Category: News

April 24, 2024

Social infrastructure encompasses the resources and services that allow the creation of communal bonds and social connections. Within the built environment, it manifests through public spaces like parks, libraries, and community centers alongside threshold spaces such as public transportation stops. […]

April 22, 2024

Every year, Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, presents us with an opportunity to contemplate the conditions of our planet and our impact upon it. Generating around 37% of global carbon emissions, the construction industry has an important, often detrimental, […]

April 19, 2024

In June 2023, the planet experienced its hottest month on record. In Iran, the heat index reached a staggering 66.7 degrees Celsius, pushing the boundaries of human endurance. This alarming trend is not an anomaly. It is a stark reminder […]

April 15, 2024

The most recent AGC workforce survey shows that “88% of construction firms are having a hard time finding workers to hire.” But where are the solutions to this uncertainty? What is causing the labor shortage in construction? So why are […]

April 10, 2024

The drop represents the second consecutive month of contraction, according to Dodge data. Martin attributed much of the decline on the institutional side to lower levels of education planning, which includes labs and life science facilities. For example, between February […]

April 5, 2024

Construction employment jumped in March as the industry added a robust 39,000 jobs during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. The figure marked construction’s 12th consecutive monthly increase. The latest BLS report on the nation’s employment, issued […]

April 4, 2024

In every city, urban housing projects represent most of the built environments, reflecting an intricate weave of societal needs and architectural visions. This roundup of unbuilt projects submitted by the ArchDaily Community offers a lens into the dynamic interplay between […]

March 28, 2024

Safeguarding a bridge against a major collision with a container ship is not “economically feasible,” Ben Schafer, professor of civil and systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University said during a Wednesday call with reporters. Schafer called the Key Bridge protections […]

March 25, 2024

Congress has approved, and President Joe Biden has signed, an estimated $1.2-trillion spending package that includes funding for several construction and infrastructure programs, such as federal buildings and embassy construction. Biden signed the measure on March 23. Final congressional approval […]

March 22, 2024

The rise of generative AI has given every design educator sufficient reason to reconsider both what to teach and how to teach it. Training an architect is a long process, and mapping it onto an uncertain future is a daunting […]

March 19, 2024

Merwin said that the new division would provide a “turnkey” solution for its clients and that it represented a new offering for customers. It also doesn’t represent a strategy shift for the company toward construction and installation. “Our core business […]

March 7, 2024

Marsia Geldert-Murphey’s first construction job was working on a bridge over the Mississippi River. She was excited about being out in the field, but the job did not have a safety belt small enough to fit her. “I had to […]

March 4, 2024

The number of women in construction in the U.S. hit the 1 million mark in 2022, a first since data started being collected in 1964. Although this milestone represents progress, the percentage of women working in construction still remains low […]

March 1, 2024

Congress has again voted to avoid a partial government shutdown by approving another short stopgap spending measure—the fourth such bill since October. The extension gives it more time to work out spending differences that would carry through Sept. 30, the […]

March 1, 2024

The April print issue of ENR New England will include some of the region’s largest 2023 construction starts, with projects each valued at more than $150 million. Below is a preliminary list of projects that will potentially be on the […]

February 29, 2024

Project awards are the lifeblood of every construction firm, as they indicate new work and future revenue. Here, Construction Dive tracks the top project wins recently announced by the country’s biggest contractors, ranging from a casino and a transit tunnel […]

February 27, 2024

Contractors are staying busy with infrastructure work as federal money continues to roll out. However, worker shortages and high inflation continue to strain the sector, and spending on transit and fossil fuel projects slumped in the past year. According to […]

February 27, 2024

Tracy Hunt describes Tampa, Florida, as a city with a “small town/big town” vibe. And it’s a town that’s growing bigger by the second. Hunt, the executive vice president and Florida general manager for Sweden-based builder and developer Skanska, told […]

February 26, 2024

As a construction professional, you’ll likely be in many different environments. While there’s plenty of work available in the cities, you never know when an opportunity could open up to work on a project in the agricultural sector. It may […]

February 23, 2024

Clinton “C.C.” Myers, 85, respected in the transportation sector as the ultimate quick-fix bridge repairer, died Feb. 14 in Meadow Vista, Calif. according to his family. Known for a blunt but fair nature, Myers began cultivating a reputation for fast […]