Category: Sustainability

March 1, 2023

If GCP says something is sustainable, they have the data to back it up, including HPDs, Declare labels, and EPDs. Without independent verification, they won’t say anything is “green or sustainable.” “I dislike those terms and we won’t participate in […]

February 23, 2023

It started with a mystery: How did molten salt breach its metal container? Understanding the behavior of molten salt, a proposed coolant for next-generation nuclear reactors and fusion power, is a question of critical safety for advanced energy production. The […]

February 21, 2023

When it was constructed in 2009, Trump Hollywood was one of the most talked about new condos in Hollywood Beach, Florida. The showcase property is on an ideal beach between South Beach and Fort Lauderdale. Its unique, multi-angular structure helps […]

February 9, 2023

The commercial component of the DMI fell 10% in January, while the institutional component dropped 4.7%. On a year-over-year basis, the commercial component remains up 40%, while the institutional component remains 16% higher. At the same time, activity in healthcare […]

January 24, 2023

Global steel production has been rising steadily for decades — and because steel has poor resistance to corrosion, part of that demand is to replace steel used in construction materials that have become corroded over time, in everything from bridges […]

January 11, 2023

Architect business development can be very challenging. It’s not a topic that comes up in design school, and many of the practices that firms employ today can simply be categorized under the heading, “That’s the way we’ve always done things.” […]

December 27, 2022

In today’s competitive market construction businesses are always looking for ways to stand out. While project performance and deliverables have a huge impact on business reputation, it is important to put your best foot forward before a project even begins. […]

October 21, 2022

Pugin, whom President Joe Biden appointed to SBA in August 2021, gave her remarks during a Construction Inclusion Week webinar hosted by the General Services Administration looking at different aspects of supplier diversity in the construction industry. A series of […]

September 14, 2022

Looking back 35 years to his job in Northern Virginia as an American Concrete Institute testing technician responsible for the quality of concrete delivered to building jobsites, civil engineer Rick Bohan recalls that concrete was called “mud.” “Contractors would ask, […]

September 13, 2022

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers Nima Rahbar and Suzanne Scarlata have received $692,386 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve and develop new functions for their Enzymatic Construction Material (ECM), a “living” low-cost negative-emission construction material they created to […]

September 8, 2022

In July, the index reached a 14-year high, and August’s reading just more than a percentage point below that apex can still be interpreted as positive, particularly as a leading indicator for spending in the next 12 months, Dodge said […]

September 1, 2022

Construction firms are struggling to find workers to such a degree that it’s threatening the success of federal investment in infrastructure and manufacturing projects, the Associated General Contractors of America said Wednesday. Citing its annual construction workforce survey of nearly […]

August 23, 2022

MWBE goals are often included on public projects at the federal, state and city level, and Boston highlighted the diversity plan requirements it already has for jobs built on its public land. But the new measure asks for those goals […]

August 16, 2022

Preserve cash, build backlog and target federal contracts in case a recession sinks the U.S. economy. That’s the winning game plan for construction pros during these uncertain economic times, sources told Construction Dive. Whether a recession is here now or […]

August 16, 2022

The onshoring trend continues to make a substantial impact on total construction starts, according to Dodge. Three large manufacturing plants and two multi-billion-dollar LNG export facilities largely accounted for the 48% gain in total construction starts. The three manufacturing projects […]

August 9, 2022

In the last 20 years, construction has marked a one percent productivity gain and schedule slippage continues to plague the industry. While the development and adoption of technology targeted at the construction industry are increasing, efficiencies still lag with jobs […]

August 4, 2022

The number of construction job openings fell by 71,000 in June to 334,000 from May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey data. While monthly jobs declined, […]

August 4, 2022

The lender’s origination volume projections for the second half of 2022 are contingent on the economy staying on a stable path over the rest of the year, with a strong labor market, only moderate price appreciation and a stable 10-year […]

August 2, 2022

Ernesto Lopes has ambitious plans. Lopes, the president and CEO of Miami-based developer Resia (formerly known as AHS Residential), wants to deliver 8,000 new apartments in the Sun Belt annually by 2025. If the company had built that many apartments […]

July 23, 2022

CEO Anders Danielsson in an investor call described U.S. construction order bookings “very healthy.” Skanska reported about $1.28 billion in Q2 bookings — down from about $2.28 billion year-over-year — with a 96% book-to-build ratio and 19 months of production […]