Source: Dodge Data & Analytics, Hamilton, N.J. Dodge Data & Analytics and the Blue Book Building & Construction Network are combining their businesses, affording current and prospective customers access to the industry’s leading platform for data insight, market intelligence, firm discovery and networking. The Dodge | Blue Book Construction Industry Database will embody the industry’s most complete, up-to-date and accurate…
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Dodge, BSD team to expedite material, product specification and procurement
Sources: Building Systems Design Inc., Atlanta; Dodge Data & Analytics, Hamilton, N.J.; CP staff A Building Systems Design and Dodge Data & Analytics partnership is geared to delivering specific and targeted material or product information at precisely the moment design professionals require. It will combine BSD SpecLink, cloud-based specification content and software, and the Dodge Sweets platform, spanning material or…
Read MoreCommand Alkon, IT partners: Heavy civil work looks better than commercial
Sources: Dodge Data & Analytics, New York; Command Alkon, Birmingham, Ala.; CP staff
A Dodge Data & Analytics survey conducted with support from Command Alkon and three other technology partners finds that heavy civil contractors, despite Covid-19 staff and project impacts, are generally optimistic about business conditions through 2021. The sentiments of 99 heavy civil practitioners surveyed from mid-April to mid-May contrast with more cautious views commercial contractors expressed in companion Dodge research.
Read MoreDodge Data, roadbuilding interests rethink market prospects for 2020
“We are in recession. Full stop. No question about it,” Dodge Data & Analytics Chief Economist Richard Branch notes in a revised North American construction outlook reflecting potential impact of Covid-19 response measures. “We need to figure out the depth of this recession and what a potential recovery looks like.”
Read MoreSafety survey: Worker involvement, supervisor leadership drive metrics
The latest Safety Management in the Construction Industry SmartMarket Report reinforces prior series findings on the high priority of accident prevention while placing new emphasis on supervisors’ onsite actions and leadership in promoting safety. Prepared with participation from CPWR – Center for Construction Research and Training plus San Francisco information technology developer Procore, the report reflects findings from biennial Dodge Data & Analytics contractor surveys.
Read MoreSafety survey: Worker involvement, supervisor leadership drive metrics
Sources: Dodge Data & Analytics, New York; CP staff
The latest Safety Management in the Construction Industry SmartMarket Report reinforces prior series findings on the high priority of accident prevention while placing new emphasis on the importance of supervisors’ onsite actions and leadership in promoting safety. Prepared with participation from CPWR – Center for Construction Research and Training plus information technology developer Procore, the report reflects findings from biennial Dodge Data & Analytics contractor surveys.
Read MoreTop construction economist sees minor drop in 2020 project activity
Source: Dodge Data & Analytics, New York
The 2020 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in industry forecasting and business planning, projects total U.S. construction starts slipping 4 percent, to $776 billion, from this year to next.
Read MoreDodge forecasting veteran succeeds Chief Economist Murray
Source: Dodge Data & Analytics, New York
Dodge Data & Analytics Senior Economist Richard Branch is successor to Chief Economist Robert Murray, who retired at the end of August. After a decade in his former role, Branch is now tasked with ensuring the service’s continued preeminence in tracking, analyzing and forecasting North American construction activity. He will work with clients and national, regional, or trade media to share insights on residential and commercial building plus nonbuilding markets. Branch will likewise play lead roles in producing or overseeing the monthly Dodge Momentum Index, National Construction Starts research, and annual Dodge Construction Outlook Conference.
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – NOVEMBER 2018
A new thermal beneficiation technology from Charah Solutions, Louisville, Ky., improves finished fly ash quality by reducing loss on ignition, ammonia, activated carbon and moisture in raw feeds. The proprietary MP618 Multi-Process suits both wet and dry ash streams and offers these company-cited advantages over competing technologies: Lower cost profile; efficient footprint with self contained environmental controls that can be deployed in weeks versus years; and, modular design that can be scaled to market demand.
Read MoreReport tracks green building escalation among A/E/C pros, clients
Sources: Dodge Data & Analytics, New York; CP staff
A new report based on surveys of 2,000-plus architects, engineers, contractors, owners, consultants and real estate investors from 86 countries indicates significant international market growth for green construction projects in the last 10 years and demand for such building activity continuing to climb. Dodge Data & Analytics’ World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report finds that green building principles will factor into more than 60 percent of survey participant projects by 2021.
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