The National Center for Construction Education and Research recently released its 2026 Construction Craft Salary Survey. Highlighting average annual salaries for nearly 40 individual crafts, the report notes that careers in the skilled crafts continue to offer high earning potential. Data is based on responses from 153 construction organizations representing 225,000 employees nationwide and note that more than 75% of the trades offer base salaries over $65,000. Click the link below to read more.
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Location: Valdosta, GA
Products: ALPOLIC (MCM); ATAS International (PSS)
General Contractor: Allstate Construction
Architect: Praxxis3
Ace Electric’s new corporate headquarters wis located next to Ace’s Valdosta Division. The 30,000-square-foot building will have three floors and be large enough to house all the Home Office Departments together under one roof. The company has outgrown their 2008-built office and currently has employees in four separate locations around town. The new facility will house Safety, Human Resources, Accounting, Payroll, Recruiting, Fleet, Information Technology, Marketing and Executive Leadership. MillerClapperton is fabricating and installing 3,750 square feet of Metal Composite Material (MCM) panels and 7,500 square feet of Profile Single-Skin (PSS) panels.
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Metropolis and Interface released a new report, the “U.S. Sustainable Design Report,” which provides a sustainable snapshot for architecture and design in 2025 and 2026. It outlines perspectives on the industry at large, the perspectives that support it, and the specification data that provides a realistic picture of sustainable architectural products.
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Having clear goals, roles and tasks provide the clarity needed to keep teams aligned and productive. When everyone understands the bigger purpose behind their work, their unique role and the tactical steps required to get there, teams can thrive. This article in Construction Business Owner provides tips on how to get everyone on the same page and how to make clarity part of your team’s culture.
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Recommendation: “Dream Facades: The Cruel Architecture of Reality TV” by Jack Balderrama Morley
Jack Balderrama Morley’s new book, “Dream Facades: The Cruel Architecture of Reality TV” looks at the genre of reality television and the aspirational architecture that serves as essential scaffolding for the fantasies it offers. Shows highlighted include The Hills, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Bachelor and Drag Race to Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Jersey Shore and more, looking at how we live, how we look and the spaces in which we do it.
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