Whether you realize it or not, contractors, subcontractors, owners and material suppliers face a myriad of issues related to intellectual property during a complex construction project, including patents, copyrights, trademarks... read more →
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted the Southern Illinois Builders Association's / Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program's SIOSH/SafetyCon Day on Monday, Jan. 22. View full story here;
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation Chief Executive Warwick Quinn says the number of new residential building consents issued in 2017 is expected to exceed those issued in 2016, resulting... read more →
You don’t need to know how to pipe a bathroom to run a plumbing contracting firm. Read more;
Driven by a drop in single-family construction, U.S. housing starts plunged in December, marking the biggest decline in new residential construction in a little over a year. Read more; ... read more →
The fifth annual Design & Construction Week was held January 9-11 in Orlando, FL., once again co-locating the Kitchen and Bath Show and the International Builders Show. Read more;
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $650.5 billion, new construction starts in November dropped 12% from October, according to Dodge Data & Analytics Read more;
The Big Build is an annual community day held each fall and produced by the education department at the National Building Museum in Washington. Read more;
Latest Dodge study reveals a new arsenal of tools to help increase construction safety onsite. Read more;
The construction industry is set for 14% growth in 2018, according to an annual review by Aecom Ireland. The construction group's latest survey of clients, consultants and contractors found broad... read more →