Good Colorado Economic News Keeps Coming
Colorado has been slowly recovering from the great recession, and the good news keeps coming. According to a Jan. 16 report from the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, we’ve had three major...
View ArticleDenver Ronald McDonald House
Dawn and I are helping make dinner at the Denver Ronald McDonald House for 40-50 people tonight. Honored to support these great families! http://www.ronaldhouse.org Here is a few pictures of everyone...
View ArticleAIA/AGC/ACEC Committee hosts Owner Round Table Discussion on Construction...
Tim Walsh with Confluence Companies, Carey Crain with Prime West Development and Jeff Bemelen with the University of Denver participated in last Thursday’s AIA/AGC/ACEC program panel discussion and all...
View ArticleAIA: Architecture Billings Index increases, Strongest Growth since 2007
With increasing demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is continuing to strengthen. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the...
View ArticleConstruction Employment Increases in 152 out of 339 Metro Areas Between March...
Pascagoula, Miss. and Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas Are Top Gainers While Monroe, Mich. Had Largest Percentage Decline, Chicago & Northern Virginia Metro Areas Lost the Most Jobs Construction...
View ArticleWorld’s tallest children’s hospital pushes BIM to the extreme
The Building Team for the 23-story Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago implements an integrated BIM/VDC workflow to execute a complex vertical program. Standing on the 10th floor of the sparkling new...
View ArticleHome starts up 52% in a year in metro Denver
Homebuilders in metro Denver started 52 percent more homes in the first quarter of 2013 than in the same quarter a year earlier, according to a new report by Metrostudy. Those builders started 1,596...
View ArticleConstruction Index Highest Since 2009
McGraw-Hill Construction’s Dodge Momentum Index rose 5.2 percent in April — a continuing positive trend for nonresidential building projects in the planning stages. Gains have been reported for the...
View ArticleAIA Foresight Report
The AIA Foresight Report highlights key trends and their impact on business and growth in the architecture marketplace. It is intended to provide original research that applies to the current and...
View ArticleU.S. Construction Comeback
Construction has suffered severely across the United States due to the economic downturn. New York has been affected particularly badly, with more than 700 different construction projects idled across...
View ArticleArchitecture Billings Index Stays in Growth Mode
Washington, D.C. – July 24, 2013 – The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained positive again in June after the first decline in ten months in April. As a leading economic indicator of construction...
View ArticlePositive Trend Continues for Architecture Billings Index
Washington, D.C. – August 21, 2013 – The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) saw a jump of more than a full point last month, indicating acceleration in the growth of design activity nationally. As a...
View ArticleStrong Conditions Revealed in Architecture Billings Index
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) showed more acceleration in the growth of design activity nationally. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate...
View ArticleArchitecture Billings Index Surges Higher
Showing a steady increase in the demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) continues to accelerate, as it reached its second highest level of the year. As a leading economic...
View ArticleSlight Rebound for Architecture Billings Index
Washington, D.C. – February 19, 2014 – After consecutive months of contracting demand for design services, there was a modest uptick in the Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading economic...
View ArticleConstruction spending posts biggest increase since 2006, rising 9.3% for the...
Growth Comes Despite Harsh Winter Weather in Many Parts of the Country Economist Says; But Continued Gains Depend on New Federal Infrastructure Investments, Broader Economic Growth Total construction...
View ArticleShould All of Us in the AEC Business be Using this Font?
Stumbled on to this while looking around today, tried the Ryman Eco font on a few of my documents that I handout to clients. It doesn’t look to bad compared to my favorite Calibri font at 11pt. Use 33%...
View ArticleAutodesk at AIA 2014: Project Skyscraper, Dynamo Advance The Future of BIM...
Today at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2014 conference in Chicago, Autodesk unveiled a new collaboration technology, Project Skyscraper, and spotlighted Dynamo to continue advancing the...
View ArticleFormIt – Getting Started
In this click saver I want to talk about Autodesk FormIt. Some of you might have been trying out FormIt already but at the Chicago AIA Conference they previewed a significant update with some enhanced...
View ArticleConstruction employment grows 5.4%. Where do the workers come from?
According to an analysis from AGC Economist Ken Simonson, Colorado construction employment grew 5.4% in the past 12 months. The actual numbers were 126,800 employees in June 2013 and 133,600 employees...
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