What to learn from one company on building lean, staying nimble & keeping employees engaged
Washington. D.C. (Nov. 19, 2019)—The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance has released a new report, Embodied Carbon in Buildings Materials for Real Estate, explaining how reducing embodied carbon in the construction process can save developers money and help mitigate the impacts of climate change. Greenprint is a worldwide alliance of real estate owners, investors and strategic partners committed to improving the environmental performance of the global real estate industry. Through measurement, benchmarking, knowledge sharing and implementation of best practices, Greenprint and its members are striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030.
What to keep in mind when using tech to find & keep new customers
White Paper
Find out more on the future of construction technology
Sponsor
London, England (Nov. 19, 2019)—Total announced global construction and real estate industry deals for Q3 2019 were worth $61.7 billion, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked an increase of 92.4% over the previous quarter and a rise of 33.2% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $46.68 billion. In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a rise of 10.7% over the last four-quarter average with 654 deals against the average of 591 deals. In value terms, North America led the activity with deals worth $25.26 billion.
New York, New York (Nov. 18, 2019)—New construction starts declined 11% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $696.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. This is the third consecutive monthly drop in construction starts activity. By major sector, nonresidential building starts fell 20% from September to October and nonbuilding starts dropped 14%, while residential starts moved 2% lower. The October statistics pushed the Dodge Index down to 147 (2000=100) compared to 166 in September.
AIA Architectural Billings Index, Annual Value Update & more
The tool you need to keep equipment & teams moving in ice or snow
How employers can minimize mental anguish in the workplace & equip workers with coping skills
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 14, 2019)—The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released the November 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $900 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.9, an increase from the October index of 51.4.