Total Construction Starts Rise 10 Percent in September
Total construction starts rose 10 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $889.7 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. All three sectors…
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Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Retrofits a Public Works Building into a Green Example
With block wall masonry, a flat roof and no windows, the former public works building that was the site of this adaptive-reuse project in Pittsburgh…
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Proves Any Building Can Become Green
Exploring the Exhibit Staging Center today, visitors see a beautiful building at the cutting edge of sustainability. For decades, though, the facility sat largely unused,…
ASTM Standard Helps Communities Form Resilience Plans
A new ASTM International standard will support cost-effective ways for communities to respond, withstand, and recover from a wide range of potential catastrophes, such as…
Public Works and Nonresidential Building Show Gains in New Construction Starts
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $783.6 billion, new construction starts in May advanced 15 percent from April, according to Dodge Data & Analytics….
Public Works and Electric Utilities Rebound in March
New construction starts in March increased 11 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $785.2 billion, according to Dodge Data…