President Hoover signed the Buy American Act in 1933. The Buy America Act (Surface Transportation Assistance Act) was signed in January 1983 by President Reagan. In 2021, President Biden signed the IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), aka Build America, Buy America. The document had elements that were unclear to many – if not most – …
Most states follow the guidelines established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). But there are some variables. For example, effective Jan. 1, 2023, Illinois law requires homes and apartments to replace smoke alarms more than 10 years old with long-term detectors that house 10-year sealed batteries. Homeowners could be fined $100 for failure to …
Software platforms are numerous and because so many of them are solid choices, it’s difficult to determine what’s best for your construction-industry company. Construction accounting software is no different. Construction Business Owner recently shared rankings for several construction accounting software products. These were questions posed to more than 525 construction companies, and most respondent businesses …
If you’re one of those people that breathlessly await the Pantone Color of the Year, this may be for you: Fast Company recently released its reviews of five 2022 Best Bricks: 818 Bricks You can learn a lot from tequila. Rather than waste the agave used in fermenting top-shelf 818 tequila, it was used to …
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“The United States of America, 13th in the world in infrastructure.” That’s what President Biden said woefully in his February 2023 State of the Union address. Americans are proud of being winners, and global leaders. But we have fallen behind other countries in infrastructure maintenance and development. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law challenges the engineering and construction industry …
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Material prices and labor shortages are completely unpredictable at this point, so construction project management is less about using traditional industry-best processes and more about creativity. Ferris State University Professor Mark R. Dyke says, “Finding ways to be more efficient…about how work is done, and keeping employees happy” is what it takes to manage a …
As 1Q23 nears its completion, construction business owners are wondering what’s in store for the remainder of the year. The Association of Professional Builders (APB), a construction business coaching and development company, says residential building may not be as tumultuous as in 2022. Here are APB’s predictions for 2023 residential construction: Most construction industry companies …
There’s a story of a Dutch boy who saved his country by sticking his finger in a dam leak until the wall could be repaired. The analogy seems to fit what Americans are doing to deal with the first quarter 2023 economy. With higher mortgage rates and materials prices, the construction industry is trying to …
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The number of women in construction has increased by almost 50% during the last decade. Still, women make up only 14% of the construction industry workforce. Many Paths. One Mission: Women in Construction Increasing the number of women in construction careers is vital. Building women in leadership positions will also be emphasized during 2023’s WIC …
Almost 70,000 construction industry professionals filled the Las Vegas Convention Center Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, 2023, for what was the largest NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) IBS (International Builders Show®) in years. Attendees took advantage of more than 100 educational opportunities and over 1,300 construction industry exhibitions targeting light construction ideas and solutions. The 3-day …
