Even though growth in the U.S. economy continues to be disappointing, nonresidential construction activity is projected to see healthy if unspectacular gains this year, with construction spending for buildings rising by 5 percent in 2013 before accelerating to 7.2 percent in 2014, according to a report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
The final construction numbers for 2012 aren’t all tabulated yet, but the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC) is making predictions about what some sectors of the construction market will look like in 2013. Nonresidential construction is predicted to expand by 5.2 percent next year.
EMCOR Group Inc., a leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services, announced that its subsidiary EMCOR Government Services has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to perform support services for the Directorate of Public Works at Fort Huachuca, in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
High-efficiency Bard I-TEC classroom climate system provides superior indoor air quality and quiet operation, says the company. Mounted over the sill, the unit is designed to be aesthetically pleasing.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that billings at architecture firms accelerated to their strongest pace of growth since December 2010. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the AIA reported that October’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) was 52.8, up from the mark of 51.6 in September.
Former SMACNA president Richard J. Cramer Sr., of Holly, Mich., was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR.
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) expanded for the second consecutive quarter, up to eight months in the third quarter of this year, a 3.5 percent increase from the previous quarter.
Richard J. Cramer Sr. of Holly, Mich., a former Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) president, was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR.
