"While rapidly rising construction materials prices partially reflect economic strength, for the most part the updated numbers should be viewed as bad news," said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.

In its Construction Payment Report 2018, construction loan software provider Contract Simply revealed that late payments from customers cost the commercial construction industry $40 billion annually. This represents an add-on to total project costs of 3.3%.

International construction and engineering firm AECOM announced June 7 that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with China's Shanghai Greenland Construction Group to potentially work together on global integrated delivery projects in China and elsewhere. The pair plans to seek out joint opportunities to implement integrated consultancy and construction services on large-scale projects.

The traditional handoff between architects, engineers and builders pressures the architect to have the first draft complete and correct. For big projects, this is impossible because it requires perfect knowledge of current and future conditions. The result is expensive change orders, conflict and potentially litigation.The best approach is a technology strategy that is workable for all parties.

If you received the Economic Census, your response is required by law and due on Tuesday, June 19.
Why should companies respond? To contribute to a wealth of valuable data and sometimes surprising insights that can help grow their business. Economic statistics from the Census Bureau are free and available online to help guide business decisions and policy making. If you haven't done so already, see how it all adds up.

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This autonomous construction management tool tracks jobsite progress in real time.

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