The awards will recognize the contractors in the industry committed to maintaining safe working environments on their jobsites.

ASA Tells U.S. Supreme Court That Forcing Construction Subcontractors to Litigate Disputes in Far Off Jurisdictions, Instead of Where Projects Are Located, Is Bad Public Policy

Guidelines for Model Elements During Design and Construction

Washington, DC, (August 21, 2013) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the August 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $725 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 61.0, an increase from the July index of 59.4, and the fourth consecutive increase of the MCI-EFI. When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI survey respondent William Verhelle, Chief Executive Officer, First American Equipment Finance, said, “We see continued, gradual economic improvement in equipment finance activity across all our markets.  Large, creditworthy obligors continue...

WASHINGTON (August 20, 2013) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the 2013 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams from more than 3,000 buildings across the country are competing to see who can most reduce their buildings’ energy use. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which calls for buildings to cut waste and become at least 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020, the competition specifically targets wasted energy in commercial buildings and motivates businesses to improve energy efficiency, reduce harmful carbon pollution, and save money. “Battle of the Buildings is a great opportunity for businesses to save money while reducing carbon pollution that contributes to climate change,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “These are the kinds of...

Wyoming and California Have Best 12-Month Increases in Employment, While South Dakota and Indiana Have Worst Annual Losses; Kentucky and Florida Have Biggest One-Month Gains, Montana and Ohio Lag

Washington, D.C.  (Aug. 14, 2013) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable building activity. The first of three reports in the LEED in Motion series, available exclusively to USGBC member companies, LEED in Motion: People and Progress examines the individuals and organizations that are driving and benefitting from green building, utilizing graphics, charts and other tools to demonstrate the breadth of the community intent on creating buildings that are better for the environment and the people who utilize them every day. “LEED is a transformative force that works at the intersection of a...

Revenues will reach $33.5 billion, representing a 7.0 percent increase over 2012.

CHICAGO, IL (August 1, 2013) – The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) is now accepting entries for its 2014 Prize Bridge Competition, which honors significant and innovative steel bridges constructed in the U.S. The winners will be announced at the 2014 World Steel Bridge Symposium, which will be co-located with NASCC: The Steel Conference in Toronto, March 26-29, 2014, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Entries are due by December 31, 2013 and must be submitted online at www.steelbridges.org/PrizeBridgeAwards. NSBA’s Prize Bridge Competition began in 1928. The winning bridges will be featured in Modern Steel Construction magazine and the project team members will be presented with distinguished awards at the 2014 World Steel Bridge Symposium in Toronto. To qualify for the competition, all bridges must...