Construction Employment Declines or Stagnates in 101 Metro Areas, Reports Association

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Construction employment declined or stagnated in 101 metro areas between February 2020, the last month before the pandemic, and June 2021, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data. Association officials said that labor shortages and supply chain problems were keeping many firms from adding workers in many parts of the country. “Typically, construction employment increases between February and June in all but 30 metro areas,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “The fact that more than three times as many metros as usual failed to add construction jobs, despite a hot housing … Read more

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KAI Build Expands with New Hire Adam Link

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KAI has expanded its Build Group with the recent addition of Adam Link as project manager in the company’s St. Louis, Missouri headquarters. Link has worked his way up the ranks in the construction industry through the trades to project manager, and has performed every job in between. His areas of expertise include project management, carpentry, low-income housing, senior housing, new construction and remodels. Over the course of his career, he has become proficient in the creation, implementation and management of construction budgets and schedules. He is a Licensed Journeyman Carpenter with over 14 years of construction industry experience. He … Read more

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Mark Your Calendars for Safe + Sound Week Aug. 9-15

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CPWR is an organizing partner in OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign — a year-round, nationwide effort to raise awareness of the value of workplace safety and health programs. According to CPWR, every workplace should have a program that includes management leadership, worker participation and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards. Each August, Safe + Sound Week recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. This year’s Safe + Sound Week takes place Aug. 9-15. Check out CPWR’s Safe + Sound page for construction-specific resources and … Read more

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Additive Manufacturing Committee Seeks Participation to Develop Construction Standard

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Interested parties are invited to participate in the development of a proposed ASTM International standard that will address quality requirements for additive manufacturing in building and construction. The proposed standard will have a specific focus on structural and infrastructure elements. ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee is developing the proposed standard. ASTM International member Stephan Mansour says that the range of material covered by the proposed standard will include cement, compound and adobe-based. It will not address metal and/or polymer-based materials. “With all the environmental, efficiency and productivity benefits of construction AM, the lack of international standards is hindering adoption … Read more

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Construction Begins on Joint $57-Million Education Project in Utah

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Big-D Construction has been selected as the contractor for the new Juniper Building at the Herriman Campus – a joint $57-million project of Salt Lake Community College and University of Utah. A ceremonial groundbreaking for the facility took place recently, and the project is slated to open in 2023. The new campus will provide convenient access to residents of the fast-growing cities of Herriman, Riverton, Bluffdale and Draper. It will serve more than 2,000 students in its first year and nearly 7,000 by 2025. Big-D will begin to prepare the site in August and continue for three months, with building … Read more

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