Daniel E. Stepano, General President of OPCMIA since April 16, 2016, announced his intention to retire in January 2023. The OPCMIA General Executive Board unanimously elected General Secretary-Treasurer Kevin D. Sexton as his replacement.

KAI Design is pleased to announce the hiring of Jake Wagoner, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, LEED Green Associate, as Project Architect at its St. Louis office.

Two innovations from Hilti were named to the 2022 BuiltWorlds Smart Jobsites 50 – Hilti’s ON!Track asset management system and the Fieldwire job site management software. BuiltWorlds derived the list from a combination of direct industry feedback, case studies and the results of their July 2021 - July 2022 Benchmarking Survey data.

New hybridized design approach can revolutionize development of future housing.

Construction 3D printing is gaining new heights in Texas, as printing begins on the first multistory printed structure in the United States.

Koki Holdings America Ltd., today announced a merger of two organizations, Metabo HPT and Metabo Power Tools in North America. Effective December 2022, both brands will operate their headquarters, factory service center and distribution functions from a state-of-the-art facility in Braselton, Georgia, located north of Atlanta.

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the launch of a new online platform, referred to as the Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal, to modernize how the OFCCP received required notices about construction contract and subcontract awards.

San Francisco-based Canvas, which this year began leasing its schedule-compressing drywall finishing robot to self-perform general contractors and drywall contractors in the Bay Area, this month began its rapid expansion into new regions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that the suicide rate for men in construction and excavation was five times greater than the rate of all other work-related fatalities in the construction industry, and these workers are four times more likely to end their own lives than people in the general population.

ClarkDietrich, the largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products, interior and exterior finishing products and accessories in North America, announced today that the company has completed its acquisition of Structa Wire Corp, a manufacturer of high-performance welded wire products for the lath and plaster industry.