Boston Construction News: Builder confidence rebounds in May on tight existing inventory

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes jumped in May as continued inventory shortages boosted homebuilder optimism, despite higher construction costs and interest rates, the National Association of Home Builders reported.      

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The two tallest buildings in Boston, 200 Clarendon Street (formerly known as the John Hancock Tower), right, and the Pruidential Tower, seen from One Dalton Street . (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Construction News: Boston to adopt energy-efficient ‘stretch’ building codes, Wu says

Boston has recently taken a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint by adopting energy-efficient "stretch" building codes.

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Construction News: Construction starts rebound on manufacturing, housing strength

Total construction starts rebounded in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $912.8 billion, a 6% rise, due to bustling building activity for manufacturing plants and homes, according to Dodge Construction Network. But after a massive dropoff in January, starts for the first two months of the year were still 17% below their 2022 levels and weakness in the commercial and institutional sectors pose cause for concern.

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1/2-13 WEJ-IT POWER-SERT ANCHOR STEEL ZINC PS2-12

High holding values. The bottom lobe is slightly larger in diameter than the other lobes. This creates a keying effect at the deepest anchor point. Instant holding power: Exclusive FRICTION-FIT allows immediate installation of fixture to be fastened while epoxy cures.

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