Construction Trends

2023 September

California Drywall Announces Transition to 100% ESOP

California Drywall, an AWCI member and leading provider of top-quality drywall solutions, announces a significant milestone in the company’s history: Effective Aug. 14, California Drywall began transitioning to a 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan,...

2023 September

DOL Announces Proposed Rule to Clarify PPE Standard

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment standard for the construction industry.      The current standard does not state clearly that PPE must...

2023 September

ABI June 2023: Firm Billings Remain Essentially Flat

Business conditions generally held steady at architecture firms in June, as the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index score of 50.1 continued to indicate slight billings growth at firms. This also marked the first time since...

2023 September

Monthly Construction Input Prices Unchanged in July

Construction input prices were unchanged in July relative to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction...

2023 September

Virtual Jobsite Visit Technology

Georgia-Pacific now offers cutting-edge virtual jobsite visit technology through its technical services department. The technology, in use since January 2023, enhances the company’s customer support efforts and introduces a new tool the team can...

2023 August

Construction Spending Shows Mixed Results in May

Total construction spending in May increased by 0.9% from April and 2.4% year-over-year as gains in manufacturing construction and single-family homebuilding offset a downturn in major infrastructure segments, according to a July 3 analysis...