After a downturn in 2016, the dollar volume of construction starts in 2017 rebounded in New York City, helped by a surge in public works and institutional projects across the five boroughs. The Big Apple saw $37.78 billion worth of projects commence across all categories—residential, non-residential and non-building construction (which includes roads, bridges, tunnels and […]
New York City’s construction industry still has a lot of work to do to become more diversified. In fact, the composition of its workforce is moving in the wrong direction. The number of minority construction workers (those that identified as black, Hispanic or Asian) decreased by 5.4 percent to 147,917 employees in 2016 compared with […]
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Jan. 17 signed legislation into law, authored by Council Member Ben Kallos in collaboration with the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, that aims to reduce overnight and weekend construction noise. The measure, 1653-B, lets inspectors take noise readings from the roadway or sidewalk, rather than requiring that the reading be […]
After a robust 2017, commercial construction companies are anticipating an even stronger 2018, with the majority reporting they plan to expand their staffs, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. As professionals seek to map out 2018 and beyond, there are a number of trends shaping the construction industry. Some are evolutions of past years, such as offsite […]
