Construction Industry News

The November 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry has been released. Read the results here. 

LEED recertification for all LEED certified projects is being offered by the USBGC. Read the details here. 

Holiday worker safety and pay are protected by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) through these rules and regulations.

Command Alkon ELEVATE Conference on Digital Transformation Inspires Customers to Accelerate Digitization. Read more about the conference here. 

Manafort Brothers Marks 100-Year Milestone. Read about the construction company that's lasted four generations here. 

Manitou North America Names new Western Region vice president. Read more here. 

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.