

There is no shortage of excuses not to build differently, but the current challenges we face as a building industry and society are becoming too tenuous to continue the status quo. From workforce availability and jobsite safety to housing affordability and availability, building quality and sustainability – we need solutions.
By Christine Cube
The National Institute of Building Sciences recently held a three-part public hearing, bringing together veteran building industry experts to discuss the state of housing affordability.
There’s ample motivation to fix the problem, but it’s taken decades for us to get here. And the road forward isn’t easy to navigate.
By Christine Cube
On Monday, November 6, the National Institute of Building Sciences will host a day-long public hearing to discuss the state of housing affordability and solutions to bring down the high cost of housing for middle- and working-class Americans.
You work in the world of construction project delivery. You’re used to managing a ton. Products. Requirements. Changes. Changes to Changes. Change one little thing over here and a dozen things have to change over there. The ripple effect is very real.
If you’re going to help great things get built, you have to understand how best to manage your construction project from start to finish. You have to see the big picture while tending to the smallest specification.
CMAA2023, October 29 - 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (National Harbor), is CMAA's flagship event! It will include a comprehensive expo hall, plenary and breakout sessions, and the annual Industry Recognition Awards where our annual Project Achievement Awards, Person of the Year, and other individual honors are presented. You won't want to miss it!
Pro Builder and Pro Remodeler's Women in Residential Construction Conference joins forces with Building Design+Construction’s Women in Design+Construction Conference for three days of keynote presentations, workshops, roundtable sessions, interactive panel discussions, networking events, and more.
The new Women in Residential+Commercial Construction Conference (WIR+CC) will take place in Nashville, TN, October 25-27. Combining these two long-standing events aligns with our mission to create the most impactful event for women in the design and construction industry.
Building America, a program of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, seeks proposals for multidisciplinary expert teams to tackle reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or decarbonizing, existing homes of several U.S. regions.
Projects will address technical challenges through field validation and demonstration, measurement and verification, and workforce training.