AWC Publishes Updates to Wind & Seismic Standard

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The American Wood Council published the 2027 edition of the Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (ANSI/AWC SDPWS-2027), the wood product industry’s standard for designing in high seismic and wind zones. The new edition has been approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute and will be referenced in the 2027 I-Codes. The 2027 SDPWS is the result of five years of technical work and two years of balloting under ANSI’s consensus-based process, including 13 rounds of balloting and a full public review period before reaching final approval. As an ANSI-approved standard, SDPWS is typically […]

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Dodge Construction Network: Construction Starts Fall Back in August

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Total construction starts declined 24.8% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.34 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts fell 32% over the month, residential starts decreased 5.2% and nonbuilding declined by 26.7%. On a year-to-date basis, total construction starts were up 15.2% through August. Nonresidential starts were up 23.4%, nonbuilding starts improved by 22.2%, and residential starts were down 1.8% over the same period. For the 12 months ending August 2026, total construction starts were up 14.5% from the 12 months ending August 2025. Residential starts were down 2.4%, nonresidential starts were up 17.9% […]

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Cadence McShane Completes Kyle Technology Park Phase I in Kyle, Texas

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Cadence McShane Construction Company announced the completion of Kyle Technology Park Phase I, a three-building warehouse development for client TIG Real Estate Services. Totaling 75,000 square feet, Phase I of Kyle Technology Park is part of a larger master-planned industrial development. Each of the three buildings spans 25,000 square feet with a 35-foot clear height, and they are designed to accommodate multiple tenants for a variety of warehouse and flex industrial uses. Kyle Technology Park Phase I represents the latest successful collaboration between Cadence McShane and TIG Real Estate Services. The project continues a longstanding relationship between the two companies […]

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NCCER Unveils CraftPro to Unlock Full Potential of Construction Workforce

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The National Center for Construction Education and Research has released CraftPro, its online craft training tool designed to enable contractors, regardless of size, to train and upskill their teams. The tool offers contractors the ability to choose the targeted training their employees need without the cost of an onsite trainer or the expense of pulling workers off the jobsite. This new solution addresses a need in the construction industry as many contractors struggle with the logistics of providing effective training programs while they face record backlogs amid a workforce shortage. “The workforce shortage is an industry-wide issue, but the real […]

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City of Dickson Breaks Ground on City Center

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Hoar Construction announced the groundbreaking of a new city center for the city of Dickson, Tennessee. The general contractor is leading construction on the new facility, which will include the police station, a courtroom and city administrative offices. Construction officially kicked off on Sept. 11 with a groundbreaking ceremony hosted in partnership with the city of Dickson. The 44,204-square-foot facility will replace the previous 71-year-old municipal building, bringing together several city services under one roof. The new city center will house the police station on the right side of the building. City administration, including the mayor, will office out of […]

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