development information is publicly available, too often the open data is inaccessible…
