ConDig (28-Oct-21) Leaders of the US house building industry have questioned the legality of the government’s planned rollout of a vaccine mandate by the end of next month. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)…
ConDig (27-Sept-21) The rollout of a vaccine mandate will exacerbate a skilled workers shortage currently gripping the construction industry, contractors have warned. “We will be reviewing the guidance carefully with industry stakeholders to understand its…
ConDig (20-Sept–21). US construction starts dropped 9% month on month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $782.8 billion, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. The fall comes as all three sectors…
ConDig (9-Sept-21). Leaders of the US homebuilding industry have heavily criticized plans by House Democrats to raise marginal tax rates on individuals and corporations. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said the raft of…
ConDig (10-Sept-20). US construction input prices dipped 0.6% in August compared with the month prior, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The association said that analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’…
ConDig (04-Aug–21). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Millersburg, Ohio-based contractor and its owner $136,453 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards for the sixth time in three years. The agency…
ConDig (21-Jul–21). US construction starts tumbled 7% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $8863.6 billion amid a slowdown across all three major sects, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. …
ConDig (20-Jul-21). Construction of new homes in the US increased 6.3% in June as demand for houses remains underpinned by low mortgage rates, while permits for future home construction dropped to an eight-month low due…
ConDig (30-Jun-20). Leaders of the US house building industry are urging Congress to boost domestic lumber production from federal lands in the wake of elevated lumber prices due to deepening supply shortages. National Association of…
ConDig (21-June-21). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Bronx-based scaffolding company $300,370 after a 21-year-old laborer fell to his death during construction of a seven-story building in Brooklyn, New York. The…