Construction Economics for April 13, 2020

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Source: New feed

Wetland Documentation App Seeks to Speed Environmental Evaluations

Building on or near wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas is a known challenge in construction. But a new app seeks to automate much of the wetlands evaluation process and then instantly populate the relevant forms and documentation.

Source: New feed

New York City Halts Public Design Work

Though most construction in New York City has been halted, architects hired for city projects were stunned to get orders last week to stop all ongoing design work. 

Source: New feed

Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage Archive

ENR's past coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the industry, dating back to the beginning of 2020.

Source: New feed

Code Group Seeks Funds for Remote Approval of COVID-19 Pop-Up Hospitals

In a recent survey by the International Code Council, 26% of the more than 1,150 code-official respondents report building departments have received requests for permits for COVID-19-related facilities, including in temporary structures in alternative locations, such as school gymnasiums, hotels, outpatient surgical centers or in pop-structures in parking lots.

Source: New feed

COVID-19: Confronting The New Normal

As the global pandemic rages, construction confronts changing realities to keep projects, workforces, businesses and futures on track

Source: New feed