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Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls in April
Posted June 1, 2020

National nonresidential construction spending decreased by 1.8% in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S....

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Training Grant Awarded to the Ironworker Skills Institute
Posted June 1, 2020

The Steel Erectors Association of America announces that the Ironworker Skills Institute, Pell City, Ala., which educates future generations of ironworkers, will receive this...

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ABC Launches Safe and Healthy Construction Pledge
Posted May 28, 2020

Associated Builders and Contractors recently launched the Safe and Healthy Construction Pledge, an industry-wide call to action to redouble construction job-site safety commitments under...

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Collapse in Demand Due to COVID-19 Weakens Engineering and Construction Equipment Prices in May
Posted May 27, 2020

Engineering and construction costs fell in May, according to IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The current headline IHS Markit PEG Engineering...

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Las Vegas Re-Opens, METALCON Moves Forward
Posted May 27, 2020

As Las Vegas begins to re-open, METALCON 2020, the metal construction industry’s largest international event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, announces new...

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AIA honors exceptional designs with its COTE Top Ten Awards
Posted May 21, 2020

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) is announcing this year’s recipients for its highest honor, the COTE Top Ten...

This Month’s Features

Performance and Profit: Optimizing Sheet Metal Workflow

How does your sheet metal shop or central manufacturing factory compare to concepts from the early 1900s? Over the last 30 years, the sheet...
Digitalization: The Key to Steel Decarbonization

Steel is essential to the modern world as a fundamental material for construction, manufacturing, and many other industries, supporting the development of our civilization.
Rock Island High School Leans Into Fire Protection

For a building that opened in 1937, there are few blemishes in the history of Rock Island High School in Illinois. A recently completed...
How Evolving Roof Clamps Are Reducing Labor Costs

Traditional roof clamps and brackets were often built around engineering conventions rather than jobsite realities