Labor Shortage Solution Specifying a Factory-Made Roofing Membrane
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Endnotes
- http://mountainstates.construction.com/mountainstates_construction_news/2014/0827-contractors-turning-down-work-due-to-labor-shortages.asp
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2013/02/20/as-construction-begins-to-rebound-looming-labor-shortages-raise-concern/
- https://www.agc.org/news/2015/07/02/construction-unemployment-falls-lowest-june-level-2001-while-employment-ties-six
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States#Post-World_War_II
- http://www.roofingcontractor.com/articles/90783-state-of-the-industry-report
- https://www.agc.org/sites/default/files/Files/Executive/2014_AGC_Workforce_Development_Plan.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefabricated_home#cite_note-1
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/new-homes/3318114/The-century-makers-1945.html
- http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/1927-1932.htm
- http://duro-last.com/pdf/marketing/dl_university/presentations/EM_perimeter_edge_metal.pdf
- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/us/07mit.html?_r=0
- http://www.durabilityanddesign.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=10802
- http://www.duro-last.com/marketing_download.php?literature=DL11-0019
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Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in August 2015