https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47 How the pandemic and inflation have impacted the prices of lumber and materials for job sites. en-us 2022-03-28 23:02:46 UTC 2025-12-11 18:07:53 UTC hello@padlet.com ajporterfield201 https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2118132275 Summary:
This article was posted on December 20th, 2021, since then prices have sky-rocketed even higher to what was expected. Throughout this article, it talks about how the pandemic has caused prices to get at a all time high for any materials. The article describes how just in October alone prices have jumped to a 65% increase, with higher prices to come in the following months. 
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The article is a very good resource for the curation project due to the amount of statistics it provides. In the article it is able to show charts on the rises and what it is causing. The article gives good information to be included in the curation project. 


]]> 2022-03-28 23:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2118132275 ajporterfield201 https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2118141535 Summary:
The Bloomberg article stated that "Prices reached a record high of $1,733.50 per 1,000 board feet in May, before tanking more than 70% August." The article describes how the raging lumber prices is hurting home buyers due to it is increasing the price of the homes by $10,000 and more! 
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The article described is a good article for the curation due to it gives statistics and tells how it is really effecting home buyers. The article is short, however the information given gives good examples to show someone details on what the pandemic caused for homes.

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Throughout this article they talk about how at sawmills the prices being impacted due to the pandemic. With the pandemic causing prices to get higher it was making the mills raise their pries causing the buyers and customer rate lower. Certain sawmills only saw a 32% increase through a few months, however it was constantly rising as the months went on. 
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With the information given I feel that it works pretty well. The pandemic caused many problems with customers buying and getting materials. Due to the pandemic it caused everything to go up higher. ]]> 2022-03-29 00:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2118236235 ajporterfield201 https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119228730 Summary:
In this article it describes what covid-19 would do to affect the construction industry. They explain the health and safety was the biggest impact that the pandemic would have due to close working conditions. One of the biggest impacts was all of the lumber shortages and delays that was caused. 
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One of the best parts of this article is it gives more than one example, and they are all described very well.  All of the information given in this article is well organized and planned out. The article has very good information and will help make the curation project a lot better. ]]> 2022-03-29 12:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119228730 ajporterfield201 https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119258328 Summary:
One of the biggest things that this article talks about is how the local market pricing for houses have blown through the roof. The pandemic caused housing to raise, the price of labor to get even higher, and a massive backlog of items to pile up causing delays for job sites. 
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I feel this article works well because it gives scenarios and details that we are still dealing with today. The pandemic has caused many problems for construction and doesn't look to be back to normal anytime soon. ]]> 2022-03-29 12:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119258328 ajporterfield201 https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119269831 Summary:
This article talks about how different companies had to put new rules and regulations into place once the pandemic got worse. A few constructions sites were shut down at the beginning of the pandemic causing massive delays and loss of jobs at the time. Once OSHA and other health and safety agencies were able to put new guidelines in for health ans safety, the work could resume only with a lot of delays now.
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This article is well thought out and well created. Everything that was written works well and explains what the pandemic caused. All of the information throughout the article can help the curation project expand in the long run.  ]]> 2022-03-29 12:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119269831 ajporterfield201 https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119297060 Summary:
The biggest topic that is talked about is how social distancing has affected the way construction sites are from now on. They explain that there has to be staggered shifts to have social distancing. The pandemic impacted the way construction is and makes it a lot more complicated now. 
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I feel that this is one of the best articles for the curation project. It gives more information on one reason and expresses on it the most. All the statistics and information is very well written and can be used for the curation project perfectly.

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Out of all of the things that the pandemic has infected, the supply chain for materials has impacted everything the most. Once the pandemic had hit it caused items to be delayed and it put the labor cost way up. When items were delayed or not able to be bought, it caused home owners buy new items causing their costs up more. 
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The pandemic raised everything from items being delivered, prices and cost of labor. Throughout the moths things have gotten better, however there is not telling to what can happen. This is good information for the curation project because it can be described well. ]]> 2022-03-29 13:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ajporterfield201/o6dlh3tw1kkn9e47/wish/2119312855