Each Monday, we'll let you know what's coming in the week ahead, including important residential and commercial report releases, as well as our feature articles.
The biggest construction stories so far this year — June 27
From the Trump administration's approach to infrastructure spending to the continuing saga of Maryland's Purple Line light-rail project, we'll take a look at the biggest construction stories of the first half of 2017 in our feature article on Tuesday, June 27.
The future of robotics on the job site — June 28
From drones overhead to equipment-tracking on the ground and wearables on workers themselves, the prevalence of new robotic technology is fundamentally changing the way the industry designs and builds. In our feature article on Wednesday, June 28, we'll explore some of these new technologies and their impact on the construction workforce and workflow.
Pending home sales — June 28
The number of homes under contract in the U.S. fell from March to April, driven in large part by continued contraction in for-sale, existing-home inventory across the country. On Wednesday, June 28, the National Association of Realtors' will release its Pending Home Sales Index for May, which will offer more details on the impact of continued supply shortages and rising prices on future home sales.
Making room for parking in today's cities — June 29
Parking is often a necessity, but the ways in which it is incorporated into projects today is more varied than ever before. In our feature article on Thursday, June 29, we’ll find out how designers are making parking spaces less obtrusive and greener, as well as what kind of pressure parking concessions are under to sell valuable downtown surface lots, and where parking and alternate transportation modes intersect.