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MaineDOT Accelerates Work Despite Coronavirus

Scott Van Voorhis

July 8, 2020

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The Maine Dept. of Transportation has ramped up work and spending in response to the coronavirus.

Tech

Deloitte: Contractors Can Combat COVID-19 Crisis with Resilience

Contractors are responding by accelerating digital implementation, automation, prefabrication and modularization

Michelle Meisels, Principal

July 1, 2020

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Contractors are relying even more heavily on prefabrication and modularization and communication technologies using A/R, V/R and cloud sharing.

Coronavirus and Construction

AGC-Procore Data Shows Construction Increasing as State COVID-19 Orders Loosen

Construction returning to pre-COVID-19 levels in much of U.S., according to new survey

Jeff Yoders

June 18, 2020

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Construction jobs also increase as stay-at-home orders loosen and states re-open construction.

Worker Hour Changes for the Week of March 30

AGC, Procore Provide Insights About Loss of 975,000 Construction Jobs, Northeast Hardest Hit

AGC Online User Data Shows Shifts Created by Loss of Projects

Jeff Yoders

May 13, 2020

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Contractors experienced less demand and approximately 13% of the construction workforce was laid off as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the US, the Associated General Contractors of America reported.

ENR New England Releases Preliminary Top Contractor List

Justin Rice

April 24, 2020

July's print edition of ENR New England will include the annual rankings of the region’s Top Contractors.

Pa. Contractors Rush To Respond to Construction Stop Order

Enforcement of state order to cease work begins March 21

Justin Rice Bruce Buckley

March 20, 2020

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Pennsylvania-based contractors scramble to close construction sites with enforcement set to start March 21 in effort to curb COVID-19.

Boston Becomes First City to Shutter Construction Sites Because of Coronavirus

City to revisit construction ban in 14 days

Scott Van Voorhis

March 16, 2020

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Gilbane, Suffolk, Consigli among companies agreeing to shut down sites after Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh halted all construction in Boston for two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Technology

Autodesk Construction Cloud Network Has 1 Million Users, Software Vendor Says

Technology company expands sector leadership team, updates new research and women's safety harness initiatives

Jeff Yoders

March 10, 2020

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Amy Marks joins California software vendor as executive and technology "evangelist" in its construction group after departing her prefab software startup XSite Modular.

Modular Construction, Prefabrication and BIM

Technology

SmartMarket Report Highlights How BIM Planning Enables Prefabrication and Modular Construction

Contractors say designers not adequately enabling prefabrication and modular

Jeff Yoders

February 13, 2020

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New SmartMarket Report on prefabrication and modular construction updates 2011 Dodge research that focused only on prefabrication.

AGC Contractors Expect Demand To Increase in 2020, Still Worry About Labor Shortage

Three-quarters of firms surveyed plan to add to head count in coming year

Jeff Yoders

December 31, 2019

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Most construction companies expect strong demand in 2020 for all building types, but they also all report difficulty in finding workers.

July 13, 2020

As the pandemic upends traditional jobsite screening, contractors are turning to online health surveys at points of entry to help prevent an ill person coming onto the site.

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