Student housing developers are trying to finish new projects on time no matter how much it costs to get enough workers on the building site. “It’s better to incur the cost of hiring whatever additional labor can be found than to not finish the property on time,” says...
After studies found that municipal building projects in New York City took far longer and were more costly than similar projects in the private sector, city officials will unveil a plan to reform the bidding process, Crain’s New York reported. The revamped process is...
The Associated General Contractors of America has announced a new program to recruit a more diversepool of workers to the construction industry. The effort is focused on vocational training that targets women and minority high school students around the U.S. The...
Urban Power, an architecture firm based in Denmark, has recently unveiled a plan to build nine islands that will be used for fossil-free energy production, act as a flood barrier, and add a publicly accessible nature area. The land reclamation project, dubbed Holmene,...
Prestige beauty sales are booming even as the industry undergoes rapid change. Prestige beauty industry sales in the U.S. hit $18.8 billion in 2018, up 6% over 2017, according to The NPD Group. The skincare category grew by 13% and contributed 60% of the industry’s...
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