Inc.
Many startups are popping up to provide hardware and software that creates efficiencies on construction sites, as well as to sell and rent equipment to the construction industry.

For Construction Pros
Nonresidential construction spending contracted during January, according to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau. Nonresidential spending fell 1.9% from December to $698.4 billion on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis. This represents the first month total nonresidential construction spending dipped below $700 billion since July 2016.

NPR
There are hints that the Trump administration might require all federally-funded construction projects to be done not only with steel and concrete made in the U.S. but also with American-made equipment.

Construction Dive
Aging in place has a perception problem. The number of older Americans is steadily growing as the baby boomer generation ages. Yet that group has, by and large, proven reluctant to renovate their homes to accommodate eventual changes in mobility, even though many say they want to stay in their current residence for the long-term. Budget is one concern holding them back, as is the hesitance to be proactive about meeting their own future needs.

CISCA
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Facility Executive
With today’s strict energy conservation codes and increasingly complex facade and roof systems, many new construction projects involve the services of a building envelope design professional. This also applies to expansions and adaptive reuse. Making the best use of that consultant’s services is important not only to the bottom line of the project, but to the energy efficiency, code compliance, sustainability, integrity, and longevity of the building. When should a building envelope consultant get involved? What services should he or she be expected to provide?

Builder
The P.A.L.M. Home project provides industry-bound high school students with hands-on building experience.

The New York Times
The stock market reached yet another new high on Wednesday, the latest development to make a mockery of what savvy economic commentators thought they knew about the world.