U.S. News & World Report
U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects for a second straight month in November, pushing activity to the highest level in more than a decade. Construction spending rose 0.9 percent in November after a 0.6 percent increase in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The increase reflected solid gains in home construction, nonresidential building and government construction activity. The gains in all three categories pushed total construction to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.18 trillion, the highest point since April 2006 when a housing boom fueled building.

Construction Dive
To speed adoption — or simply to integrate job site technologies successfully — subcontractors point to new ease-of-use standards, improved training and system design to streamline on-ramping, and purpose-built solutions rather than a one-system-fits-all approach.

ForConstructionPros
Following another year of modest gains in home sales and new single-family home construction, the new year brings forth considerable promise and genuine concerns. Stronger 2016 job and income growth has clearly bolstered consumer confidence, nudging more potential buyers into the housing market.

Bizcommunity
Renovating, or adding extra rooms, is one of the best ways to improve the value of your home, but how do you make sure that your building dreams don't turn into a construction nightmare? The importance of consulting a fully qualified and registered architectural professional cannot be underestimated, according to the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP).

Healthcare Design
Considering the healthcare landscape’s uncertain climate, JE Dunn Construction recently partnered with HKS Inc. and the Center for Advanced Design Research and Evaluation (CADRE) to answer one fundamental question: how do we design, not for a faceless future, but for an ever-changing present?

GreenBiz
Since the beginning of the modern architectural era, humankind has dreamed of self-sustaining buildings that generate their own power. Futurists of the early 20th century looked ahead to the days when the sun would power our homes and commercial buildings and we would be transported to and from our workplaces in flying cars. Unlike the overly ambitious estimates concerning personal air transportation, today the concept of a solar-powered building is neither remote nor unachievable.

BBC
With 2017 now only a few days old, any business leader worth his or her salt has got their plans in place for the next 12 months. Be it a strategy to boost sales, a schedule to expand into new territories, or a way to deal with problems, this is the time of year to look ahead. Here, some of the best business leaders profiled in 2016 for the BBC's "The Boss" slot share their plans or thoughts on running a business in 2017.