U.S. Construction Starts Forecast to Rise Nearly 5% Through 2022
From 2019 to 2022, the total construction starts forecast remains unchanged with an almost 5 percent average annual rise.
New Report Demonstrates How to Achieve Healthier, More Resilient Cities—While Saving Billions of Dollars
Delivering Urban Resilience, a new report authored by Capital-E, quantifies the range of costs and benefits for the adoption of citywide smart surface technologies in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and El Paso.
Survive Severe Storms With Impact-Resistant Windows
Although many building owners may be reluctant to invest in impact-resistant windows, which can be three times the cost of standard windows, the value is frequently recouped by the people whose structures are regularly besieged by severe storm conditions.
Private Sector Investments Contribute to More Than 700 Percent Growth in Zero Energy Buildings Market Since 2012
NBI's 2018 zero energy buildings list includes nearly 500 verified and emerging zero energy buildings across the United States and Canada—a 700 percent increase since NBI began tracking projects in 2012, with private sector investment now representing nearly half of all buildings on the list.
Construction Suppliers Making Industry-Wide Shift to E-Commerce
Construction suppliers who augment their existing sales channels with ecommerce, be that mobile, their own Web store or social, are seeing increases in sales volumes and better servicing of their customers.
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2016 Receives Determination From U.S. Department of Energy
ASHRAE received a final determination issued by the DOE Building Energy Codes Program stating that ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2016, Energy Efficiency Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, would achieve greater energy efficiency in commercial buildings subject to the code.
Six U.S. Cities Participate in USGBC’s LEED for Cities Grant Program
Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and San Jose, Calif., received a grant from USGBC that includes financial assistance to help the cities pursue LEED for Cities certification.
Marcum Construction Index Predicts Robust 2018 for the Construction Industry
The quarterly Marcum Commercial Construction Index foresees continued momentum in the construction market in 2018, following sustained economic expansion in 2017.
