The U.S. Department of Energy recently released its annual U.S. Energy & Employment Report, a comprehensive summary of national and state-level workforce, industry and hiring information in the energy sector.

This output brings the speed and convenience of mobile 3-D capture to remodeling and design professionals who need to document existing conditions in homes, offices and other interior spaces. The Measurement Report unlocks the detailed data captured by a scan for professionals who don’t need an editable file for every project.

The global drywall and insulation contractor market is expected to grow from $474.33 billion in 2022 to $529.04 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5 percent. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short-term.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a report entitled “Building for the Future: Advancing Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry.”

The National Bureau of Economic Research released a new study finding that roughly one in 10 workers who initially reports working for an employer on one or more jobs and thus is coded as an employee is in fact an independent contractor on at least one of those jobs.

On Feb. 22, the experts at Zonda released the New Home Market Update report for January 2023.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences and MOD X, has released the Offsite Construction for Housing: Research Roadmap, a strategic report that presents the key knowledge gaps and research needs to overcome the barriers and challenges to off-site construction.

The Metal Construction Association has released its 2022 Annual Report. The report is now available on the MCA website and can be viewed here.

Dodge Construction Network’s year-end report analyzes key trends across the industry throughout 2022 and provides industry insights into 2023.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced plans to hold an online meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Jan. 23, 2023, from 2 to 4 p.m. EST.