Architecture Billings Index Slowdown Continues

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More architecture firms reported a decline in billings in February, indicating an extension of a recent downturn in design activity according to a new report released from The American Institute of Architects. The score for February fell slightly to 48 (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings). However, inquiries into new projects continued to improve, as did the value of new design contracts. Both indicators suggest that design work is expected to improve in the coming months. Key ABI highlights for February include: Regional averages: West (50.4); Midwest (48.8); Northeast (48.4); South (47.3) Sector index breakdown: mixed … Read more

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ABC Names the 2023 Young Professional of the Year

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Associated Builders and Contractors announced that Matt Terry, executive vice president for TDIndustries, received ABC’s 2023 Young Professional of the Year Award during the ABC Convention in Orlando, Florida, March 15. The Young Professional of the Year is an industry professional under the age of 40 who is employed by an ABC member company and is chosen based on leadership qualities, career achievement and vision for the future of commercial and industrial construction. Terry, 40, was selected based on his contributions and dedication to the industry and ABC. Terry supports and works with the Construction Education Foundation, a local trade school in … Read more

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Cadence McShane Hosts Topping Out Ceremony for Anthology of Highland Park in Texas

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Cadence McShane Construction Company, Anthology Senior Living and PRDG Architects celebrated the topping out milestone for the Anthology of Highland Park assisted living and memory care facility located near Downtown Dallas, Texas as the project team placed the uppermost steel member of the building. The facility is a 130,000-square-foot, 11-story development. The 121-unit high rise features 24 memory care units occupying the second floor and 97 assisted living units on the remaining floors. The assisted living units include eight studios, 53 one-bedroom units and 36 spacious two-bedroom/two-bathroom configurations. The property will feature amenities tailored to the needs of its residents, … Read more

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Washington Building Congress Awards Rosendin for Excellence in Craftsmanship

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Rosendin was recognized by the Washington Building Congress with the 2023 Craftsmanship Award for its work on the QTS Lockridge Data Center in Sterling, Virginia. The construction association awarded the Owner of the Project, QTS, the General Contractor, HITT, the Engineer, H.F. Lenz and the Architect, Corgan, the Power Generation, Distribution and Switchgear Award, recognizing Rosendin’s service and craftsmanship. The company was awarded for contributing to building Lockridge, a 264,104-square-foot data center hall with an additional 44,256-square-foot admin space located in the heart of data center alley in Loudoun County, Virginia. Rosendin explored opportunities to provide efficiency through BIM, means … Read more

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Construction Labor Shortages Persist, Reports Annual Marcum Job Analysis

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The construction industry continues to face a skilled labor shortage, with worker scarcity worsening since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Marcum LLP’s annual analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The construction industry has slowly begun to recover jobs lost in the early months of 2020. But the rate of recovery has put the industry significantly behind the pre-pandemic pace of employment growth. The residential sector, buoyed by a boom in new home construction, has gained employees at a faster pace than the nonresidential sector over the past two years. Nonresidential construction … Read more

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