Construction: Resources
CN Plus Construction News
CN Plus is the website for Construction News magazine. It provides news updates throughout the day, essential guides and briefings and much more. It is a subscription website.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009
Construction Industry Council
Considering itself an excellent source for research organizations and other business associations, CIC provides numerous services like appeals tribunal, adjudication etc. Also, found in the site are links on ways bettering the industry as well as documents on different issues.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009
Construction Industry News
Produced daily, Construction Industry News is the news leader for the construction, engineering, building and earthmoving sectors. The site utilizes the extensive information resources of its sister publications, Contractor, Australia's Mining Monthly, Australian Longwall, American Longwall and RESOURCESTOCKS.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009
Construction Plus
This is a business portal of construction industry: providing news, product information, knowledge, and companies of the industry.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009
Construction Skills
"Card schemes" are a device employed in the U.K. to clarify who is experienced enough or certified to do a type of job in the construction industry. This site provides information on how to acquire this certification, as well as information on training and courses available to reach that level of skill, something useful for independent contractors and construction firms alike.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009
Construction Space
Produced by Career Structure, Construction Space is exactly as the name sounds, a space for people to talk about the construction industry. Construction Space contains links to blogs, a forum, and various media related to the construction industry.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: September 13, 2010
Construction Users Roundtable
Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) is a site that helps to connect construction industry professionals with others in their industry. CURT hosts numerous events each year for the construction industry and has a lot of resources on this website with regard to safety in the workplace and current trends in construction. Registration is required to access the resources and some resources are still only available on a paid basis.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: March 2, 2011
ECITB-Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
This site is geared mostly toward engineers in the construction industry, with the goal to help them either through training, grants, or other resources. Aside from available apprenticeships, this site also provides documents on skills, development, engineering in the oil sector, etc.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009
Electrical Construction & Management
EC&M provides news headlines as well as articles in the following categories: "power quality, design/engineering, ops & maintenance, market trends, product depot, lighting, voice/data/video, construction and grounding." Access to previous issues of the magazine is possible and to the newsletters. Lastly, a list of trade shows and events can be found on the website.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: September 9, 2010
Electrical Contractor
Electrical Contractor contains news articles and featured products and stories about the electrical industry. The magazine also provides research articles available in PDF format.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: September 10, 2010
Engineering News-Record: Top 225 International Contractors
Annual study that ranks contractor companies based on the construction revenue generated outside of each company's home country. A separate ranking is available for the Top 225 Global Contractors and includes the companies' revenues in their home countries as well as their international revenues. Free previews available, but paid subscription needed to access most content.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 15, 2010
Export.gov: Construction, Building, & Heavy Equipment
Export.gov offers a wide range of current industry information and trade leads to help exporters of U.S goods and services get the information they need to compete successfully in overseas markets. This information includes trade events, market research, trade agreements, statistics and data, publications, industry associations, and points of contact for the industry.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: May 21, 2010
Financial Times Construction
A subsection of Financial Times online, the site contains current articles that pertain to the construction industry. The website has a number of opinion articles with a variety of views as well as traditional news. Free registration required to have 10 views per month, paid subscription needed for more.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: September 9, 2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers: Construction
PricewaterhouseCoopers provides background information on industry sectors globally. This site includes an up-to-date industry environment description, challenges facing the industry and potential solutions, free downloadable publications including annual reviews, and events.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: September 8, 2011
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Career Guide to Construction
Provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this career guide provides background information on the construction industry in the United States. Information on working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, outlook, and earnings is also available.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009
U.S. Census Bureau
This site contains statistics in the manufacturing, construction and mining fields. Statistics on geographical areas, product shipments, industry groups etc are available as well as reports on manufacturing profiles.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 3, 2009