Sentences with phrase «construction activity picks»

Unless construction activity picks up soon, rising prices will make homes less affordable and rents too, NAR warns.

As construction activity picks up and demand for heat pumps continues to grow, leading renewable heating product supplier Energy Superstore has emphasised the importance of choosing a supplier with extensive experience of heat pumps.

Home - building expanded 8.3 percent in June, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with single - family construction activity picking up 6.3 percent.

Not exact matches

Forward - looking indicators of buildings and structures investment suggest that activity will pick up significantly in coming quarters, with construction work done likely to rebound strongly following the fall in activity in the September quarter (Graph 40).

Activities that might improve fine motor skills include picking up objects with tongs, playing construction games such as with Lego or building blocks, and doing craft projects.

• Prepared work sites by clearing them of debris and hazardous materials • Laid out tools and equipment such as pneumatic hammers, blowtorches and drills, needed by construction workers at the site • Put up signs to divert traffic to alternate routes to ensure uninterrupted work activities • Assisted in digging trenches and ditches, using shovels, picks and jackhammers • Performed regular and preventative maintenance on construction equipment and tools

Industrial development activity first picked up in 1995, and has since averaged 14.9 million sq. ft. of new construction starts each year.

Although construction activity slowed in 1997, development is picking up again this year.

Apartment building activity in the Southeast is expected to pick up in the next year, with the number of new construction starts in 2012 likely to top this year's total by 50 percent.