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Dec
20
Reflecting the unprecedented housing shortages across the United States in the post-pandemic market, U.S. vacancy rates hit their lowest readings in...
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Date posted
Dec
20
Downshifting its pace of tightening of monetary policy, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds target rate by 50 basis points, increasing that...
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Date posted
Dec
19
In this episode, Adam Finkenhoefer, general manager of the 84 Lumber component facility in Oxford, Georgia, gives his perspective on the benefits of...
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Date posted
Dec
14
Employment in the overall construction sector rose by 20,000 in November, following a 9,000 gain in October. Residential construction gained 3,900...
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Date posted
Dec
14
Twice in six days in June 2022, federal safety inspectors observed a Middlefield roofing contractor exposing workers to deadly fall hazards at two...
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Date posted
Dec
14
No one wants an unsafe workplace, but it’s easy for employees to forget how important things like hard hats, hand protection and reflective gear can...
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Date posted
Dec
14
Keeping temporary workers safe is always an issue. To address this an article on NIOSH’s Science blog offers some research ideas and resources on...
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Date posted
Dec
14
Winter weather can present extreme safety challenges for workers on home building jobsites, both outside and within the structure.
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Date posted
Dec
13
Construction input prices declined 0.9% in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of...
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Date posted
Dec
13
Walking down the assembly line as the bell dings, marking a lunch break, Ken Semler points to a man carefully sealing the frame of a house with foam...
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Date posted
Dec
13
A worker at the Cadiz Farmer’s Market construction site in downtown Cadiz was flown to a Nashville hospital after the frame of the structure...
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