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Residential Construction Employment Posts Strong Gains at Start of 2023

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Residential construction gained 5,500 jobs in January, while total nonfarm payroll employment posted a gain of 517,000 in January, its largest monthly increase in six months, the National Association of Home Builders' Eye on Housing reports. in January, it remains well below pre-pandemic levels recorded at the beginning of 2020.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

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The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs.

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Surge in Home Remodeling: Lighting Trend Forecast

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Surge in Home Remodeling: Lighting Trend Forecast. In fact, Realtor.com recently found that the demand for home remodels is expected to remain strong in 2022. In fact, Realtor.com recently found that the demand for home remodels is expected to remain strong in 2022. kcichowicz. Fri, 09/17/2021 - 00:00.

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Increases in Private Residential Spending Reflects Strong Growth

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Increases in Private Residential Spending Reflects Strong Growth. Both strong spending on single-family construction and home improvements helped to increase total private residential construction spending in November, says the National Association of Home Builders. in November and remodeling spending saw lesser growth with a 0.2%

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Home Improvement, Remodeling Spending Expected to Rise

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Home Improvement, Remodeling Spending Expected to Rise. Stronger gains will come with remodeling in the large metros, with expected growth of nearly 5% this year whereas 2020 only experienced a 2% growth. A total of 14 metros are expected to have an even stronger remodeling growth with increases larger than 6%.

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Adaptive reuse: 5 benefits of office-to-residential conversions

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Adaptive reuse: 5 benefits of office-to-residential conversions FitzGerald completed renovations on Millennium on LaSalle, a 14-story building in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. Originally built in 1902, the former office building now comprises 211 apartment units and marks LaSalle Street’s first complete office-to-residential conversion.

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2020 National Electrical Code Resets GFCI Rule

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2020 National Electrical Code Resets GFCI Rule. Prior to the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC), ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) weren’t required on connections between a new home’s electrical system and the air conditioning condenser unit—the part of the HVAC system that sits outside the home.