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Construction Association Releases First-of-its-kind Decarbonization Playbook To Help Firms Assess, Track & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 22, 2024
  The Associated General Contractors of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon… Read More

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PPI jumps in June, falls from a year ago; vacancy rates soar; wind, solar projects stall
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods jumped 1.8% in June, seasonally adjusted (1.9%, not seasonally adjusted), but was still down 4.6% from the June 2008 level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The PPI for inputs to construction industries, a weighted average of materials… Read More
July 14, 2009
Construction & Materials Outlook Presentation - July
View AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson's July 14 presentation on the outlook for construction activity, materials and labor.
July 14, 2009
Producer Price Indexes (PPIs) for Construction Materials and Components - June
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AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
July 14, 2009
OSHA Safety and Health Standards for Construction (OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Construction Industry Standards)
Occupational Safety and Health Standards applicable to construction (29 Code of Federal Regulations with Part 1903, 1904, 1910 and 1926). This edition is the most comprehensive and reader-friendly CFR book on the market. It has been modernized with a unique layout called RegLogic that reproduces… Read More
July 14, 2009
New Help on Adhering to Federal Regulations
Adhering to federal contractual requirements can be complicated as any subcontract or purchase order must follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements.  To assist in that effort, ConsensusDOCS has created a guidance document to its newly published 752 Standard Subcontract for… Read More
July 14, 2009
OMB Releases New Guidance for Implementation of Reporting Requirements
Applies to Recovery Act Funded Federal-Aid Projects  On June 22, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act"). This guidance details the reporting… Read More
July 14, 2009
11 New ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents Now Available
On June 10, 2009, ConsensusDOCS released 11 new standard construction contract documents, including a Federal Subcontract (bringing the catalog total to 90+ documents addressing all project delivery methods).  In direct response to customer feedback, the new release also incorporates a software… Read More
July 14, 2009
Form I-9 Valid After June 30
On June 26, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the current Form I-9 will continue to be valid for use beyond its expiration date of June 30, 2009.  Although the current form has the expiration date printed… Read More
July 13, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor Schedules Regional Compliance Seminars for Employers
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have implemented a series of regional compliance seminars in various cities throughout the country.  Each seminar will be offered free of charge to employers. OFCCP, responsible… Read More
July 13, 2009
ICE Steps Up Enforcement with Form I-9 Audits
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has notified approximately 650 companies of the intent to audit their I-9 forms, just half way through 2009.  By comparison, the agency reports that it audited approximately 500 companies in… Read More
July 13, 2009

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