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US home building activity up 17.3% in June

US home building activity up 17.3% in June

After plunging a record 30.2 percent in April, privately-owned housing starts rebounded in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.19 million units, according to the latest US Census Bureau data.

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Construction costs decrease for first time in 10 years

Construction costs decrease for first time in 10 years

A variety of pandemic-related forces have caused construction costs to decline slightly for the first time in a decade.

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CSDA Announces New Best Practice for Operating in GPR Scanned Concrete Slabs

CSDA Announces New Best Practice for Operating in GPR Scanned Concrete Slabs

The new best practice, CSDA-BP-026 Operating in GPR Scanned Slabs, was developed with input from GPR contractors, manufacturers, concrete cutting contractors and specifiers.

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Giving Demolished Building Materials a New Life through Recycling

Giving Demolished Building Materials a New Life through Recycling

“Out with the old and in with the new,”....or so they say.

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What does the future hold for infrastructure projects and funding?

What does the future hold for infrastructure projects and funding?

Chris Godek, president of the National Demolition Association, and Jeff Lambert, executive director of the National Demolition Association, share their thoughts and hopes for infrastructure and the industry's future with Portable Plants.

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Report reveals impacts of COVID-19 on heavy civil construction

Report reveals impacts of COVID-19 on heavy civil construction

The findings show the industry adjusting well to the impacts of the global pandemic, but remaining cautious about their bottom line.

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator up in June, contractor optimism grows

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator up in June, contractor optimism grows

According to ABC, construction sales and staffing levels are expected to expand over the next six months, while profit margins are expected to decline.

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Duggan reveals new $250 million bond plan to rehab, demolish vacant homes

Duggan reveals new $250 million bond plan to rehab, demolish vacant homes

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is taking another shot at convincing voters—and the Detroit City Council—to borrow $250 million for a blight elimination program.

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls Modestly in May

Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls Modestly in May

Lodging, manufacturing and power markets affected the most.

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Monthly construction input prices rise in June

Monthly construction input prices rise in June

Construction input prices rose 2.2% in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices rose by 2.3% for the month.

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