Retail TouchPoints and design:retail have selected the next class of the 40 Under 40 — the top 40 professionals in the retail industry under the age of 40 who are paving the way for the next era of retail. This year, the publications expanded nominations to include...
Whitmer to Reopen Michigan Construction Industry May 7
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to reopen Michigan's construction industry May 7 after a six-week shutdown caused by the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The governor will sign an executive order Friday loosening her stay-at-home order for the construction industry, Whitmer...
ASHRAE, WELL Panels to Tackle Revising Standards to Limit Spread of Viruses in Buildings
Both ASHRAE and the International WELL Building Institute have formed panels to address how building standards could limit the spread of viruses such as COVID-19 in buildings. ASHRAE recently formed a committee to update advice and standards that address viral...
Cash and the Coronavirus: 4 Ways Contractors can Collect and Borrow
A healthy flow of cash is important to contractors, even when there’s not a global pandemic. But now that the spread of the coronavirus has resulted in mandatory project shutdowns in many states, a trade workforce that is scared to show up and skittish owners that...
In Spite of Great Uncertainty, CRE Deals Continue to Close
With all but the most essential small businesses shut down, vast numbers of commercial and multifamily tenants unable to pay rent and no clear date for when the U.S. economy might re-open, it would be easy to assume that commercial real estate investors would opt to...
IoT System Helps Contractors Keep their Distance on the Jobsite
Many contractors are asking themselves how social distancing can be executed practically on jobsites so their workers can operate safely. As expected, products are starting to emerge that address these concerns. For example, SmartVid.io, according to industry news...
Passive House Standard Becoming Increasingly Popular for Multifamily Housing Development
Multifamily projects under construction or that have recently come online indicate a trend toward high-efficiency in this sector of the housing market. Some of these projects are targeted for the luxury market; others are aimed at the affordable end of the spectrum....
Gaudí, Wright, Niemeyer and Le Corbusier: Take a Virtual Tour Through Iconic Architecture
With a sizable portion of the world's population hunkered down at home, online activities have become the go-to for those looking to fill, often hours, of newfound free time. Thanks to the cooperation of several companies, anyone with an internet connection now has...
Will 3D Printing Be an Answer for Building More Affordable Homes?
California’s chronic shortage of affordable housing has been well documented. Conor Dougherty, an economics reporter for the New York Times, states, in his new book “Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America,” that 3.5 million housing units need to be built in...
Designing Public Health Laboratories to Safeguard Researchers During Pandemics
Written gratitude does not feel like enough at this moment, but we want to start this piece just by saying THANK YOU to the research teams around the world. You are true heroes in a time when we need you most. Many of the researchers who work in disease testing,...
CPWR Provides Steps Construction Employers, Workers Should Take in Response to Coronavirus
While the spread of COVID-19 is having a major impact on the economy and the lives of people across the world, certain industries such as construction are being particularly hard-hit. CPWR has been working closely with NABTU and its research, government and other...
Coronavirus Fuels Indecision Among Multifamily Investors
What a difference a week makes. Investors can now expect fewer deals and lower prices for apartment properties—at least in the immediate term—as the U.S. economy adjusts to the rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Deal activity can stall...
Construction Spending to Grow Modestly in 2020, Predicts JLL’s Annual Outlook
Nonresidential construction spending, which rose by 3.5% in the second half of 2019, is expected to increase in 2020, albeit at a modest 2% clip, with demand projected to weaken as the year goes on. In its Construction Outlook for the U.S. 2020, JLL attributed last...
6 Ways the Coronavirus Outbreak Will Affect Construction
Three words stand out to construction attorney Steve Lesser when thinking about how U.S. contractors should react to the negative effects of the global coronavirus pandemic: Wait and see. Lesser, the chair of Becker’s construction law practice, said he thinks the best...
Trust Translates to Better Financial, Organizational Performance for Contractors, Survey Shows
Construction companies that don't make trust a high priority within their organizations could be leaving millions of dollars on the table every year, according to a study released by Autodesk and management consultancy FMI Corp. this week. Authors of the "Trust...
Cutting Cost on Flooring Could Cost Your Next Industrial Project Big
Owners who experience project failures and budget overruns are often forced to cut or modify scope to salvage their budgets. According to KPMG International’s 2015 Global Construction Project Owner’s Survey, “Climbing the curve,” 53% of owners suffered one or more...
How to Avoid Bogus Retrading Tactics When Negotiating a Deal
The voracious appetite American and global institutional investors have for stable Class A and value-add office buildings in the top 25 US markets is not only sharply escalating asking prices, it has pushed execution risk to higher levels for buyers, sellers and...
Tech “Largest Single Source” of Office Demand in 2019
Tech was the “largest single source” of office leasing demand in 2019, according to Andrew Ouvrier of Cox, Castle & Nicholson, and the sector continues to grow. As a result, tech will continue to be a major player in the national office market this year and well...
Labor Dept. Sides with Construction Unions on Apprenticeship Rule
Construction labor unions have scored a major regulatory victory as the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s long-awaited final rule on apprenticeships retains the construction industry’s exclusion from new “industry-recognized” training and education programs for those seeking to...
OSHA Advisory Committee Discusses Major Industry Hazards
Committee members also discussed ways to intervene with employees who are misusing or abusing opioids, as construction workers are six to seven times as likely as workers in other industries to die of overdoses. The construction industry also faces a...
Mobile Wayfinding Platform Helps Patients, Visitors Navigate Convoluted Health Campuses
Anyone who has had to take a trip to the hospital, maybe to visit a sick friend or meet a new niece or nephew, knows trying to navigate a large, complex medical campus can quickly become overwhelming. Between locked staff-only areas, hallway after hallway that look...
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