Articles Tagged with ''construction and HVAC''

Total construction spending registered a small gain in April but showed very mixed patterns among major segments, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

With projected total annual energy gain (with solar) of $123, the home falls safely into the zero net-energy usage category.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI), a leading economic indicator of construction activity, continues to strengthen. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the February ABI score was 54.9, up slightly from a mark of 54.2 in January. 

Bill tackles construction worker insurance.

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.