In October 2023, Houston’s city council officially adopted Resilience Houston, an effort to make the city more energy efficient and proactive in countering climate change. Taking effect in January 2024, commercial and residential construction must adhere to the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), the most recently published version. Building codes are devised by national organizations,...
The Houston area added the most construction jobs in the nation during the past year, according to a new report by the Associated General Contractors of America, gaining 19,300 jobs through June, 2018. Construction employment rose in 76 percent of the 358 metro areas tracked by the organization. Midland added 6,700 jobs, a 24-percent rise...
Recent ArticlesOctober 22, 2017by Stacia Gotto0
Commercial Construction Climbs
The Greater-Houston area experienced a growth in volume of commercial construction projects during the first half of 2017. When held in comparison to the same period in 2016, commercial jobs increased 11 percent, while residential construction dropped four percent, according to Dodge Data and Analytics. The rise in commercial development favorably indicates Houston’s economy is...
Following an August we will not soon forget, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston at the end of the month causing an estimated $198 billion in property damage. Hurricanes Irma, Maria and Nate followed shortly after, leaving Florida, Puerto Rico and Mississippi reeling with exorbitant rebuilding expenses. Prior to the devastation that pummeled the Gulf...
Recent ArticlesOctober 18, 2017by Stacia Gotto0
Texas: A State of Economic Growth
The American City Business Journals recently reported that Texas is home to two of the most rapidly expanding cities in the United States: Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. People are flocking to the Lonestar State, recording one thousand new residents, per city every week. The Great Recession, a term coined in reference to the significant reduction...