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Articles Tagged with ''construction climate''

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Report: Government Shutdown Could Cost Millions in Construction Staffing

The findings show that the current halt could cost millions of dollars in staffing losses within the construction and property sectors.
October 20, 2025

Hays Americas has analyzed the direct and indirect impacts of U.S. government shutdowns on the world of work.


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October 13, 2025

The metal construction industry’s only global event for metal construction and design products, technologies and solutions, presents the fourth annual METALCON Top Product Awards.


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A resilient U.S. construction economy continues to expand at the top, even as cash-flow pressure and workforce shortages build beneath the surface.
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Construction’s Split-screen Economy: Resilience at the Top, Strain Below

Private-sector reports offer snapshot of construction and design-industry performance as federal data remain unavailable
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
October 10, 2025

With federal data frozen by the shutdown, new industry reports reveal steady growth in design services but rising financial and labor pressures.



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THE BIG BUILD Returns to the National Building Museum

Free, Hands-On STEM Festival for All Ages Features Construction Equipment “Petting Zoo”
Lindsay Lewis is the Editor of Building Enclosure magazine.
Lindsay Lewis
October 2, 2025

The National Building Museum announced the return of THE BIG BUILD, a free, hands-on community day taking place Saturday, October 18, from 10 AM–4 PM. 


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NCPI Calls for Clear Limits on OSHA’s Multi‑Employer Citation Doctrine to Strengthen Worker Safety and Reduce Litigation

New white paper proposes statutory and regulatory reforms, including a safe harbor that lets prime contractors assist subcontractors with training, PPE, and technology without automatically assuming liability
September 19, 2025

The National Construction Policy Institute has released a landmark white paper,“Rethinking OSHA’s Multi‑Employer Citation Doctrine,” which outlines a practical, legally durable framework to align accountability with actual control on complex construction sites.


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In August 2025, iron and steel prices increased by 9.2% year over year, contributing to a rise in overall construction input costs.
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Construction Faces Higher Costs, Weaker Jobs Amid PPI Downturn

August PPI slipped overall, but metals and fuel pushed construction inputs higher
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
September 11, 2025

Producer prices fell in August, but construction input costs climbed as metals and diesel rose. With jobs revised lower, contractors face uneven pressures closing out 2025.


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New Bluebeam Survey Uncovers Major Gaps in Prostate Cancer Screening Among Construction Workers

Bluebeam partners with ZERO Prostate Cancer to launch the Check Yourself campaign to break stigma and boost life-saving screenings
September 10, 2025

Bluebeam announced results from their 2025 State of Men's Health in Construction survey.


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U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by just 73,000 in July and the unemployment rate held at 4.2%.
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Labor Market Loses Momentum: July Adds 73K, Prior Months Slashed by 258K

Unemployment steady at 4.2%; construction employment sputters as nonresidential spending contracts
August 1, 2025

July’s payrolls grew by a meager 73,000, falling short of expectations; May and June numbers were each revised downward, while earnings remained flat.


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AIA: Soft Business Conditions Persist at Architecture Firms

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained in negative territory in May with a score of 47.2, up from 43.2 in April.
June 18, 2025

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained in negative territory in May with a score of 47.2, up from 43.2 in April.


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ABC: Tariffed Construction Materials Prices Rise in May

Overall construction input prices are 1.3% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 1.6% higher
June 12, 2025

Construction input prices increased 0.2% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data.


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