ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 29, 2013) — The American Subcontractors Association decried a rule proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulating the use of crystalline silica on construction projects, as “confusing and burdensome without meeting the shared goal of improved worker safety and health.”   Released by OSHA on Aug. 23 during a news conference that laid out few details, the proposed rule “seeks to lower worker exposure to crystalline silica,” a natural occurring component of soil, sand, granite and other minerals. Many common construction operations in dozens of specialty trade activities involve silica, including those that cut, grind, crush or drill materials that contain silica, such as concrete, masonry, tile or rock.   “OSHA’s proposed rule runs 577 pages and details the…

U.S. Construction Industry Fueling Increased 2.3% Year-Over-Year in July, Down 0.02% versus Previous Month

The healthcare facility is one of the first of its kind in the U.S., to gain LEED Gold status as a result of its use of sustainable, energy-efficient and environmentally responsible materials.

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…