1.0constructconnect.comDaily Commercial News/%site_branch%/author/edwardbayleyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HzC9IziL19"><a href="/dcn/news/resource/2021/05/industry-perspectives-op-ed-covid-19-impact-on-material-prices-creating-storm-clouds-for-construction">Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: COVID-19 impact on material prices creating storm clouds for construction</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/dcn/news/resource/2021/05/industry-perspectives-op-ed-covid-19-impact-on-material-prices-creating-storm-clouds-for-construction/embed#?secret=HzC9IziL19" width="600" height="338" title="“Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: COVID-19 impact on material prices creating storm clouds for construction” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="HzC9IziL19" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1703579773WEB.jpg1024576Ontario’s contractor community is facing a major challenge. Prices for homebuilding materials like lumber and steel are going through the roof. There is no real end in sight. Softwood lumber costs have skyrocketed while steel prices are still climbing. Prices for concrete have been less volatile but have shown a steady rise. Wood prices have […]