The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized rate of 32.9 percent during the second quarter of 2020, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors. 

Exception added for construction work in Illinois coronavirus order.

As shelter-in-place directives and orders took effect across northern counties in California, contractors and local and state officials are trying to decipher the definition of “essential” in the unprecedented response to curtail COVID-19.

As of December 2019, the construction industry employed 143,000 more workers nationally compared to December 2018, while the national NSA construction unemployment rate decreased from 5.1 percent to 5 percent over the same period, according to BLS numbers. 

Wiegmann Associates furnished and installed a high-efficiency HVAC system for the five-story building shell.

Wiegmann Associates served as Engineer of Record (EOR) and design/build mechanical contractor of the new alcohol and drug addiction treatment center. Kadean Construction was the general contractor and Arcturis was the architect.

U.S. construction industry leaders are somewhat less confident about near-term prospects for nonresidential construction but remain reasonably upbeat, according to the June 2019 Construction Confidence Index released by Associated Builders and Contractors.

The 11-story building anchored by the PwC Pennant Building will open this summer as the first new construction office building built in downtown St. Louis in more than a generation.

Learn how to build a seamless workflow from a constructible model to CAM.

When hazards on your job site change with the season, here are some careful tips to help your team stay free of accidents.