Under Contract
Feb 1, 2008, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
In 2005, Kentucky procured a statewide LED traffic signal retrofit. Not only did this project make it the second state after Delaware to use LED modules...
Americans Embrace CFLs in Record Numbers
Feb 1, 2008,
When it comes to fighting climate change, many Americans are not only talking the talk, they're actually walking the walk. Case in point: the Environmental...
Nonresidential Construction Shows Vigor Despite Housing Slump
Feb 1, 2008,
Nonresidential construction employment eked out a small gain in January, implying that the spending rise of 2007 will continue, said Ken Simonson, chief...
DOE to Invest Millions for Concentrating Solar Power
Jan 1, 2008,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, D.C., recently announced plans to invest $5.2 million in funding to support the development of low-cost...
AC-DC Data Center Debate Heats Up
Jan 1, 2008, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer
The candidates exude power, supporters are campaigning hard, the issues are framed as vital, and the outcome is ultimately uncertain. That's the 2008...
Industrial Projects to See Spending Increase in 2008
Jan 1, 2008,
Market research firm Industrial Info Resources (IIR), Sugar Land, Texas, is forecasting a 5.55% increase in total investment value (TIV) for North American...
The Changing Shape of Renewables Technology
Jan 1, 2008, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Until recently, breakthroughs in renewable electric energy technology debuted in relative obscurity. With high up-front costs and rates of return spanning...
ASC Endorses AIA Document A401-2007
Jan 1, 2008,
Trustees of the Associated Specialty Contractors (ASC), Bethesda, Md., recently voted to endorse the 2007 update to the AIA Document A401-2007 Standard...
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Dec 1, 2007, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
In what's become our annual construction outlook issue, we strive to deliver a comprehensive market forecast for the coming year based on reports delivered...
Expect Materials and Labor Cost Increases in 2008
Dec 1, 2007,
he fifth Construction Inflation Alert released by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Washington, D.C., cautions owners, budget setters,...
Searching for Gold in Green Buildings
Dec 1, 2007, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
A variety of green initiatives in the construction industry are helping to spotlight the importance of being good stewards of the environment. However,...
Mortgage Fallout
Dec 1, 2007, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Over the past two years, the seesaw that is the construction industry economy was kept level by a thriving non-residential sector. Industry analysis performed...
Pharmaceutical Industry Poised to Top $21 Billion Next Year
Dec 1, 2007,
Despite bleak headlines plaguing the pharmaceutical and biotech industry as a whole, there are definite signs of life, says Sugar Land, Texas-based Industrial...
Faces of the Future
Dec 1, 2007, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Contributing Writer
Electrical contracting firms are on the hunt for the next generation of electrical workers due to the looming retirement of Baby Boomers. Valley Electrical...
Transportation Construction Is On the Road to a Shortfall
Dec 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
The collapse of the I-35 Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis last August underscored the nation's pressing need for updated transportation...
