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According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by today the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction employment expanded by 38,000 net new jobs in December. Across the industry, employment is up by 280,000 year-over-year, an increase of 4.0 percent. Nonresidential employment grew by 35,800 net new positions over the previous month,…
Greer, S.C. — CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, has hired Michael Sease as Business Development Manager. Based in the company’s Upstate (S.C.) office, Sease will focus on growing CarolinaPower’s business in the industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal market sectors across the two-state Carolinas region. Sease comes to CarolinaPower…
Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D), and SCANA Corporation announced today that they have completed their proposed merger, benefiting customers and communities in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. “Dominion Energy is pleased to add SCANA’s fast-growing, high-performing Southeastern businesses to our 18-state footprint. Together, we are committed to providing safe, dependable, affordable and clean energy…
Architects seek strategic partnerships with manufacturers to fully realize their designs and serve their clients’ needs. A new study published today by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sheds new light on the critical relationships building product manufacturers and architects share in creating better outcomes for building owners and occupants. “The architect’s role in specifying…
Report recommends establishing a federal clearinghouse for best practices to include school designs. The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2019 President William Bates, FAIA, issued the following statement regarding findings from the Federal Commission on School Safety’s new report: “While the AIA can only evaluate design-related aspects of the commission’s report, the Institute believes its…
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Carolinas Chapter has honored Moseley Architects as the Community Change Agent for Professional Services in the 2018 Sustainable Business Awards. This award recognizes any leader, organization, company or governmental entity that has demonstrated leadership in sustainability at exceptional scale. With a diverse portfolio of Leadership in Energy and Environmental…
November marked the fourteenth consecutive month of increasing demand for architectural firm services. Architecture firm billings growth expanded in November by a healthy margin, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for November was 54.7 compared to 50.4 in October. With the strongest…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE®) is releasing a new tool that can help architecture firms design high-performance building. The AIA COTE® Top Ten Toolkit presents curated, concise and effective strategies for achieving sustainable designs and provides criteria for evaluating a project after it is built. Applying the kit’s resources…
Skilled craft professionals continue to earn high wages, according to NCCER’s 2018 Construction Craft Salary Survey. More than 130 industrial and commercial construction companies across the U.S., representing over 350,000 employees, participated in the survey. The individual craft areas reported provide average annual salaries, not including overtime, per diem, bonuses or other incentives. In North…
Associated Builders and Contractors reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator contracted to 9.04 months during the third quarter of 2018, down 8.4 percent from the second quarter and 4.3 percent lower than the same time last year. “Construction backlog reached its highest level ever during the second quarter,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “While…
