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Building Momentum The past year has been an unusual time for the construction industry — one marked by project postponements, soaring prices for materials, and the establishment of strict COVID […]
Firm Foundation Mark Sullivan wasn’t unlike countless other business owners, watching the COVID-19 story develop last February and March and wondering how his construction firm, D.A. Sullivan & Sons Inc., […]
Starts and Stops Total construction starts fell 2% nationally in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $797.3 billion, according to the latest report from Dodge Data & Analytics. […]
Backyard Experience By Mark Morris On a Thursday in February while snow fell on the region, Bob Schwein was answering a steady stream of phone calls at Drewnowski Pools. […]
Fueling Interest By Mark Morris John Majercak likes to say the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) has been successful for 45 years because it’s willing to try out approaches to saving […]
Space Jam By Mark Morris For home builders in Western Mass., 2020 brought opportunity and challenge in equal measure. For example, Nick Riley, owner of N. Riley Construction, said 2020 […]
Building Confidence Construction may be on the upswing in 2021, according to a report by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). “While many contractors enter 2021 with significant trepidation, the most […]
Something to Build On By Joe Bousquin The term ‘construction’ appears 636 times in the $908 billion pandemic relief package and $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and […]
Constructing a Picture In its recently released 2021 Dodge Construction Outlook, Dodge Data & Analytics predicts that total U.S. construction starts will increase 4% in 2021, to $771 billion. “The […]
It’s All in the Details The pandemic has upended many activities; however, contractors are continuing to work to modernize homes across the country. Professional remodelers are taking on extra […]
Safety First By Mark Morris Call it a time of constant adjustments. Since COVID-19 hit, area contractors have continued to work after adopting a number of state-mandated safety protocols to […]
Essential Work Back in March, ‘essential’ was a magic word for employers across Massachusetts. It meant they could continue to work, provide services, and generate revenue during a […]
Constructing a New Way Forward By Mark Morris Essential. That one word made all the difference for the construction industry as most sectors of the economy shut down, except for […]
Essential Questions Since the state ordered most workplaces to close their doors last week, there has still been plenty of work going on — just less of it, in most […]
Home Makers Walk-in closets in master bedrooms, low-emissivity windows, and laundry rooms are the most likely features in typical new homes in 2020, based on a recent survey of single-family […]
