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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

PSMJ Resources

The pickup for total construction in August was the result of greater activity for each of construction’s three main sectors—nonresidential building [7%], residential building [4%] and nonbuilding construction [13%]. ” Nonresidential building declined 8% year-to-date; residential, -5%; and nonbuilding, -4%.

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Build lean, clean, and green: Exploring off-site heavy timber construction

Construction Specifier

While heavy timber was used mainly for agricultural buildings and residential properties in the past, today, it is popular for schools and universities, churches, municipal buildings, and commercial buildings. In the labor sector, manufacturing project components at another location means fewer workers on the site.

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