Construction: Resources
Career Structure
Career Structure is a space specifically designed for people to talk about, get advice on, and find a job in the construction industry. Construction Space contains links to blogs, a forum, and various media related to the construction industry. The Career Advice section provides skills and tips for interviewing and also various discussion about jobs overseas.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: December 5, 2012
Tags: Industry Specific
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. A free registration is required to view articles, but a paid subscription is necessary to gain full access to the site and its content.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013
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: April 29, 2013
Construction Industry News
Construction Industry News is updated three-times per week and is the news leader for the construction, engineering, building and earth moving sectors. The site utilizes the extensive information resources of its sister publications, Contractor, Australia's Mining Monthly, Australian Longwall and RESOURCESTOCKS. A subscription is needed to access articles.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013
Construction Skills
This site focuses on developing the skills of construction workers and delivering a range of products and services to construction employers in the United Kingdom. The site includes a section titled "supporting your construction business" that includes useful information about health & safety, card schemes, and fairness, inclusion, & respect.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013
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: February 20, 2013
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: February 20, 2013
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
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 and newsletters is also available.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013
Electrical Contractor
Electrical Contractor contains news articles, featured products, and stories about the electrical industry. The magazine also provides research articles related to the industry.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013
Engineering News-Record: Top 225 International Contractors
Engineering News presents this annual study that ranks contractor companies based on the construction revenue generated outside of each company's home country. The Top 225 International Contractors index ranks companies based on their international revenues. Free previews are available, but a paid subscription is needed to access most content.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013
Tags: Rankings, Industry Specific
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: February 20, 2013
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 is required to view 8 articles every 30 days; a paid subscription is needed to view articles more frequently.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013
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: February 20, 2013
U.S. Census Bureau: Manufacturing & Construction Statistics
This site contains statistics in the manufacturing and construction fields. Statistics on geographical areas, product shipments, industry groups, etc are available as well as reports on manufacturing profiles.
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: February 20, 2013