The construction industry faces a shortage of skilled labor. How big is the labor shortage problem today? It’s big. According to the most recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index, skilled labor shortages are widespread — 92% of contractors have...
Associated Builders and Contractors released its inaugural Tech Report, a study of the innovative technology and tools that contractors use on jobsites to be safer, more profitable and primed to win more work. ABC’s 2021 Tech Report identifies the top challenges...
Ten years ago, cold-formed steel (CFS) manufacturers produced metal studs with no overriding governing body certifying them. The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) was formed to provide that oversight and give wall contractors the assurance they need that steel...
Participants in the SFIA Forum webinar, “The State of Steel Framing — And What You Can Do About It,” are positive about the construction economy and the forecast for 2022. Photo courtesy of South Valley Prefab. Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated...
Building construction and operations account for nearly 40% of all carbon emissions, making it the largest polluting sector worldwide. Manufacturing building materials, transporting materials to construction sites and the actual construction process account for 11% of...
Bob Vila, known for hosting the television shows This Old House, Bob Vila’s Home Again, Bob Vila, and Restore America with Bob Vila, recently turned 75 years old. To celebrate his birthday, bobvila.com developed a list of Bob Vila’s 75 Best Tips for Homeowners on home...
Photo credits: South Valley Prefab - exterior finish panels on Denver’s new RiNo District hotel cut installation labor by 90% A growing number of building professionals are embracing prefabrication and modular construction to provide owners with schedule and budget...
On Monday, October 18, and Tuesday, October 19, 2021, leaders of the cold-formed steel (CFS) framing industry, including the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) Board of Directors, learned through a series of online meetings that the industry is healthy and...
Steel is widely recognized as the most recycled material on the planet. Recycling of steel has long benefited the industry by saving on raw material costs, reducing the environmental footprint of steel production, and providing feedstocks of benefit to the...