Slump hits architects, billings at 13-year low

... click to enlarge! • Click to enlarge A survey of architects shows that construction of commercial buildings likely will drop in the next nine ... was 38.3, also a historic low, the statement said. Scores by region: Northeast: 39.5 South ... sector — schools, hospitals and public buildings — is also beginning to react to tighter credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 02:00:28

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Quick Take: Emcor Group Inc.

EMCOR Group is a construction contractor that handles installation and maintenance of several building systems, including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, ... from the heavily cyclical commercial construction market. By focusing on growing maintenance contracts, EMCOR ... here. Last year, about half of EMCOR's revenues were from new construction projects, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 10:55:07

Promise of Stimulus Lifts PowerShares Building & Construction ETF

After dipping to a 52-week low in late November, PowerShares Dynamic Building and Construction (PKB) rallied quickly in December, proffering a 36 ... and engineering services for the building and remodeling of residential, commercial and industrial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 11:23:29

The Essentials of E-commerce

You may have been proficient at getting customers to buy products from your store in town, but online business is an entirely different game ... than paying the architecture and construction company to build the facility for a traditional ... software tend to look very similar to one another. Commercial solutions are generally easier [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:08:57

CurbedWire: New Robertson Apartments, Metro Student Pass

2009.01.foot.jpg ROBERTSON: The latest construction shot of a new apartment building at the corner of Robertson and Olympic, not an intersection where we spot a lot of new multi-unit residential construction. Not a lot to tell you about this project, but it's being managed by Califico, which also has a lot of commercial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:35:52

New Building Materials Go Green

The year’s newest home-building technologies are related to green building and reducing the amount of energy that is consumed every day, such as  low-energy choices, including light-emitting diodes and manifold plumbing systems.  Whether residential or commercial and remodeling, they are becoming prevalent in new construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:52:19

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