Private Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls 0.4% in July
Sep 1, 2011,
In a sign that the economy is still in a slump, private nonresidential construction spending slipped 0.4% in July...
Pike Research Releases Report on Microgrids for Campus Environments
Aug 30, 2011,
Microgrids, which are pockets of distributed energy resources that can be isolated from the utility power grid, represent an attractive option for single-owner campus environments, according to a new report from Boulder, Colo.-based Pike Research...
Manufacturing Technology Orders up 103.9% from June 2010
Aug 30, 2011,
June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $459.39 million according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), McLean, Va., and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA), Rockville, Md....
AGC Reports Annual Slight Construction Employment Increases in Metropolitan Areas
Aug 30, 2011,
Construction employment increased in 136 out of 337 metropolitan areas between July 2010 and July 2011, declined in 148 areas, and stayed level in 53, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released recently by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va....
Industrial Power Users Turning to Distributed Energy Generation
Aug 26, 2011,
A new report from market intelligence firm Pike Research says the industrial distributed generation (IDG) market is poised for significant growth over the next five years...
Construction Backlog up 10% in Second Quarter
Aug 22, 2011,
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently reported that its construction backlog indicator (CBI) rose 10% in the second quarter of 2011...
Building Energy-Retrofit Projects and Submetering
Aug 19, 2011, Don Millstein, E-Mon
How electric submeters can help facility operator’s measure, verify, and report energy performance...
Culture Shock
Aug 19, 2011, Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Overcoming roadblocks and red tape on international design and engineering projects ...
Supercharged!
Aug 19, 2011, Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Electrical contractors get revved up about potential revenue from installing electric vehicle infrastructure...
Analyze This- August 2011
Aug 19, 2011,
Industry Week Analyst Writes: Evergreen Solar Bankruptcy is the 'Tip of the Iceberg'
Aug 19, 2011,
Supply glut could cause additional manufacturers to fall, according to Jonathan Katz...
Construction Employment Increases in 26 States and Washington, D.C., in July
Aug 19, 2011,
Construction employment increased in 26 states between July 2010 and July 2011 and during the past month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of state employment data released by the Labor Department...
Architecture Billings Index Drops for Fifth Straight Month
Aug 19, 2011,
Falls at the steepest rate in a year and a half...
Manufacturing Technology Orders up 103.9% from June 2010
Aug 15, 2011,
June 2011 U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $459.39 million ...
CEA Study Finds Most Realtors Believe Installed Home Technologies Will Play an Important Role in Home Sales Within Five Years
Aug 15, 2011,
A new survey from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) found that interest among Realtors and their clients for home technology is high...
Pike Research Forecasts Global Installed Base of Smart Meters to Near One Billion Units by 2020
Aug 15, 2011,
The adoption of smart meters is surging around the world, and electric utilities are accelerating their deployments of the devices, often as part of larger smart grid initiatives...
Global Engineering and Construction M&A Activity Stays Focused on Strategic Transactions and Regional Domestic Deals in the Second Quarter of 2011, According to PwC
Aug 15, 2011,
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity remained steady in the engineering and construction (E&C) industry during the second quarter of 2011...
Reed Construction Data Predicts Modest Construction Recovery Will be Supported by Two More Years of Cheap Credit
Aug 15, 2011,
The Federal Reserve Bank had to do something quickly and dramatically to dampen the downward spiral of confidence and spending, similar to late 2008, which began earlier this year and threatened to become much more serious earlier this month, says Jim Haughey, chief economist for Reed Construction Data, Norcross, Ga....
Construction Spending Edges up in June
Aug 5, 2011,
Construction spending edged up 0.2% in June as increases in private nonresidential construction outweighed continuing declines in private residential and public construction spending...
How Low Can We Go?
Jul 29, 2011, By Mike Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Achieving energy performance goals for new commercial buildings...
