The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America is urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to set a 15-year timeline for depreciating improvements to commercial properties.

All signs point to sustainability, safety and BIM technology when it comes to future success in the HVAC industry. But where do you begin? And most importantly, how do you keep building on what you’re already doing? Steve Jones — director of industry insights and research for Dodge Data & Analytics and keynote speaker at this year’s AEC BuildTech (April 30-May 2) — shows you the way forward to the future.

Construction spending declined by 0.6 percent from November to December but increased from a year earlier in most major categories, according to the Associated General Contractors (AGC).

NV5 Global Inc. has secured more than $11 million in anticipated fees for public works and education program management projects in Massachusetts and Colorado.

Construction employment increased by 52,000 jobs in January and by 338,000 jobs, or 4.7 percent, over the past year, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

This month's Facility Files will focus on the Back2Basics test addressing the renovation of an existing Metro station with the addition of a new smoke evacuation system located within the building and within the subway’s inbound and outbound tunnels. The associated ADA-compliant elevator will have its own stand-alone, engineered, smoke control, 100 percent outside air fan to a positive-pressurized elevator shaft system.

The cost of many products used in construction climbed 7.4 percent over the past year due to double-digit increases in commonly used construction materials, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

Forty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between August 2017 and August 2018, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

Construction employment increased by 23,000 jobs in August and by 297,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

Greenheck has added two new models of stainless steel backdraft dampers to its backdraft damper line. The SSNM-10 Series is a horizontally-mounted backdraft damper designed to allow vertical airflow up and prevent reverse airflow.