Productivity

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.4 months in January, according to an ABC member survey conducted Jan. 21 to Feb. 3. The reading is unchanged from January 2024.  View ABC’s Construction ...

Global supply chains are in a bad state, particularly in the construction industry. This is in part due to the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, as well as worker shortages, extreme weather events, port congestion, additional information requirements for en...

Nitin Bhandari, CEO at Planera Inc., sat down with Construction Executive to share insights on optimizing management techniques for the construction industry. One of the primary techniques he revealed—visual scheduling—is sure to be a trending topic throughout 2025. Bhandari expl...

As 2025 rolls along, the construction industry finds itself at the intersection of technological innovation, evolving customer expectations and a growing focus on sustainability. For architecture, engineering and construction marketing leaders, staying on top of new trends is cri...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—The construction industry had just 276,000 job openings on the last day of November 2024, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.1% in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.234 ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 — Construction input prices were unchanged in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input ...

Anyone connected to the construction industry understands the importance of critical-path method scheduling. CPM schedules help identify the activities required to complete a project, as well as help determine critical activities that absolutely can’t be delayed. As a contractor...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.4 months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. 3. The reading is down 0.1 months from November 2023. View ABC...

It’s difficult to recover from a low estimate in construction. Owners don’t want to pay more than they have to, and scope creep is a credibility killer. That’s why successful companies understand the value of an experienced estimator and solid estimating systems. They also train...