Increased ICE Enforcement Adds to Construction’s Labor Shortage Woes, AGC Survey Finds

Cabinet members in the Trump administration have touted policies that they say will allow project owners to “build, baby, build,” but the results of a new construction industry survey show how elevated immigration enforcement threatens to exacerbate workforce-related project delays. Labor shortages are the top cause of project delays, impacting the work of 45% of […]

Basement Systems Offers Tips for Preventing Crawl Space & Basement Flooding in Wake of Hurricane Dorian

A crawl space in Bennettsville, North Carolina is encapsulated following flood damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Photo by Southeast Foundation & Crawl Space Repair. The torrential rain and flooding from Hurricane Dorian will likely leave numerous residents in the coastal Carolinas, southeast Virginia, and southeast New England with water damage to their basements […]

New York Penn Station Reconstruction Will Start in 2027, USDOT Says

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation plans to begin construction on a project to overhaul New York City’s Pennsylvania Station in 2027, DOT officials announced Aug. 27.  DOT plans to begin stakeholder engagement with contractors this fall, and then release a solicitation for a master developer later this year, according to a schedule the agency provided. […]