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Prefabrication: Have You Jumped on the Bandwagon?

Have you jumped on the prefabrication bandwagon? Today’s labor-constrained construction environment and the opportunities available in manufacturing walls, floors and ceilings suggest you should.    “Componentized construction, as I call it, is growing,” says Dan Wies,...

Leaders, Safety Reviews and Prefabrication

Here we are in fall already—a good time for me to remind members that AWCI’s Industry Leaders Conference is Oct. 17–20 in Boston at the Boston Park Plaza, the largest independent hotel in the city....

Armstrong World Industries Acquires BŌK Modern

Armstrong World Industries has acquired BŌK Modern, a pioneer in the design and development of integrated architectural metal systems for a range of interior and exterior applications.    BŌK has built its business on collaborating with...

Architecture Firm Billings Remain Flat

Billings at architecture firms remained flat in July, with an AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index score of 50.0 for the month. A score of 50.0 means that the share of firms that reported a decline in...

Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Improves Again in August

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s August 2023 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry reports that confidence in the equipment finance market is 50.4, an increase from the July index of 46.4.    When...