Safety Week feature article — May 3

This week marks Safety Week 2016 and OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down. Companies, officials and industry associations will come together to emphasize the need to ramp up safety efforts. Safety is an ongoing concern for construction executives and managers, as construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the U.S., and private construction fatalities increased in 2014. A new AFL-CIO report released last week also found the industry was responsible for the greatest number of Latino and immigrant worker fatalities — by far. 

In our feature article on Tuesday, May 5, we'll take a look at which construction industry initiatives OSHA is focusing on, as well as explore what makes a successful safety program for construction companies. 

CoreLogic Home Price Index — May 3

CoreLogic will release its March Home Price Index on Tuesday, May 3. Last month, CoreLogic announced home prices rose 1.1% between January and February. That price growth was significantly higher than CoreLogic's prediction of a 0.5% increase. 

Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic, said in a release, "Improved economic conditions and tight inventories continue to drive exceptionally strong gains in many markets, especially for homes priced below $500,000."

In last month's report, CoreLogic predicted home prices would rise 0.6% between February and March. Will Tuesday's report once again defy CoreLogic's expected increase, or will price growth start to slow?

Earthquake construction feature article — May 5

The severe earthquake in Ecuador two weeks ago took the lives of more than 650 people and injured more than 12,000. In the wake of that tragedy, we will speak with construction industry experts in earthquake design, construction and retrofit.

In our feature article on Thursday, May 5, we will delve into the methods these experts use to protect the integrity of buildings here in the U.S.