The Associated General Contractors of America will continue to provide highway work zone safety training classes next year, thanks to a new federal safety grant presented to the association.
The green-building sector is outpacing overall construction growth in the U.S. and will account for more than 2.3 million American jobs this year, according to a new U.S. Green Building Council study from Booz Allen Hamilton.
Motorists in many U.S. cities are already familiar with the perks of intelligent transportation systems. Depending upon their degree of sophistication, ITS technologies include variable message signs, traffic signal and lane controls, real-time weather information, ramp metering and video monitoring of traffic and highway security. ITS data can be sent to first responders and mobile apps to help drivers navigate around accidents and peak-period snarls. Photo courtesy of CDOT Intelligent transportation systems are already in place on some Colorado highways in the form of real-time highway messaging signs and ramp meters. But the Colorado Dept. of Transportation aims to take
As Denver housing prices rise, smart owners and managers of multifamily buildings are looking to energy efficiency to keep costs down while increasing real estate values.
After more than 30 years of being shuttered and $17 million in renovations, Centennial Hall will become the new hub of Johnson & Wales University’s Denver Campus.
An overwhelming majority of construction firms report trouble finding qualified craft workers to fill key spots, as demand for construction continues to rebound in many parts of the country, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released Sept. 10 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials called for new career and technical school programs, as well as other workforce measures to offset labor shortages that are forcing firms to change how they operate. They say the shortages also pose risks to workplace safety.“Few firms across the country have been immune from growing labor shortages in the construction
Denver International Airport and the Denver Fire Dept. broke ground in late August at the future site of Fire Station 35, located at 25365 E 75th Ave., near Jackson Gap and 75th Avenue.
Workforce Initiative Now (WIN), pioneered by Denver’s Regional Transportation District, has been awarded nearly $700,000 in Federal Transit Administration Ladders of Opportunity funding to strengthen efforts for training Coloradans for long-term careers in the transportation industry.
More contractors across the Mountain States region are smiling these days, with reports of ample available commercial work and healthier backlogs in most markets.
Prices for inputs to construction industries declined 0.1% in July after increasing 0.2% in June, according to the Aug. 14 producer price index release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year-over-year prices were down 3% in July and have been down on an annual basis for each of the past eight months. Prices of inputs to nonresidential construction industries declined 0.3% on a monthly basis and are down 3.9% on a yearly basis.“Key input prices fell or were flat in all but one category in July, and it is important to note that further downward pressure on input costs is
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