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Products Snapshot: Concrete Trucks and an Inspection Camera - Monday, February 06, 2012
This week we look at a lighter concrete truck and a hand-held inspection camera.
Fiscal 2013 DOD Budget to Call for Another Round of Base Closures - Monday, February 06, 2012
Base realignment and closures could generate near-term work for environmental consultants, but new military construction programs could take a hit.
Construction's January Jobless Rate Up, But Industry Gains 21,000 Jobs - Friday, February 03, 2012
Industry's 17.7% rate in January worsened from December's 16%, but was much improved from January 2011's 22.5%.
Trench Safety Firm President Dies in Plane Crash - Friday, February 03, 2012
Tom Coble was pilot, but the cause of the accident is not yet known, says the company.
China and India Vie For Work in Surrounding Nations - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Contractors from each country aim for market share in so-called 'string of pearls' nations around the subcontinent.
Seismic Training Efforts Help Haitians Help Themselves - Friday, February 03, 2012
An old Chinese proverb sums up several projects that mark the dawn of seismic-resistant design and construction in earthquake-devastated Haiti: "If you give a person a fish, you feed that person for a day. If you teach a person to fish, you feed that person for a lifetime."
Newsmaker: Henry Urbach - Friday, February 03, 2012
Henry Urbach Named Director of Philip Johnson's Glass House.
A’maree’s - Thursday, February 02, 2012
Haute Couture: A restaurant with a Modernist pedigree is rescued from the vintage bin, reborn a high-end clothier.
AIA Chooses Sustainable Projects for Volunteer Program - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The AIA's Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) has selected seven communities to receive pro bono design and planning services.
Design Selected for AIDS Memorial Park in New York City - Monday, January 30, 2012
The AIDS Memorial Park organization, Architectural Record, and Architizer have announced the winner of a competition to design a memorial for victims of AIDS and an education center in Manhattan’s West Village, across from the now-closed St. Vincent’s hospital.
Material Trends - Monday, February 11, 2008
Prices are updated monthly by ENR's price reporters who call a single source for each product in 20 U.S. cities and appear each week in ENR on a rotating cycle.
Building Cost Index - Monday, February 11, 2008
HOW ENR BUILDS THE INDEX: 68.38 hours of skilled labor at the 20-city average of bricklayers, carpenters and structural ironworkers rates, plus 25 cwt of standard structural steel shapes at the mill price prior to 1996 and the fabricated 20-city price from 1996, plus 1.128 tons of portland cement at the 20-city price, plus 1,088 board-ft of 2 x 4 lumber at the 20-city price.
Skilled Labor Index - Monday, February 11, 2008
The Skilled Labor Index is the labor component of ENR’s Building Cost Index and tracks union wages, plus fringe benefits, for carpenters, bricklayers and iron workers.
Material Price Index - Monday, February 11, 2008
The Materials Cost Index is the materials component of ENR’s building and construction cost indexes. It tracks the weighted price movement of structural steel, portland cement and 2 X 4 lumber.
Construction Cost Index - Monday, February 11, 2008
HOW ENR BUILDS THE INDEX: 200 hours of common labor at the 20-city average of common labor rates, plus 25 cwt of standard structural steel shapes at the mill price prior to 1996 and the fabricated 20-city price from 1996, plus 1.128 tons of portland cement at the 20-city price, plus 1,088 board-ft of 2 x 4 lumber at the 20-city price.
