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Architecture
Starting to build starter modular single family homes in Chicago: Permitting...
Chicago Cityscape reports on a new construction permit and the building process for a "modular" and "prefabricated" single family home in Back of the...
Associations
SEAOI announces Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards finalists
The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) has announced the projects selected as finalists in the 2020 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards.
The projects...
Construction industry loses 975,000 jobs in April as COVID-19 takes its...
Construction employment throughout the US declined by 975,000 jobs in April as a new survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and data...
Contractors
Top-off reached for $200 million west side Ogden Commons project
The Habitat Company, James McHugh Construction Co. and Bowa Construction say they have recently topped off off of a commercial and retail building that...
Engineering
Chicago City Council sets out EV charging infrastrure requirements for new buildings
Chicago City Council has adopted rules that will require electric vehicle charging infrastructure in new construction building’s parking areas and that update bird-friendly building...
AECOM completes 14-day transformation of McCormick Place into COVID-19 care facility
AECOM said on Monday that it has completed the first phase of the transformation of Chicago’s McCormick Place into an alternate care facility for...
Boston mayor orders halt to all construction projects; Associated General Contractors of America opposed
Vice President Mike Pence is asking construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 face masks to local hospitals - and to stop ordering...
Chicago Department of Transportation launches ChiStreetWork website upgrade
Chicago's Department of Transportation (CDOT) today announced the launch of a new subscription feature on ChiStreetWork, a web-based tool that leverages the Google Maps interface...
Construction spending across the U.S. rises to all-time high
Spending on U.S. construction projects rose to an all-time high in January, with strong gains in home construction and government building projects.
The Commerce Department...
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