This is a fascinating #negotiation story. ‘We were students negotiating with armed guerrillas for my father’s life’ bbc.co.uk/news/stories-5…

How do you value #commercialproperty during a market downturn? And how do you mitigate risk to your #CRE portfolio? Our latest webinar answers these questions and more. Book a demo learn more about our webinar series. fal.cn/3bYfL

With vaccines on the horizon, employers are asking if they can be mandated — and how well workers would comply washingtonpost.com/road-to-recove…

The total value of U.S. #construction put in place in October rose 1.3% despite ongoing weakness in #nonresidential spending - which broke a four-month string of declines by managing to remain flat in October, growing year-to-date just 0.7%. #economy bit.ly/39Iko42

As #construction and industrial production activity slowed, demand for #equipmentrental pulled back putting pressure on #rental rates & causing rental houses to cut fleet size. But after a difficult year, data shows reasons to be more optimistic for 2021. bit.ly/3qq2SYt

Results of a five-year study on the performance of recycled #concrete compared to that of traditional concrete found that the #recycledconcrete had comparable strength and durability after five years of being in service. #recycling bit.ly/36DGVx8

This is in! Winter 2020-21 review of U.S. put-in-place construction outlook. Read more and download PDF: bit.ly/3mJ7Zkg Alex Carrick

Industry unemployment hits HIGHEST November level since 2012 as sluggish non-residential #building and #infrastructure #construction lags, while residential employment nears pre-pandemic peak. Read more: agc.org/news/2020/12/0…

Hand protection for workers during chilly and windy environments should not be a second thought, as cold stress can lead to several hazardous conditions. ohsonline.com/articles/2020/…

She built a business with $30 million in revenue—and a mission to root out racism in the construction industry: inc.com/lindsay-blakel…

Check out my latest article: When does interest for non-payment (breach of contract) start accruing? linkedin.com/pulse/when-doe… via LinkedIn

🚲ATTN: #BikeNYC!!! NYC DOT is hiring more bike lane inspectors! The job is to ride a DOT issued bicycle and make sure construction contractors are in compliance with regulations for maintaining bike lanes & report other roadway defects! a127-jobs.nyc.gov Job ID: 533063

If anyone is interested, this is a good account of how we won the nyc’s law ending gas in new construction. It’s a solid write up of a successful campaign. I think it’s pretty useful for activists/organizers/campaigners, particularly on this topic. 👀 docs.google.com/document/d/1Tp…

This is why we need more damn union workplaces.

That is 1090 East 17th Street in Brooklyn. Approx. 40' high wall of scaffold. High voltage electric lines going right through it. Seems fully flammable! They are IGNORING the SWO. This is on you now FDNY! Simcha Felder

1090 East 17th St. in Brooklyn. DOB issued SWO. Being ignored! High voltage electric line 2" from metal scaffold. Likely flammable 40' green "wall" w/ electric thru it! No permits! Someone could get killed! Please help! Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani NYC Mayor's Office Simcha Felder

1090 East 17th St. SWO after SWO after SWO ignored. High voltage electric approx. 2" from metal scaffold and thru ignition source. Approx. 800 sq. ft. 8' excavation you classify as undermining adjacent structure. Department of Buildings. Revoke C of O / padlock the site til this is legal!

Dangerous construction! Violation of multiple SWO's! Happening now! Could ignite or electrocute workers at any time! High-voltage line ~ 2" from metal scaffold. Electric thru flammable material. Major excavation. No permits. 1090 E. 17 St. Brooklyn. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani OSHA_DOL Con Edison

Dangerous construction! Violation of multiple SWO's! Happening now! Could ignite or electrocute workers at any time! High-voltage line ~ 2" from metal scaffold. Electric thru flammable material. Major excavation. No permits. 1090 E. 17 St. Brooklyn. FDNY FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore Jimmy Oddo