Construction Industry News

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (November 20, 2018) — Autodesk Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlanGrid for $875 million net of cash. This acquisition will enable Autodesk to offer a more comprehensive, cloud-based construction platform.

Residential and commercial property owners in Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando, Florida, now have full-service offerings from TurnKey Roofing of Florida. Read here for details. 

Read the American Rental Association (ARA) five-year forecast, updated in late October, here. 

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced the availability of important new specifications for concrete industry professionals. Read the details here. 

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the results of the Dodge Data & Analytics World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report, to which USGBC is a contributing partner. Read the results here and see just how rapidly green construction is taking over the industry. 

Cleveland, Ohio (November 14, 2018)—The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) presented its 2018 Safety Award to Steelscape representatives from the facility in Kalama, Washington, at NCCA’s Fall Technical Meeting in Louisville on September 26.

Bridgestone Americas Inc. (Bridgestone) announced that the company has appointed new sales leaders for the off-the-road (OTR) and Firestone Ag businesses in the United States and Canada. Read about the new appointees, their backgrounds and experience, and their new responsibilities here. 

New York, New York (November 13, 2018)—The findings from the preeminent study on green buildings have been released, and the results are both surprising and encouraging. Forty-seven percent of those participating in the World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report expect the majority of their projects (more than 60 percent) to be green by 2021.

Mary Mahany has joined Consigli as a project executive. Read about her industry experience and what her new role will require of her here. 

Venture Construction Group of Florida (VCGFL) staff has earned multiple advanced Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Awareness Training Certifications. Read here about their safety-training achievements and how it's improving their credentials as a construction firm. 

Regulatory compliance solutions provider Harbor Compliance has announced the appointment of Steven J. Coniglio, CPA, as chief financial officer (CFO). Read more about Coniglio and his new position here. 

The Walsh Group has announced Steve Skinner is the new vice president and business group leader. Click here to read about his past experience and  the requirements of his new role. 

KAI Design & Build announces that it has acquired St. Louis-based Volk Construction Company, effective October 1, 2018. Read more about how the acquisition will better serve both companies' clients here. 

The 2018 International Green Construction Code (2018-IgCC) was released today by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the International Code Council, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). Read what the updates require here. 

The Dodge Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. Find out what the numbers say happened from September to October 2018 here. 

Architecture firm billings growth slowed in September but remained positive for the twelfth consecutive month, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). Read the index breakdown here. 

Roland Machinery Company, an authorized Doosan Portable Power dealer, is expanding its operations with the opening of a new location in Franksville, Wisconsin, and the recent acquisition of Heavy Equipment Specialist LLC., in Slinger, Wisconsin. Find out how they will better serve their construction industry customers through this acquisition here. 

JLG Industries Inc. has announced the availability of a cold-weather package for SkyTrak telehandlers. Find out more about the package and how to keep winter weather from interfering with your telehandler construction work here. 

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced the winners of its 2018 Pervious Concrete Cylinder Student Competition and Concrete Projects Competition. Read about the works that won and what the awards were here. 

KAI Design & Build has acquired Dorsey Engineering Inc., effective October 1, 2018. The acquisition expands KAI’s service reach into Georgia and Florida while providing Dorsey’s existing clients with access to expansive technologies, additional engineering consulting and design resources, and business intelligence maintenance (BIM) capabilities offered through KAI. Read on to learn about the details of the acquisition and how it will affect design-build clientele here.