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AGC Releases First of Its Kind Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting Playbook
May 1, 2024
Download your copy of the playbook and calculator today  On Earth Day, AGC provided a sneak peek of a new document, The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting in the Construction Industry (Decarb Playbook), designed by contractors for contractors to help address greenhouse gas… Read More

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Value of starts plummets, Reed says; construction jobs shrink, local wages diverge
The value of new nonresidential construction starts fell 8% from March to April, Reed Construction Data reported on Wednesday, based on its own data collection. Institutional building starts plunged 47% and commercial building starts tumbled 45% from record highs in December, while heavy project… Read More
May 13, 2009
CLRC Issues Reports on Costs of CBA Terms and Conditions and on Labor Rate Trends and Outlook
The cost of construction-industry collective bargaining agreement (CBA) terms and conditions as a percentage of wages and fringes was unchanged in 2008 at 6.4 percent, according to the Construction Labor Research Council's (CLRC) latest Cost of Terms and Conditions in Collective Bargaining… Read More
May 13, 2009
Supreme Court Clarifies Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in Collective Bargaining Agreements
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that a collective bargaining agreement that "clearly and unmistakably" requires union members to arbitrate claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is enforceable as a matter of federal law.  The case is 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, 129 S.Ct. 1456… Read More
May 12, 2009
How to Make BIM Work and Navigate the Legal Concerns - June 24 Webinar
June 24, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a powerful tool that is transforming the design and construction industry.  Owners, Architects and Contractors are tapping into BIM as a competitive advantage to increase project efficiency and improve overall results. … Read More
May 12, 2009
How to Make BIM Work and Navigate the Legal Concerns - June 24 Webinar
June 24, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a powerful tool that is transforming the design and construction industry.  Owners, Architects and Contractors are tapping into BIM as a competitive advantage to increase project efficiency and improve overall results. … Read More
May 12, 2009
AGC Sees Early Signs Stimulus Is Working, Despite Disappointing April Jobs Report
"Early reports indicate that the infrastructure portion of the stimulus is beginning to do exactly what was intended, put construction workers back on the job," says Ken Simonson after the U.S. Department of Labor issued its April, 2009 employment report.  While the report found continued job… Read More
May 11, 2009
Registration for the Spring AGC BIMForum Open!
Specialty Contractor Working Group to Meet Join other specialty contractors, general contractors, architects, engineers, attorneys, and owners May 28-29 for the Spring 2009 AGC BIMForum in Dallas, TX.  The Spring AGC BIMForum will be an assembly of some of the nation's leading construction… Read More
May 8, 2009
Obama Budget Details Dire Condition of Highway Trust Fund
President Obama today released further details of his proposed budget for FY 2010. For the highway program, however, there is little new information. The budget requests $41.1 billion, just slightly higher than the $40.7 billion provided in FY 2009. This is the same amount that was included in the… Read More
May 7, 2009
House T and I Committee Leaders Agree on Reauthorization Principles
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN) has announced that the bipartisan leadership of the committee has agreed on broad principles for SAFETEA-LU reauthorization legislation and that the highway subcommittee could begin marking up the legislation as soon… Read More
May 7, 2009
Obama Administration Releases Details on FY 2010 Budget Request; Slight Reduction in Federal Construction Spending
The Obama Administration today released additional details regarding its fiscal year 2010 budget request to Congress.  The Administration released a blueprint of its budget in February.  For federal construction spending programs, the Administration proposes a total of $118.7 billion, a $724… Read More
May 7, 2009

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